Toon Boom Animation Inc. is a Canadian software company that specializes in animation production and storyboarding software. Founded in 1994 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film, television, web animation, games, mobile devices, training applications, and education. It was acquired by Corus Entertainment in 2012.
In 1996, Toon Boom purchased the software development business of USAnimation studio. Its animation production services were to be merged into CST Entertainment according to a premature press release from CST. That merger never took place, and USAnimation's studio changed its name to VirtualMagic Animation in 1996 and operated independently.[3] Toon Boom Animation continued the development of USAnimation software which became Toon Boom Opus. It has since become Toon Boom Harmony.
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer Jacques Bilodeau left the company in May 2003, and the company's board of directors appointed Chief Operating Officer Joan Vogelesang to take his place.[4]
In 2006, Toon Boom acquired French company Pegs'n Co,[5] developer of the 2D bitmap animation software called Pegs. Since the acquisition, the software has not been updated and can no longer be purchased.
In 2009, Toon Boom acquired the British company Cambridge Animation Systems, developer of Animo.[6] Since the acquisition, the software has not been updated and can no longer be purchased.
Chief Executive Officer and President Joan Vogelesang stepped down in September 2014 after over 16 years at Toon Boom, and Paul Gardner was appointed as interim CEO.[8]
On March 9, 2016, Toon Boom acquired all the related IP for the TACTIC Studio product, an asset management, production tracking and review tool from Toronto-based Southpaw Technology and planned to re-launch the product as Toon Boom Producer.[9]
On June 13, 2017, Toon Boom re-branded and launched Producer.[10]
Historical products
Toon Boom Opus (1996-2008) - formerly USAnimation, it was used in the traditional film/TV animation industry.
Tic Tac Toon (1996-2001) - succeeded by Toon Boom Studio.
Toon Boom Studio (2001-2015) - aimed at home users and individuals. Succeeded by Toon Boom Harmony Essentials.
Toon Boom Concerto (2004-2005)
Toon Boom Solo (2005-2007) - aimed at small studios. Succeeded by Toon Boom Digital Pro.
Toon Boom Digital Pro (2007-2009) - succeeded by Toon Boom Animate Pro.
Toon Boom Pencil Check Pro (2008-2014) - a line testing software product.
Toon Boom Animate (2008-2015) - aimed at professional animators, boutique studios, students, and educators. Succeeded by Toon Boom Harmony Advanced.
Toon Boom Manager (2009-2014) - a production tracking system for the entertainment industry.
Toon Boom Animate Pro (2009-2015) - aimed at animation studios and freelancers.
Flip Boom product line (discontinued in 2014) - entry-level animation software.
Garfield's Comic Boom (discontinued in 2014) - a comic strip or album creation software product developed with cartoonist Jim Davis. The application included built-in video tutorials by the cartoonist.
Harmony contains the tools required to handle cutout (puppet), paperless frame-by-frame and traditional animation workflows from scanning to compositing and 2D/3D integration. Its toolset includes pencil lines with textures, deformation tools, morphing, inverse kinematics, particles, built-in compositor, 3D camera and 2D-3D integration. Users can also draw animation directly into the software, using a graphics tablet.
This software provides additional capabilities for teams of animators using Harmony who want to share files and manage assets from a central database that is located on a server. Its centralized database system allows the sharing of assets between scenes and enables the workload to be shared across a studio or between studios. It also includes production controls for managing rendering jobs and coordinating batch scanning of paper drawings. Harmony Server is available as an add-on for users of Harmony Advanced and Harmony Premium.
Storyboard Pro
This software is used in pre-production to create storyboards for a wide variety of project types including 2D and 3D animation, stop motion, and live action productions. Storyboard Pro contains all the tools required to create storyboards and animatics. Its toolset includes vector and bitmap drawing tools, pencils and textured brushes, a built-in camera, audio tools, a timeline for timing control, and a 3D toolset to integrate imported 3D models.
