Go Green with Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

James Fritz

Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, the only digital storyboarding software for films, documentaries, gaming, advertising, and animation projects. Storyboard Pro is entirely paperless enabling storyboard artists, directors and producers to save significant time and costs while helping to preserve the Earth’s natural resources.
Easy to learn and user-friendly, Storyboard Pro mimics the traditional storyboarding process digitally using a graphic tablet and pen. Storyboard Pro offers advanced features for quality storyboarding, integrated simultaneous animatic creation and effective pre-production management. The Pro version includes:

• True WYSIWYG multi-layer drawing engine
• Total pipeline integration with AAF, CSV, PSD and PDF file format support
• Powerful animatic features with dynamic camera moves and synchronized audio files
• Flexible platforms with Windows Tablet PC and Vista as well as Mac Intel

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro will be showcased during NAB 2007 at booth SL2622 and at MIPTV 2007, at booth C1.05. Storyboard Pro is offered at a Launch Special of $799.99 US (MSRP $899.99 US) and is now available online at www.toonboom.com/products/storyboardpro/
"We are pleased to release such an advanced storyboarding software that will cater to content creators of all styles, being live-action or animation. As a green product, Storyboard Pro reduces significantly the need to use paper, especially at the pre-production level which involves several rounds of idea generation, corrections and approval. All can be done digitally and efficiently" stated Joan Vogelesang, President and Chief Executive Officer at Toon Boom.
About Toon Boom Animation Inc.
Toon Boom Animation Inc. is the worldwide leader in animation software solutions. Toon Boom carries entry level and high-end animation software solutions for film, television, web, games, mobile devices and training applications. Toon Boom’s solutions also include powerful pre-production tools ideal for all animated or live-action projects. 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 North America and throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In 2006, the IT Federation of Quebec (FIQ) awarded an OCTAS 2006 in the Multimedia – educational and cultural sector category, for Toon Boom Studio V3.
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 Nelvana, Warner Bros., Mercury Filmworks, China Central Television, Toonz Animation India, Starbust Animation, Answer Studio, Alphanim, Cosgrove Hall, Cromosoma and Lanterna Magica, to name a few. Some of the prestigious productions done with Toon Boom’s technology include Les Triplettes de Belleville, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Rugrats, SpongeBob The Movie and Curious George.