Just thought I’d share my impression on SN as someone who’s been using Pivot for 7~8 years. I’m just listing some of what I like about it, and some of what I dislike about it.

For starters, I currently have the basic IOS version (2.6.1) on a 10.5 Ipad pro with Apple Pencil. Last time I ever tried it was in 2015 in a budget-tier Samsung phone on Android, and it was not the most pleasant experience to use it. UI was clunky, and moving models around had a bit of an irresponsive feel to it. Trying it on a more beefy device years later, definitely helped. So I guess the experience is dependent on the device you’re using SN with.

Also, I can’t tell how much has changed since 2015—most likely a whole lot—but playing around with stickfigures, which is the only thing I’ve done so far, is a lot more comfy, especially with the use of a high-end stylus. My most favourite features in it is the implementation of the camera, because it just helps with focusing on one task at a time; texts, so goodbye to poorly rendered text in Stickfigure animations; and the inbetween features which really sped up the animating process. However, that feature brings me to some of the app’s shortcomings.

The one thing that bothers me most is how the timeline in SN only displays up to 3 thumbnails. Makes it ever so slightly inconvenient to fix, say, over 10 frames or so of movement. And I can’t seem to find a shortcut to navigate the timeline like in most animation programs (bracket keys in Windows), which is really important for animation in general. So, even more inconventient to refine an animation. If there was a way to resize those thumbnails in the settings menu, that would make animating easier.

Overall, though the UI was a little confusing to me at first, using it a 2nd and a 3rd time made it more and more easier to use in general, and adding the zoom and arrow keys is really clever for pixel-perfect movements. I honestly like SN, and I have no idea why some Pivot users look down on SN users. Kinda weird, imo.

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