![]() This means that for most folks, Toon Boom Studio is the only piece of 2d animation software they’ll ever need. Since the interface and infrastructure of the program is a Toon Boom standard, it means that upgrading to their Animate, Animate Pro or Harmony software later on down the road is very straightforward. This is a key point to note for teenagers, schools and educational institutions, as it can open up a number of career prospects. Since many professional studios and freelancers use these higher-end programs, they are more likely to employ graduates who are already familiar with the software, rather than spending time and money on getting them up to speed. If you prefer working on paper first, then Toon Boom comes with great scanning tools and a pegbar recognition feature which saves you having to either attach a pegbar to your scanner or manually line up your drawings after scanning (not fun believe me, I’ve done it!) With such a vast array of styles catered for it is no surprise that Toon Boom Studio comes jam-packed with tools.įor the traditional animator there are a wide variety of excellent brushes with adjustable line quality, and an onion skinning feature to allow you to see your previous and next drawings. There is also a line detection and completion feature which is very handy and a lifesaver to anyone who has been through the pain of “leaky” drawings – i.e. when you try to paint your characters using the “fill” tool but there are small gaps in the line which causes the colour to seep out and fill other areas. You also have the ability to do Flash-style cut out animation, with the keyframe “tweening” feature which allows you to set keyframes and the software interpolates between them for you. Combined with the bones tool for creating a skeleton within your characters and you’ve got a nifty piece of kit that gives you real creative freedom. I was really impressed with the camera tools in Toon Boom Studio, with the multiplane camera being extremely easy to use. ![]() What’s really great about Toon Boom Studio is that it even comes with 54 special effects that you can add to your animations without needing to use any third-party software. If you want to add rain, snow, fire or a multitude of other FX just throw in one of the presets and you’re done.Īs you might expect Toon Boom Studio supports all the major file formats such as GIF, JPEG, TIFF, TGA, and PSD, and allows export to QuickTime, AVI, SWF (Flash), and direct upload to Facebook and YouTube. ![]() You can even output in HD quality now, which is really something, as many other animation software programs on the market charge a fairly large mark-up for access to HD resolution and output, but Toon Boom Studio brings it as standard. Sound is handled very well in the software, with multiple layers allowing for a pre-made audio or dialogue track, as well as the ability to add sounds within the software itself, reducing the need for external editing software. The auto lip-sync tool is a great way to get a quick result from a dialogue track as you can set up a few mouth shapes and the software will take care of the rest.
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