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If there is any chance the graphics engine will be updated - I would really like to see support for Spine:

http://esotericsoftware.com/

Do you mean Runtime support?

http://esotericsoftware.com/spine-in-depth#Runtimes

Because:

"Spine can also export animated GIFs, PNG or JPG image sequences and AVI or QuickTime video."

So the only advantage (and it may be a significant advantage) of having Runtime support is
for fine-grained control.

As the Community version of Livecode is Open Source it might be more
appropriate if RunRev were to work with an open source 2D animation
system rather than a proprietary one:

http://www.pencil-animation.org/

http://www.synfig.org/cms/

http://antimatter15.com/wp/ajax-animator/

http://www.maefloresta.com/portal/

And I really want to thank you for raising this topic as it has made me realise just how many 2D Animations packages that are free "out there".

@Richmond62

Do you mean Runtime support?

Yes, I mean runtime support. The amount of control given by the Json export of Spine is absolutely essential to my suggestion.
Even if Spine has excellent animation export - the runtimes is the whole point of spine. I have used spine since they started their first kickstarter and they are updating and polishing spine every day. Their commitment is rock solid.

The runtimes is not only fine-control. This is a list of benefits of the runtimes:

- It saves you a huge amount of graphics memory. Because you only create parts of your "puppet" and animate these at runtime.
- It gives you on the fly transitions from one animation to another
- They have added free form mesh deformation (FFD) which means that each part/sprite of your "puppet" will have it´s own mesh that you can deform at runtime.
- Each part can move independently of the other parts. E.G. You can have a walk animation and make e.g the head look in the direction of your mousepointer or any other direction.

Check it out.

Funny that you should mentions Spine, I was just checking it out the other day and thought it looked very cool and is something I would love to see LC support.

You should also check out Spriter (http://www.brashmonkey.com/spriter.htm), they just got funded on kickstarter for their design tool and are using an oern format.

Rob