Animation Can Happen with Toon Boom Studio 7

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today the release of Toon Boom Studio 7, an amplified version offering advanced bone animation tools and new nature effects. Delivering an even more rewarding experience at home and in the classroom, Studio 7 is the ultimate animation software for exploring all animation techniques.

In addition to new features, Studio 7 includes a complete set of built-in character and skeleton templates that will speed up animation creation. Be sure to pay regular visits to Studio 7’s Tips and Tricks section to access the free tips related to bone animation and nature effects.

What’s new in Studio 7?

Toon Boom Studio 7 adds a new layer of fun to animation creation with exciting and user-friendly features:

• Powerful and easy-to-use effects
  • Summon the forces of nature with the new Rain, Fog, Snow, Hail, Volcano, and Cloud effects
  • Make the ground tremble with the new Shake effect
  • Soften the edges and create an illusion of depth with the new Blur effect
• New Robo-Skeleton templates and bone animation
  • 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 zone of influence, now with adjustable handles

Pricing and Availability

Buy Toon Boom Studio 7 now at the special launch price of $259 US, instead of $329.99 US. Upgrades from version 5 and 6 to version 7 can be purchased for $79 US, instead of $99.99 US.

Studio 7 visuals are available here.

About Toon Boom Animation Inc.

Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com) is the worldwide leader in digital content and animation creation software, delivering products and services online to its global community. Toon Boom carries user-friendly applications for all, catering to children, home users, creative professionals as well as students, educators and schools. Toon Boom is fully dedicated to education and goes far beyond just developing technology and curriculums that will enhance the classroom experience. Toon Boom is an influential advocate of bringing industry and education together, while partnering with value-added partners to help students achieve their goals.

At the high-end studio level, Toon Boom offers a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. Relying on its extensive expertise in animation production, Toon Boom provides consulting services in the fields of optimization, pipeline integration, production assistance and custom development.

In 2005, Toon Boom was granted the Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its significant contribution made to the animation industry targeted for television. In 2006, the IT Federation of Quebec (FIQ) awarded an OCTAS 2006 in the Multimedia – educational and cultural sector category, for Toon Boom Studio. In 2007, FIQ awarded an OCTAS 2007 in the Technological Innovation category, for Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. In 2008, Flip Boom was granted a Parents’ Choice Gold Award and a New Canadian Media Award in the Excellence in Children’s category. In 2009, Flip Boom was selected as Editor’s Choice by the prestigious Children’s Technology Review for excellence in design. In 2010, Flip Boom All-Star was granted a Parents’ Choice Silver Award, the NAPPA Honors Award and the Tech & Learning Award of Excellence. In 2011, Toon Boom won the HSBC International Business Award in the small and medium size category. In addition, both Flip Boom Classic and Flip Boom All-Star Curriculums were granted the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Awards in the Art category, for K-5 and 6-8 markets by The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The Flip Boom Classic Curriculum was also a AEP Innovation Award finalist for its excellence in educational resources. Garfield’s Comic Boom was awarded the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine, the 2011 NAPPA Honors Award and the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval. Flip Boom All-Star received the 2011 Media of the Year Award, granted by Creative Child Magazine and the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval. Toon Boom Studio received the 2011 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence. In 2012, Frost & Sullivan granted Toon Boom the 2011 Global Animation Software Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award.

Toon Boom's client base ranges from major studios creating Hollywood blockbuster animated films to individual animators creating their first masterpieces. Market-leading studios using Toon Boom's products include Disney, Nelvana, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Fox, Bento Box, Film Roman, China Central Television, DQ Entertainment, eMation, Rough Draft Korea, Alphanim, Cromosoma and Enarmonia, to name but a few. Some of the prestigious productions done with Toon Boom’s technology include Les Triplettes de Belleville (Les Armateurs), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Warner Bros.), The Rugrats (Universal), SpongeBob The Movie (Nickelodeon), Hanuman (Silverline), Curious George (Universal), Go West: A New Lucky Luke Adventure (Xilam), Simpsons The Movie (Fox), Chico & Rita (Mariscal) and The Princess and the Frog (Disney).