timothy

Seen a lot of pro-AI people clowning on this lately, and maybe it's my art background, but… this isn't that crazy. Assuming the industry standard of animating on 2s, that's roughly $21 per frame. And $21 for a single fully coloured, shaded drawing is on the LOW end. That's before you factor in that every frame has to flow naturally into the next, or the skill it takes to pull off smear frames. I don't think people realise how cheap $250/s actually is. Hand-drawn animation like this is a luxury. It was never meant for the average person who just wants to see their OC move. People will use AI to animate their characters (heck, that's what I do) because they can't drop that kind of money. But this product was never aimed at us. It's like getting mad at designer brands for charging thousands for a shirt or bag. They were never marketing to us. The real market here is mid-to-large vtubers and YouTube channels, people with the budget for extra production value. Not your average Joe Schmoe.