I cry for help (Nooby Animator here).

[Eefness]

So Im in kind of a bind. See I need a program that will let me make a short animation but I cant seem to find a one I like. Primarily I am just looking for something like a Frame to Frame freehand drawing animation program with he ability to at least copy previous frames and modify (I mean I have a tablet for a reason).

I have tried Pencil but it is so bare bones I cant do much with it.

Tried the various professional animation programs (like Sinfig and Anime Studio) but they all just seem like Flash nock-ofs and not suited for my purpose.

Currently using GIMP to at least make the frames but even then I would not know how to export said frames into an animation.

Any advice or recommendations?

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

Photoshop CS5 has frame by frame animation features.

Also you could try the old old fashioned way (by which I mean a light box, paper and a pencil) then a freeware program like monkeyjam to put all the frames together. It's annoying though if you don't have a bulk feed scanner.

I think Photoshop probably fits your needs best. Also works well with a tablet.