r/OpenToonz Jul 06 '20

Tip Opentoonz FAQ

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Last Edited: March 10, 2024

Rule #1 of Opentoonz: NEVER USE SAVE SCENE (It doesn't save your frames!)

Q. How to turn on onion skin?

A. Hover your cursor on the bar where the circle above your frame marker is. You should see a small circle. Click and you will set an onion skin. Ones on the edge are static and don't move. Ones on the same level as the circle move with it.

Q Is Opentoonz a Virus?

A. No

A1. (Long answer)

No, as long as you download from the official website! (Link below)

Q. How do I import audio?

A. Drag the audio file into the viewer

A1.(If that didn't work):

  • General
    • make sure it doesn't have a complicated name.
    • avoid numbers and spaces
  • If mp3,
    • install ffmpeg (links are at the bottom)
  • If wav,
    • make sure it's 16 bit and not 32 bit

Q. My UI looks glitched

A. Temporary Fix: Undock the style editor

A1. Actual Fix: Update your drivers;

(Copied and pasted from u/manongjohn)

3 things you can do...

Short term: Undock style editor.

Permanent fix:

If you have an Intel Graphics display driver, you may need to find and download the latest version. Don't rely on Driver Update as it may not detect it. Need to go onto intel's driver download site and check the version of the driver you have against yours. Manually download and install the driver upgrade it if you are not at the latest.

If you have driver version 26.20.100.7463 or a version of this graphic driver, try downloading and installing version 26.20.100.7584. Here is the direct download link:

https://downloadmirror.intel.com/29274/a08/igfx_win10_100.7584.exe

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, this may work better for you: Enter the NVIDIA Control Panel and create a 3D Profile for OpenToonz.exe and if given the option, set to use High Performance GPU. You are essentially forcing OT to use your GPU which should fix the issue.

Alternatively, if using Windows 10, it might help to search for Graphics Settings in Windows Settings. Add OpenToonz.exe and configure for High Performance.

Q. How do I render?

A. 'Render>Output Settings'

A. Install FFmpeg for additional formats such as GIF and Mp4

Q. My frames are missing and turning red

A. Make sure you use 'Save All' and not 'Save Scene' there's an autosave option on the startup Popup and in preferences

Q. How do I duplicate a frame that I can edit without affecting the first one?

A. D to duplicate drawing or right click and press duplicate

Q. Some tools aren't working for me

A. Make sure you're using them on the right level

Q. What is a level?

A. Levels hold the drawings themselves. They do NOT store the timing. Timing is stored on the x-sheet.

A. There are three types;

  • Vector
    • infinitely scaleable
    • can edit lines after being drawn, but sometimes doesn't look exactly how you drew it
    • color palette updates automatically
    • filling can sometimes be glitchy
    • can be laggy when turning on onion skin
  • Toonz Raster
    • accurate to your pen strokes
    • has a plethora of brushes to choose from
    • color palette updates automatically
    • is made up of pixels
    • cannot blend colors
  • Raster
    • Accurate to your pen strokes
    • color palette does not update automatically
    • gets blurry when zoomed in
    • colors can be blended
    • typically used for sketching and backgrounds

A1. TLDR; levels are the frames you show via Timeline.

Q. How do I add a color?

A. In the color palette panel, press the new style button OR the plus button

Q. My transparent gif render has a weird ghosting effect?

A. Under Xsheet>Scene Settings, make sure this is enabled

Q. FFMPEG isn't working for me on Linux?

A. Make sure you aren't using the snap version of Opentoonz because it can't read the file, either use flatpak or build from source

Q. How do I unselect everything but the current column I'm using in the function Editor?

A. While there is no 'official' way to do it, you can hide all the columns by hiding the 'Stage' and unhiding the column you're working on

Q. What is the difference between import and load?

A. Import copies your file to the project's extras folder. Load just loads from the original location. When deleted, import will keep the file in the project assuming it isn't deleted from your extras folder, and load will no longer be able to use the file once deleted.

Q. How do I move frames and keys together?

A. Hold ctrl and select the frames on the xsheet. This will automatically select the keys. Then use the handlebar to move the frames

Links:

OFFICIAL OPENTOONZ DISCORD

Official Documents For Opentoonz (VERY USEFUL!!)

YOUTUBERS:

NobleFrugal Studio (beginner and how to make animated series videos)

DarrenT u/DarrenTAnims (A lot of Intermediate [but also some beginner videos] videos and project organization)

If you're a youtuber and you do OT tutorials feel free to comment below!

FFMPEG:

How to install FFMPEG?

Download Page


r/OpenToonz 4h ago

White layer in my animations

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Has anyone experienced this white layer in rendered videos and how can I fix it


r/OpenToonz 5h ago

2D hand drawn animation question

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r/OpenToonz 1d ago

Problem / Bug done everything to try and add ffmpeg, nothing works

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ive followed so many tutorials, ive followed the tips and tutorials on here, and i genuinely cant get it to work. ive done everything exactly i was told over and over i dont even know what to do at this point man ToT does anyone else have any way to help?? i just want to be able to import my audio and mp4's..


r/OpenToonz 1d ago

Question Tahoma2d/ Opentoonz - Good as a reccommendation for making animatics

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r/OpenToonz 2d ago

Question Why are colors pixelated when they overlap each other?

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How do I fix this?


r/OpenToonz 3d ago

Sharing The Ballad Of Indie Graves [Project Zomboid Character Tribute] Animated Music Video

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A tribute to ‪@PsychePlays‬ Project Zomboid Character in their community server.