Producer
Producer is a web-based production tracking and digital asset management tool.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Toon Boom Animation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Toon Boom Animation Inc is a Canadian software company that specializes in animation production and storyboarding software Founded in 1994 and based in Montreal Quebec Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film television web animation games mobile devices training applications and education It was acquired by Corus Entertainment in 2012 Toon Boom Animation Inc TypeSubsidiaryIndustrySoftwareFounded1994 29 years ago 1994 HeadquartersMontreal Quebec CanadaProductsAnimation and Storyboarding softwareParentCorus Entertainment 2012 present Websitetoonboom wbr comToon Boom software is used in over 130 countries and was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award in 2005 and 2012 1 2 among other awards Contents 1 History 1 1 Historical products 2 Products 2 1 Harmony 2 2 Harmony Server 2 3 Storyboard Pro 2 4 Producer 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory Edit 2001 2017Former logos In 1996 Toon Boom purchased the software development business of USAnimation studio Its animation production services were to be merged into CST Entertainment according to a premature press release from CST That merger never took place and USAnimation s studio changed its name to VirtualMagic Animation in 1996 and operated independently 3 Toon Boom Animation continued the development of USAnimation software which became Toon Boom Opus It has since become Toon Boom Harmony Founding President and Chief Executive Officer Jacques Bilodeau left the company in May 2003 and the company s board of directors appointed Chief Operating Officer Joan Vogelesang to take his place 4 In 2006 Toon Boom acquired French company Pegs n Co 5 developer of the 2D bitmap animation software called Pegs Since the acquisition the software has not been updated and can no longer be purchased In 2009 Toon Boom acquired the British company Cambridge Animation Systems developer of Animo 6 Since the acquisition the software has not been updated and can no longer be purchased In 2012 Toon Boom was acquired by Corus Entertainment 7 Chief Executive Officer and President Joan Vogelesang stepped down in September 2014 after over 16 years at Toon Boom and Paul Gardner was appointed as interim CEO 8 On March 9 2016 Toon Boom acquired all the related IP for the TACTIC Studio product an asset management production tracking and review tool from Toronto based Southpaw Technology and planned to re launch the product as Toon Boom Producer 9 On June 13 2017 Toon Boom re branded and launched Producer 10 Historical products Edit Toon Boom Opus 1996 2008 formerly USAnimation it was used in the traditional film TV animation industry Tic Tac Toon 1996 2001 succeeded by Toon Boom Studio Toon Boom Studio 2001 2015 aimed at home users and individuals Succeeded by Toon Boom Harmony Essentials Toon Boom Concerto 2004 2005 Toon Boom Solo 2005 2007 aimed at small studios Succeeded by Toon Boom Digital Pro Toon Boom Digital Pro 2007 2009 succeeded by Toon Boom Animate Pro Toon Boom Pencil Check Pro 2008 2014 a line testing software product Toon Boom Animate 2008 2015 aimed at professional animators boutique studios students and educators Succeeded by Toon Boom Harmony Advanced Toon Boom Manager 2009 2014 a production tracking system for the entertainment industry Toon Boom Animate Pro 2009 2015 aimed at animation studios and freelancers Flip Boom product line discontinued in 2014 entry level animation software Garfield s Comic Boom discontinued in 2014 a comic strip or album creation software product developed with cartoonist Jim Davis The application included built in video tutorials by the cartoonist Products EditThis section contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Harmony software Developer s Toon Boom Animation Inc Stable releaseJune 29 2020 2 years ago 2020 06 29 11 Written inC Qt Qt Script JavaScript PythonOperating systemMicrosoft Windows macOS LinuxPlatformx64Available inEnglish Spanish Japanese and Chinese 12 Type2D animation softwareLicenseProprietary TrialwareWebsitewww wbr toonboom wbr com Harmony Edit Harmony contains the tools required to handle cutout puppet paperless frame by frame and traditional animation workflows from scanning to compositing and 2D 3D integration Its toolset includes pencil lines with textures deformation tools morphing inverse kinematics particles built in compositor 3D camera and 2D 3D integration Users can also draw animation directly into the software using a graphics tablet Harmony has been in continuous development since 2005 and has been used on productions like Curious George The Simpsons Movie Disney s The Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water My Little Pony The Movie Space Jam A New Legacy and The Bob s Burgers Movie among others Harmony has also been used by content creators on YouTube Harmony Server Edit This software provides additional capabilities for teams of animators using Harmony who want to share files and manage assets from a central database that is located on a server Its centralized database system allows the sharing of assets between scenes and enables the workload to be shared across a studio or between studios It also includes production controls for managing rendering jobs and coordinating batch scanning of paper drawings Harmony Server is available as an add on for users of Harmony Advanced and Harmony Premium Storyboard Pro Edit This software is used in pre production to create storyboards for a wide variety of project types including 2D and 3D animation stop motion and live action productions Storyboard Pro contains all the tools required to create storyboards and animatics Its toolset includes vector and bitmap drawing tools pencils and textured brushes a built in camera audio tools a timeline for timing control and a 3D toolset to integrate imported 3D models Producer Edit Producer is a web based production tracking and digital asset management tool See also EditAdobe Animate Adobe Character Animator Animaker Cambridge Animation Systems CrazyTalk List of 2D animation software List of Flash animated television series USAnimation VyondReferences Edit Mesger Robin September 11 2005 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys winners PDF Emmys Archived from the original PDF on August 17 2016 Retrieved April 28 2019 Olivia Munn hosts the 64th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards Emmys October 8 2012 Retrieved April 28 2019 Information International Inc Triple I excelsior asc ohio state edu Archived from the original on August 30 2017 Retrieved August 29 2017 Ball Ryan May 13 2003 Toon Boom Technologies Names New President Animation Magazine June 6 2006 Toon Boom Animation acquires Pegs n Co s Studio Daily Retrieved January 7 2009 Annemarie Moody January 8 2009 Toon Boom Acquires Cambridge Animation Animation World Network Retrieved April 28 2019 1 PDF Archived December 3 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2013 Sarto Dan September 10 2014 Joan Vogelesang Steps Down as CEO of Toon Boom Animation World Network Retrieved April 28 2019 Toon Boom Animation Acquires TACTIC Studio from Southpaw Technology Toon Boom March 9 2016 Retrieved April 28 2019 Toon Boom Answers Growing Demand for Animated Content Toon Boom June 13 2017 Retrieved April 28 2019 Harmony 20 Premium Documentation Home docs toonboom com Retrieved 2020 09 19 Harmony 15 0 Premium Documentation Home Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toon Boom Animation amp oldid 1153643915 Harmony, wikipedia, 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