Cascadeur Released... And It's Free!!! -ish...

AI assisted animation tool Cascadeur has finally released their 1.0 version. It's available for Windows and Linux with a Mac version under development and using machine learning/artificial intelligence, it makes animation easier with physics tools and auto posing IK/FK based tools. There is also a very fully capable free version available, making Cascadeur affordable for almost everyone.

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[Alexander_S_K]

As someone who hates subscription based models with a passion I'm glad they chose to support a perpetual option. I had to switch to Blender when maya became rent only (and I'm actually glad I did) and I had my eyes on Cascadeur.

[messiah]

I used the open beta back in 2020 and boy it completely took me by surprise. For someone who is horrible in rigging and animation and completely avoided this area, I think it will be a great addition to animator's arsenal. Thanks to the devs for such humble licensing option and thanks to you for covering it :)

[namonaite]

honestly if I understood the license correctly that is awesome, I stopped using it a while back when the pricing model was up in the air but this is fantastic.

[yume]

This is absolutely massive for people like me who absolutely hate having to touch up movement overshoot and physics reactions frame by frame on a character model. Actually working with poses and movements is the fun part of animation after all. The FK and IK blending is super nice too.

[scottybreuer]

I can vouch for the fact that I have already gotten my money's worth out of Cascadeur. It's relatively simple to learn the basics, the more complex features are well documented, and the most recent updates have made me want to stay subscribed for another year to see how it improves.

[krukhlis]

I was waiting for this for 2 years. Enjoyed betas so much! I hope they will keep fully functional free version. Also, wise guys, they support Linux OOTB from the day 1 of the release. This is probably the first case when we have Linux version of commercial software available ahead of MacOS!

[abdulbasitado]

This is honestly one of the most underrated softwares in indie game development.

[jonathanvilario]

Been using cascadeur for 2 years, is genuinely the best software i've ever tried!

[illmortem]

Hi Mike, great video as always! I just wanted to add that you can select the Monthly payment option, but you have to click the text specifically. Pro becomes $22.5(0) and Business is $75. This also removes the perpetual license benefit.

[ExpensivePizza]

I started using Cascadeur like a week before they released 1.0 and I already love it. It's great that they have a free tier but I think their pricing is absolutely fair for the value it brings

[matslarsson]

Haven't tried the software yet but glad to see a company who gets the subscription model right.

[firesoul]

" Turns into perpetual license after 1 year" That is good to hear!

[dreamisover]

It's finally time for me to try it! I've been procrastinating on it for a while, but now with the new release and me getting back to my project, it's a great opportunity. The tool just looks so good

[garethdavies]

Cascadeur Pro is part of the Otoy yearly sub, which even non-discounted appears to be $20 a month. So extremely similar (but with loads more stuff). They do a great Black Friday deal (that obviously just passed), but still seems perfectly reasonable at the current rate. If I had to guess it won't do the perpetual conversion at the end of the run though.

To be fair the Otoy sub has so many tools you've previously done vids on, might be worth filling the gaps and seeing if they do a sponsor code :P

[MrUltyx]

Looks cool and I like the license. I will definitely give it a try.

[Cronofear]

I wish them all the success. It's really a great program and the results are amazing.

[greenflamingoentertainment]

The dystopian world we lived in when I started watching your channel was nothing compared to today. Now we live in 1984 and my comment will most likely be censored and buried quicker than yesterdays inconvenient news. Times have changed for the worst, but it’s nice to see you still kicking.

[tomoprime]

I thought they had a perpetual discount when 1st announced if you want subscription. Pro is a bit too expensive especially with unfinished features left on the table. The free license sounds limited if 300 frames is the complete animation set for a character model. That’s only 5 total secs at 60fps of animation! If that was all one move ok, but to tally an idle, walk, attack, jump, and die cycle seems impossible. They should have just charged a little like $80 for indie without limitations. Such a shame.

[Fxnarji]

on their yearly subscription it says that it turns perpetual after a year wich i find amazing. Its a great concept in general, if you need the software for a little bit you can buy it for a month, if you need it longterm subscribe for a year and its yours

[devkonan]

This video came in a clutch on my recommendation feed. Was just looking after the easiest way to make animations and this might be it.