flipnote.js
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A JavaScript library for parsing, converting, and in-browser playback of the proprietary animation formats used by Nintendo's Flipnote Studio and Flipnote Studio 3D apps.
A JavaScript library for parsing, converting, and in-browser playback of the proprietary animation formats used by Nintendo's Flipnote Studio and Flipnote Studio 3D apps. | flipnote.js.org
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Released in 2009, Flipnote Studio is an application for the Nintendo DSi console which allows users to create flipbook-style animations with the console's touch screen, cameras and microphone. In 2013 it recieved a sequel on the Nintendo 3DS called Flipnote Studio 3D, which expanded upon the original's feature set and added the ability to use 3D depth.
Flipnote Studio has had quite a legacy. The British animation studio Aardman created several original shorts for it, it's been used to create multiple music videos, and a user even spent 4 years creating a full 30-minute anime primarily animated in Flipnote Studio 3D.
Even though it has been several years since the last Flipnote Studio installment was released (and the online services for both apps have since been retired) there is still a notable community of people actively creating Flipnotes, thanks mostly to fan-built services such as Sudomemo, Kaeru Gallery, IPGFlip. There's even several high-profile artists such as Kéké who are rocking their Flipnote Studio creations on social media!
Nintendo created proprietary file formats for storing user-created Flipnote animations; Flipnote Studio uses .ppm (not to be confused with the Netpbm format of the same extension) and Flipnote Studio 3D uses .kwz respectively.
At the time of writing, the only official software that can load and play these animations are the original Flipnote Studio apps themselves, which are now rather hard to obtain due to the Nintendo DSi Shop closing down in 2016, and Flipnote Studio 3D having a limited release outside of Japan. It also seems particularly unlikely that Nintendo is going to produce a new entry in the series any time soon.
This library hopes to aid in the long-term preservation and enjoyment of these animations, by enabling them to be played in any modern web browser. In addition, it provides a consistent API and various utilities for dealing with both animation formats so that other developers can easily create their own tools and applications around them.
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A JavaScript library for parsing, converting, and in-browser playback of the proprietary animation formats used by Nintendo's Flipnote Studio and Flipnote Studio 3D apps.
We found that flipnote.js demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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