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May 15, 2026·ConceptMixamo's licence terms for indie devs (the practical version)
Mixamo's licence terms for indie devs (the practical version). A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 15, 2026·ConceptMixamo deep dive 2026: what's still good, what's stale
Mixamo deep dive 2026: what's still good, what's stale. A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 13, 2026·ConceptCMU vs Truebones mocap for 2D retargeting
CMU vs Truebones mocap for 2D retargeting. Side-by-side breakdown for picking the right tool when you only have one weekend to commit.
May 12, 2026·ConceptSmartsuit Pro vs Perception Neuron for 2D devs
Smartsuit Pro vs Perception Neuron for 2D devs. Side-by-side breakdown for picking the right tool when you only have one weekend to commit.
May 12, 2026·ConceptOpen-source mocap tools for 2D devs
Open-source mocap tools for 2D devs. A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 11, 2026·ConceptThe best BVH parsing libraries in 2026
The best BVH parsing libraries in 2026. A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 11, 2026·ConceptBVH vs FBX for 2D retargeting
BVH vs FBX for 2D retargeting. Side-by-side breakdown for picking the right tool when you only have one weekend to commit.
May 6, 2026·ConceptForward vs inverse kinematics for 2D characters
FK and IK are the two ways a rig can move. Most 2D pipelines use FK exclusively — and that's usually the right call.
May 6, 2026·ConceptUnderstanding frame time in mocap files
Mocap files store a frame rate. Different sources record at different rates. Ignoring it makes your animations play in slow motion or sprint.
May 6, 2026·ConceptHow PNG layers become animation
The pipeline from "stack of PNGs" to "moving character" is shorter than you'd guess. Three steps, none of them visible to the user.
May 6, 2026·ConceptWhy BVH and FBX are the mocap standards
Two formats won the mocap distribution war. Knowing why helps you pick which to download and which to wrangle.
May 6, 2026·ConceptWhat is 2D skeletal animation?
Skeletal animation in 2D works like skeletal animation in 3D — a hierarchy of bones drives art that's parented to them. The "2D" part just means the art is flat.