Abstract
Recently, professional animation production techniques and its research has been noted. In the workflow of existing commercial animation production, it remains still many hand-drawing by the paper and pencil. In addition, its expression and workflow may have identity and advantage but there are less academic evaluation. In this study, we focused on developing tools to support the animation production for hand-drawing by the paper and pencil. As a first basic data, we have evaluated specification of current scanner products available in the market. As a result, sheet-feed scanners got good results in the pixel size errors, image quality and speed. However, they are not acceptable to evaluate not available from the point of view of ethics in actual workflow because of the possibility of damage to the original picture and paper by rollers, remaining of pencil powder inside of the scanner. The paper should be handle as a fine art papers and it should not be touched in the actual animation production workflow. On the other hand, non-contact type of stand scanner got worst result in image quality but it had been recognized as enough in the workflow.
