A free version of Toonz , the software used by animators Studio Ghibli, will soon emerge. The tool has been used in particular for making Princess Mononoke but Futurama and The Simpsons Movie .
Castle in the sky. (© Studio Ghibli)
The software used by animators Studio Ghibli, who helped create some of their classic and timeless cartoons, will become open source, c ‘ is to say, free to the public.
Digital Video, Toonz the creators of the software in question, has an agreement with the media company Dwango, which plans to produce and out a free version of this tool to be called OpenToonz. It will include an extension developed by Studio Ghibli, rightly called Toonz Ghibli Edition. In addition, Dwango will encourage the animation film industry cooperate with researchers to develop additional features.
the aim of this open source platform is to make “ Toonz standard animation 2D worldwide “, according to general manager of Digital Video, Claudio Mattei
Toonz was released in 1993. it was then used to transform drawings handmade in vector images. Now the software is able to convert a single drawing in a moving sequence.
The Studio Ghibli uses Toonz in 1995. At that time, he produced Princess Mononoke and needed digital to create a section of the film.
“We wanted to continue to produce animated films worthy of the quality of the movies using software that combines perfectly drawing handmade and digital images, “ said Atsushi Okui studio Ghibli.
” We are pleased that this open source version contains the extension Ghibli Edition. We hope that many people, whether part or not of the animation industry, will use the software as part of their work. “
Toonz was also used to produce a good number of films nominated for Oscars and is currently used by the Rough Draft Studios, Futurama and the Simpsons the film .
This open source version will be officially launched at the convention Anime Japan on March 26 in Tokyo.
Translated from English by Hélaine Lefrançois
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