INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Why Procreate Dreams is set to open up a complex world
To find out more about the ins and outs of Procreate Dreams, we caught up with chief product officer Claire d’Este, who revealed all on the software’s features and the motivations behind its creation.
What have you learned from Procreate’s success, and the way that artists use it?
Procreate has been in the hands of creatives for over a decade and one of the things that keeps artists coming back is how it feels when they’re painting. The painting engine and hundreds of gorgeous brushes are the heart of Procreate. We’ve learned that as we continue to develop products, focusing on the core experience is key.
Will Procreate and Procreate Dreams work together?
Animation Assist in Procreate has received a lot of love over the years and revealed just how much our community wanted to see more animation tools from us. We wanted to bring these tools to creatives while protecting the simplicity and delight of Procreate, which is first and foremost a drawing and painting app.
We’ve aimed to make it easy to work with both apps. Artists can import frame-by-frame animations from Procreate into Procreate Dreams with drag-and-drop to continue working on more complex projects. You can also import static Procreate artworks, with all of your layers, masks and blend modes, and bring it to life by adding motion and sound.
How did Procreate influence Procreate Dreams?
We’ve been listening to the community. Procreate Dreams introduces features animation users have been requesting for years: more layers, larger resolution, support for video and audio, and a nextgen painting and compositing engine.
We’ve also developed a file format. You can open a 1TB file in an instant, with no loading, saving or export times, and use iCloud synchronisation for easy file management and backups. This file format will first arrive in Procreate Dreams and be the foundation for the next generation of Procreate products.
Will this new app be an Apple exclusive like Procreate?
Yes, Procreate Dreams will launch as an iPadOS exclusive application, taking full advantage of the advanced capabilities of both the iPad and Apple Pencil. We have worked with Apple hardware and iPadOS for years, and our team are experts in harnessing the power of Apple’s technology.
We can keep focused on squeezing the most out of the Apple hardware, including the GPU. This means we’ve been able to make advances such as supporting projects up to one million by one million pixels, and more layers than creatives will ever need.
What needs to change in the way animation is created?
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