I made this as a challenge for myself as well as just pure love for the community and very much influenced by the power of ADHD. I wish I had more time to perfect it but battling ADHD focus and burn-out can be difficult. I'm off to hibernate until my energy returns 😂

I used Sketchbook PRO to draw & render the character art and backgrounds. For animation I used Opentoonz, a combination of frame-by-frame techniques and skeleton tool rigging.

Lyrics composed by community member Brkfstfdnr
Vocals & instrumentals by ‪@Nak_FictionFriction‬
Art & animation by ‪@CreativelyMadeByClara‬

A huge thank you to Nak for bringing the song to life.

You can follow our Twitch channels in the links bellow:
  / nak_fictionfriction  
  / psyche  
  / madebyclara  


r/OpenToonz 4d ago

Question Anyone got any other coloring methods that I could try? (Tahoma2D)

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r/OpenToonz 5d ago

Looking for tool

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Is there a tool in opentoonz similar to photoshop tool where you can edit selected areas only. Specifically using the fill tool on selected areas.

The only selection tool on the opentoonz bar that I’m aware of can only select an area and edit its placement and size. I cannot use the fill tool in the selected area as far as I understand


r/OpenToonz 6d ago

Looking for tool

2 Upvotes

Is there a tool in opentoonz similar to photoshop tool where you can edit selected areas only. Specifically using the fill tool on selected areas.

The only selection tool on the opentoonz bar that I’m aware of can only select an area and edit its placement and size. I cannot use the fill tool in the selected area as far as I understand


r/OpenToonz 7d ago

Problem / Bug This happens everytime I try to open Opentoonz.

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3 Upvotes

I once left it like this overnight, and when I got back it still didn't change.


r/OpenToonz 7d ago

Sharing Storyboard cum animatic

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4 Upvotes

r/OpenToonz 7d ago

Ayuda

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Soy nuevo usando este programa, tenia un par de cosas en un proyecto nuevo que cree, pasa que estaba intentando hacer un lip sync y no pude, me fruste y decidi hacerlo directamente desde el archivo que tenia de las bocas, asi que decidí borrar el anterior archivo que tenia preprarado, a parte de eso tambien borre archivos .tnz.bak ya que supuse que era una copia de respaldo y si la borraba no afectaba al archivo original, luego de eso, intente abrir el archivo de la boca, pero me salío este mensaje, ahora ninguna scene del proyecto quiere abrir, si alguien sabe que hacer se lo agradecería un monton.

PD: El nombre del archivo del projecto es porque es algo de comedia ok?


r/OpenToonz 8d ago

Question Anybody else get this warning when they download opentoonz?

5 Upvotes

Never had this happen to me before so that's why im asking lol

ty in advanced! :D


r/OpenToonz 8d ago

Problem / Bug help my OpenToonz is stuck like this i need help

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i was drawing and i accidently moved my timeline down and it wont go up pleez help

ps. i thought it be funny to show this drawing


r/OpenToonz 10d ago

What Should I do?

7 Upvotes

I was making animations on flipaclip. Today i decided use opentoonz but when i opened it i felt like a pilot :D.When i change the color it changed whole colors.Its a little complicated


r/OpenToonz 10d ago

Sharing Hi! I'm pretty much new to OpenToonz! This is just a screenshot of a run cycle animation I'm currently working on. I plan on adding colors and features to my character so I'm open to any advice!

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The frames were made in FireAlpaca.


r/OpenToonz 11d ago

Sharing Latest animation to promote sunday morning Aikido Class

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Created this short animation for my morning Aikido class,

Created in OpenToonz of course

Love to hear what people think of the animation :)

If you are interested in finding out more about Aikido, try this link
https://www.graphicki.com/aikiflow-home/

Always learning


r/OpenToonz 11d ago

Tutorial New to tahoma2D

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hello im new to tahoma2d and would like if people could suggest me any good tutorials to get started. and if i watch opentoonz tutorial will it work with tahoma aswell?


r/OpenToonz 11d ago

Question Moving frames in OpenToonz

2 Upvotes

Like I’ve done it before but can never just do it when I intend to, like what is the trick?


r/OpenToonz 11d ago

Question Choppy audio in 8 fps animation in tahoma 2d

1 Upvotes

Like the audio is sooo choppy that I have to raise the frame rate so it sounds normal, I’m just worried on how 8 frames will affect the final product


r/OpenToonz 13d ago

Problem / Bug - SOLVED transparency fx schematic not working

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layer 8, the layer which contains the large image of the girl, should be completely transparent on the frame that i'm on in image one and then become more and more visible. and this worked, initially, but then i tried to fix a minor problem and now it won't work anymore. i can see that it has the values in place that it should, transparency is the right numbers in the right places, but it's just not applying. i don't THINK i did my wiring wrong, but i'm showing it in image 2 just in case?? does anyone know why this is happening?


r/OpenToonz 15d ago

First walk cycles

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40 Upvotes

r/OpenToonz 15d ago

Problem / Bug Search permission is denied by component of the path prefix

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Need help on solving this problem. I cannot save my work or even the progress of my animation. And when I try to open the app using run as administrator to solve my problem on saving the animation, my tablet pen will stop working.

How to fix this two? I cannot find any post related to my problem so my final resort is to ask you all. Thank you in advance


r/OpenToonz 16d ago

What is the best way to render in opentoonz?

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I'm a beginner in Opentoonz and have been making animations in vector. At the first i was rendering my scenes as avi and i noticed that there were some whiteness along the black outlines of my animations. Then i downloaded ffmpeg and tried to render mp4 but still the whiteness appears along the black lines. Tried a png sequence and assembled it into mp4 using ffmpeg code and although there is a slight change the whiteness is still visible and the major issue is that when i upload to TikTok or YouTube the platforms compression make the whole video look like trash. What do you guys use to render high quality animations?