Open-source version of the animation software Toonz announced – Heise Newsticker

was animated with Toonz:.! Matt Groening’s Futurama

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With OpenToonz appear on March 26 an open source version of the highly valued in the professional camp 2D animation software Toonz. Paid premium versions which can be adapted to the requirements of individual studios, there is to be continued.

The Japanese media company Dwango has the 2D animation software Toonz the Italian developer Digital acquired video. With the acquisition of the publication of an open source version has been agreed. You should under the name OpenToonz available for free download on 26 March. Especially smaller studios and free designers to benefit from it.

Ghibli features

The open source version is, according to the developer include many features that are specific to the renowned Japanese animation -Studio Ghibli have been developed. For studios, the demand as Ghibli according to individual features, is Digital Video evolve and adapt the chargeable Toonz Premium

Toonz’s animation circles not unknown. With the developed since 1993 Software animated example Rough Draft Studios-known series like “Futurama”. Studio Ghibli put movies like “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” also to the software. (mre)