Bought by the Japanese publisher Dwango, Digital Video has announced the creation of OpenToonz, an open source version of the animation software used especially by Studio Ghibli and Futurama . The premium version will continue to be developed, especially for customers who want custom functions.
Toonz becomes open source. The news was announced Friday in the redemption of Digital Video, the Italian publisher of the software, the Japanese Dwango. This has particular video platform Nico Nico Douga. Creating OpenToonz, which must “ take effect ” March 26 was one of the conditions of the operation.
Toonz is primarily used by Studio Ghibli and was to animate the series Futurama . This is also the Ghibli edition Toonz will become OpenToonz, with specific modifications to the studio projects. The latter, which used Toonz Princess Mononoke Arrietty , is also said excited that its going improvements in open source.
“ with OpenToonz, Dwango will create a platform capable of initiating a collaboration between the research laboratories and the animation film industry ” the company says in its press . To finance the editor will move to a service model. Instead of selling the software, the company will provide services to studios using the software, the needs analysis to training through the development of specific functions for customers who want it.
open source edition must be submitted to Anime Japan on March 26, but nothing still says it will be the exact date of publication of the source code.
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