What's new in Toon Boom Studio 8.0.19051
Feb 22, 2014
- Instant Motion:
- Draw a trajectory and follow the line!
- Just draw and watch it move. This tool makes the animation for you!
- Instant Talking:
- Import sound! Lip-sync as easy as 1,2,3!
- The brand new and revamped lip-sync engine.
- Instant Blockbuster Effects:
- Make the action happen! Movie magic just one click away.
- 54! All new thrilling, action special effects. Create great blockbusters with the new Shatter, Magic, Splash, Explosion, Fire and Celestial.
- Instant Natural Movement:
- Introducing the soft and smooth bone movement collection.
- Make your bone rigs look smooth and flowy.
- Instant Storyline:
- Direct your movie! Start the action!
- All new scene transitions available in Toon Boom Studio.
New in Toon Boom Studio 7.0.18108 (Dec 22, 2012)
- 50+ New Features:
- Rain: Straight, Bubble, Droplets, Gummy, Bears, Rays, Stars, Rain, Mist, Tropical Storm
- Snow: Simple Snowf lakes, Shiny Snowflakes, Sun Dust , Ashes, Leaves, Cotton Candy, Dandelion Puffs, Snow, Snow Flurries, Snow Storm.
- Hail: Crystallized Hail, Baseball Hail, Diamonds, Candy, Coins, Gears , Hail, Light Hail, Hail Storm
- Fog: Curly Fog, Smokey Fog, Sumi-e Fog, Balloons, Lightning Bugs, Bushes, Fog, Misty, Thick Fog
- Cloud: 2D Puffy Clouds 2D, Stylized Clouds, 2D Storm Clouds, Shape Clouds, Forest, Candy Clouds, Cloud, Fluffy Clouds, Storm Clouds
- Volcano: Deformed Lava, Popcorn, Petroleum, Fountain, Color Candy, Steam, Volcano, Puff, Volcano Eruption
- Robo-Skeleton templates and bone animation:
- Animate faster
- Enhanced, yet simple, bone animation tools.
- Easy-to-use Robo-Skeleton templates; just connect your character and watch it move!
- Draw your bones directly on your drawings, with no layer dragging!
- More accurate
New in Toon Boom Studio 5.0.13536 (Jul 15, 2009)
- Stop-motion animation - Studio 5 now includes stop-motion animation, making it the best software for studying all animation techniques.
- Time-lapse Imagery - Studio 5 can be programmed to take a series of pictures at regular intervals. Played back as a video, it looks like time has been sped up.
- Live View/Image Capture - Studio 5 has a dedicated preview window displaying the live feed and giving you full control over the subject as well as the focus, brightness, and more.
- Improved Image Playback Optimization - Image Playback Optimization allows users to reduce the resolution of actual bitmap images in playback mode in order to improve the playback speed.
- Chroma Key Screens - Chroma Keying allows you to remove part of an image based on its colour. Shoot a scene with a solid bright background, and apply Chroma Keying to remove this colour.
- Position and align elements using Onion Skinning - When positioning characters in a scene, onion skinning allows you to see your previous shots, so you can align all your elements smoothly from one frame to another.
- Use Rotoscoping to take advantage of actual imagery - Import a live video to use as a reference when positioning your scene's characters in stop-motion.
- Enhanced User Interface - Studio 5 has a new look! Its icons have been revamped to be colourful and sleek!
- Export directly to YouTube or Facebook - Save your animation in formats compatible with YouTube or Facebook. Use the wizard to directly upload to Facebook or YouTube.
- Annotation Layers - Studio 5 now has one set of layers that has been designated as "annotations" for instructors' notes.
- Import:
- BugFix:Importing a PSD file with layers that originally contained folders to organize the layers inside Photoshop causes Studio 5 to crash.
- BugFix:Importing a PSD file that contains an empty layer using the "Preserve Original Layers of Photoshop file" option causes Studio 5 to crash.
- BugFix:Importing an .AVI video movie into the library causes Studio 5 to crash.
- Export:
- BugFix:When you change the resolution of a scene using the File > Animation Properties it does not update the parameters in the QuickTime export, which may result in a mismatch of the export and project settings causing jerkiness and distortion in the image.
New in Toon Boom Studio 4.5.11893 (Aug 18, 2008)
- Import movie files and start drawing on top of them to create Roger Rabbit style live-action cartoon animation. Use Toon Boom Studio 4.5 to combine animation with home videos to create unique stories. You can also explore rotoscoping by tracing over live-action videos and create even more realistic animation.
- Use your digital camera as a high quality source of photographic material to create animations with. Import your photos and build a library of key poses which you can animate using cut-out techniques. The more facial expressions and body positions you have, the more interesting your animation!
- Create multi-layer backgrounds and characters in Adobe� Photoshop� and import them into Toon Boom Studio 4.5 preserving all layer information. Easily create even more impressive camera moves and explore new cut-out techniques to animate your characters.
- Easily drag and drop templates, movies, photos into Toon Boom Studio 4.5 to consolidate your material and start animating faster. This new and exciting user interface capability offers greater flexibility and speeds up the creation process.
- Bring your Flip Boom and Animation-ish projects to the next level by adding sound, effects and camera moves in Toon Boom Studio 4.5. With Studio 4.5, you can expand your publishing options and show even more of your animation talent.
- In addition to the new printing capabilities, Toon Boom Studio 4.5 increases your export options by using iTunes and YouTube formats. Print drawings to create flipbooks or to use as a reference. Export directly to iTunes and YouTube and share your animation with your friends.