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Animation - Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max: autodesk.com/ freesoftware Operating system: All Educational institutions can access a range of software for 3D modelling, animation and rendering. Games - Synfig: synfig.org/ Operating system: All Sortingh: sortingh.at/ - Vector-based 2D animation suite. Operating system: Web based Web-based tool to help developers pick a - Three.Js: threejs.org/ game engine. Operating system: Web based Create animated 3D computer graphics on a Twine: twinery.org/ - web browser using HTML. Operating system: All Easy-to-create interactive, story-based game - Blender: blender.org/ engine. Add slides and embed media. Coding Operating system: All knowledge is not required. Easy-to-use software to create 3D models, environments and animated films. Can be GameMaker: yoyogames.com - used for VFX and games. Operating system: Windows and Mac Simple-to-use trial to create prototypes of 2D games. Coding knowledge is not required. - Unreal Engine: unrealengine.com/en-US/ what-is-unreal-engine-4 Operating system: Web based Advanced game engine to create 2D, 3D, mobile and VR games. Knowledge of Learn how to use your work to build a programming is not required. portfolio and get a job: Playcanvas: playcanvas.com screenskills.com/building-your-portfolio - Operating system: Web based Simple-to-use web-based 3D game engine using HTML5. Create apps faster using Google Find a job profile that uses your skills: Docs-style realtime collaboration. screenskills.com/job-profiles Software guide - Unity: unity3d.com/ Free software to help you develop Operating system: Windows and Mac your skills and create a portfolio Easy-to-use game engine for importing for the film, TV, animation, 3D models, creating textures and building environments. VFX and games industries www.screenskills.com | @UKScreenSkills Audio editing Photo editing and design - Audacity: audacityteam.org/download/ Operating system: All - Pixlr: pixlr.com Easy-to-use, includes some professional features. Operating system: Web based Web based photo and graphics editor. - Ocenaudio: ocenaudio.com/ Operating system: All - TinkerCad: tinkercad.com/ Easier than Audacity, good for effects and filters. Operating system: Web based Easy-to-use software for 3D design. Frinika: sourceforge.net/projects/frinika/ - Operating system: All Visual effects (VFX) - GIMP: gimp.org/ Music editing and audio recording. - Natron: natrongithub.github.io Operating system: All Operating system: All Easy-to-use alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Easy-to -use node-based interface for 2D Storyboarding/screenwriting compositing, rotoscoping and 2D tracking. - Trebly: trelby.org Video editing Operating system: Windows and Linux - Hitfilm Express: fxhome.com/express - Avidemux: fixounet.free.fr/avidemux Easy-to-use software, good for applying Operating system: Windows and Mac Operating system: Windows and Linux standard industry formatting. 2D and 3D compositing software with preset Simple to use and good for quick edits and cuts. special effects, keying for green screen and online - Fade In: fadeinpro.com tutorials. - ShotCut: shotcut.org Operating system: All Operating system: Windows and Mac Clear interface and usable with any text editor. - Blackmagic Fusion: blackmagicdesign.com/ Similar to Windows Movie Maker with editing products/fusion filters. Plot: theplot.io Operating system: All Kdenlive: kdenlive.org/en/download Operating system: All Advance node-based software for 2D and 3D - - Operating system: All Quick and efficient basic storyboard creator compositing, rotoscoping, colour grading. Can be Basic, simple-to-use video editor with audio which allows collaboration with other people. used for animation. editing, special effects and fast rendering. - Nuke: https://www.foundry.com/products/nuke WonderUnit: wonderunit.com Operating system: All Lightworks: lwks.com/ - Operating system: All - Industry-used software with dynamic 3D Operating system: All Easy-to-visualise storyboard, which allows you compositing, 3D particle effects and tracking. Powerful video editor with real time effects and to plot and create the animatics of a story. colour corrector. Programming Black Magic Davinci Resolve Lite Scatch: scratch.mit.edu/ - - blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ Operating system: Web based Operating system: All Learn the principles of programming, interactive Advanced editing software with multicam stories and games. editing, colour corrector and can be used for - Python: fxhome.com/express VFX. Operating system: All Great software to learn how to code. .