Toon Boom Animation is the worldwide leader in animation software solutions.
Toon Boom carries entry level and high-end animation software solutions for film,
television, web, games, mobile devices and training applications.
Toon Boom's client base ranges from major studios creating Hollywood
blockbuster animated films to individual animators creating their masterpieces.
Market-leading studios using Toon Boom's products include:

• Nelvana
• Warner Bros
• Mercury Filmworks
• China Central Television
• Toonz Animation India
• Starbust Animation

Some of the prestigious productions done with Toon Boom’s technology include:

• Les Triplettes de Belleville
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• The Rugrats
• SpongeBob The Movie
• Curious George
• Go West : A New Lucky Luke Adventure
• Simpsons The Movie.
• Urbo and Deadbeats (South Africa)
  
  

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The leading animation software solution for individuals
Toon Boom Studio puts powerful creative tools in your hands and increases your productivity so that you can focus on what counts - your story, your characters and your vision. With optimized output to Macromedia Flash and QuickTime, you can easily output your animations to the web, video, wireless and beyond.

Toon Boom Storyboard
Digital storyboarding for everyone.
Toon Boom Storyboard helps you take an idea and translate it into a visual story
that will become a complete production. Storyboard comes with an intuitive and user friendly interface that will make your paperless experience a breeze. Deliver rich looking stoyboards instantly and effortlessly to everyone.

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Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
The power of digital storyboarding.
Truly completing the production pipeline, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro helps you take an idea and translate it into a visual story that will become a complete production, whether animated or live-action. Developed in conjunction with expert storyboard artists, Storyboard Pro speeds up production planning and enables you to reach new heights with increased production integration. Its advanced features make it the tool of choice to create an entirely digital storyboard.

Open the door to a new dimension of storyboarding with Storyboard Pro 3D. Adding the ability to import 3D CGI objects lets you work artistically while streamlining your workflow. Whether you are working in 2D, 3D, live-action, games, or mixed media, you will see the real benefits of storyboarding in a 3D space.

Working with 3D Objects

Supports multiple formats (FBX, OBJ, OSB)
Import with textures visible in OpenGL
Manipulate imported objects in 3D
Subselect meshes in the 3D object to manipulate them based on the pivot points that were set up in the original 3D file
Reposition pivot points in Storyboard Pro 3D after import
Choose between Wireframe, Flat, or Shaded display for 3D objects

Working in a 3D Space

Work in the Top View, Side View, and Camera View to position elements in 3D space
NEW SP1 Ability to rotate around the Stage view in full perspective mode
Manipulate 2D layers in depth
Manipulate 3D objects in all three axes
2D layers and 3D objects can interact with each other based on their placement in the scene
NEW SP1 Enable 3D mode that allows 2D layers to be rotated and repositioned in 3D space
NEW SP1 Enable 3D mode that allows the Camera to be rotated and repositioned in all axes (FLYING CAMERA)
NEW SP1 Face Camera mode for 2D layers to always face the camera
NEW SP1 Reset to 2D mode to remove all 3D manipulations

True Pencil

Draw with the new Pencil tool which supports pressure sensitivity
Variable line thickness which can be edited with the Pencil Editor tool
Edit the position of the pencil line with the Contour Editor tool

Smart Sketching

Superior textured brushes for a natural feel when sketching
Rotating canvas and onion skin for comfortable drawing
Save Brush Presets to reuse brush tool properties
NEW SP1 Look At Selected functionality to easily snap the Stage View to a drawing layer to draw

Building a Library

Importing 3D elements into a project file will automatically make them available in the library for reuse in that project
Set up a 2D library to import and re-use 2D drawing layers and reuse in multiple projects
NEW Open a library that contains 3D files for easy import into the project
Organised Storyboarding
Customizable captions layout
Reorder panels with automatic renaming
Record audio comments
Fast revision process
Customizable workspaces

