Toon Boom Animation has released Opus II Service Pack 1 and Harmony Service Pack 1. Highlights of these releases include support of new scanners, namely the Fujitsu fi-5750c and Epson GT-15000; new shortcuts, optimized memory management and workflow enhancements in the scanning module; optimization of templates management; batch rendering improvements; and several other bug fixes. Since Harmony incorporates all Opus capabilities, all added features and enhancements apply to both products.
Harmony is a cut-out and paperless animation solution that features morphing, inverse kinematics, glue and other advanced toolsets that allow studios to create high-quality animation a low cost. Opus, widely used for traditional animation production, allows users to take a project from scanning through inking and painting, compositing and rendering.
Toon Boom says that in order to provide the best quality of product support for Opus and Harmony, it is ending support for USAnimation, a software product that has reached the end of its life cycle. A notice regarding expiration of USAnimation support has been sent to customers to allow the time to upgrade to Toon Boom Harmony or another replacement.
In addition to Opus and Harmony, Toon Boom offers Solo, which is designed to meet the needs of small studios and independent filmmakers, and Toon Boom Studio, an application for individuals. Winner of the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Engineering, the company also offers consulting and training services dedicated to increasing animation production efficiency and quality. For more information, go to www.toonboom.com.
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