Built-in Animatics

Independent motion per layer
Impressive camera moves across panels
Unlimited soundtracks
NEW SP1 3D Camera functionality (FLYING CAMERA) with additional manipulators in the Camera View

Importing

Support of Final Draft 8 for script import
Import of leading bitmap, vector and audio formats

Import 3D objects through FBX, OBJ, or OSB

Exporting

Export to FBX to import into the 3D software of your choice
Export to Toon Boom
Export to QuickTime movie
Export to PDF
Export as still images or layered panels to Photoshop
NEW SP1 Export Soundtrack as a WAV
Export to Avid, Premiere, and Final Cut Pro via AAF, EDL, and XML

*Final Cut X not supported

Toon Boom Animate
Toon Boom Animate offers powerful vector-based drawing tools, superior timeline with symbols support, a robust library and interactive camera tools. In addition, Animate includes morphing, inverse kinematics and compositing capabilities conveniently set within one application.

Toon Boom Animate Pro
Toon Boom Animate Pro is the most complete professional animationsoftware for serious animators, offering award winning state-of-the-art content creation, animation and compositing toolset for any animation style within a single all-in-one desktop application

Simplifying Production Tracking

Toon Boom Manager is the perfect production tracking system for the entertainment industry. It combines everything required for monitoring daily activities, production pace and the state of asset completion.

Built on a robust and production proven technology, Toon Boom Manager accounts are secure and password protected with customisable roles and privileges to restrict access to, or modification of, production information. Easily access the Toon Boom Manager portal through any regular web browser on your intranet or use the Internet for offsite employees and clients.

Toon Boom Manager is completely integrated with the Toon Boom Harmony Solution to control Toon Boom Server, directly access your scene assets and preview video dailies all from a common web interface.

Benefits

Monitor production

Monitor production status in real-time, oversee the pace of production and status of project completion. Print production reports and activity logs.

Production proven

Production proven collaborative environment, including a watch list for management and a job watch for operation. Ensures proper communication by using bulleting, comments and private messaging tools.

Web-based interface

Web-Based interface means you can easily access your production portal through your web browser at the studio or off-site for nomad employees and clients.

Accounts are secure

Accounts are secure and password protected with customisable roles and privileges to restrict access to, or modification of, production information.

 Rent Toon Boom Manager as a service for effortless approach or deploy Toon Boom Manager on existing Infrastructure to set it up on-site.

For more information on The Toon Boom  manager click on this datasheet.(pdf)

Pencil Check Pro
Premiere Animation Line testing.
Toon Boom Pencil Check Pro is the most flexible line testing software available in the industry. Pencil Check Pro completes the animation pipeline by offering a wide array of capture options, an efficient line testing process and an advanced feature set.

Flip Boom Classic is a fun and creative tool designed to animate freely. Based on traditional animation principles, Flip Boom Classic sets the imagination free while teaching notions of timing and motion.

Easy to use, Flip Boom Classic is intuitive and playful. Flip Boom Classic is ideal for children who want to start creating animation in seconds.

• Introduction to traditional animation
• Fun & easy to use
• For kids

Flip Boom allows children to draw and colour characters, then bring them to life through the use of traditional animation processes.  They simply draw a series of pictures, and when played in sequence, objects drawn start to move.  Kids will be amazed that they can create short animations in minutes!  Projects can be saved to work on later or exported in various formats to share with others.  Conceived specifically for children with kid friendly icons, it is very easy to learn and use. 

FlipBoom Special edition available now, contact sales on 021 421-5501 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Flip Boom All-Star is perfect for any young-at-heart talent looking for an easy to use animation software.

Moving images is easy

• Import digital pictures
• Draw quickly using fun tools
• Zoom in/out toolRotate tool
• Drag-and-drop ready-to-animate drawings
• Set your action on two layersType in your text or dialogue

Adding sound is easy

• Import MP3 files

Sharing is easy

• Upload your animated ideas directly on Facebook, YouTube or your iPod.