Open source program for animation OpenToonz was released on March 26
Official OpenToonz Download Page: https://opentoonz.github.io/
Description / Old article talking about the Program before its release!
The new software based on Toonz, used by Studio Ghibli, will allow you to add new functions, free of charge
Tokyo – Dwango announced that it has acquired the rights to the Toonz animation production program created by Digital Video SPA based in Rome, Italy. In an agreement between both companies, Dwango decided to develop the open version of the program. OpenToonz will be available to anyone, free of charge, starting March 26th.
OpenToonz includes functions developed by Studio Ghibli (*Toonz Ghibli Edition), a long-time user of Toonz. For the new program, Dwango added some effects using artificial intelligence technology and plug-in system that allows the user to create their own original effects.
With OpenToonz, Dwango aims to provide a platform for research and encouragement to the animation industry, providing quick results and encouraging active cooperation between creators, the research field and the animation industry.
The OpenToonz program will be presented during the AnimeJapan 2016 event at the Tokyo Big-Sight event hall, with workshops on March 26th and 27th. There will also be an on-site seminar on the 26th. Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami and Tokyo University Assistant Professor Shun Iwasawa will be present, as will Studio Ghibli Executive Image Director Atsushi Okui as a special guest.
*Toonz Ghibli Edition is the customized version of Toonz developed by Studio Ghibli, used for color application and digital composition since “The Secret World of Arrietty”.
■ Official OpenToonz page: https://opentoonz.github.io/
Related comments:
“During the production of “Princess Mononoke” in 1995, we felt the need for software that would allow us to create certain parts in digital animation. We evaluated some programs and opted for Toonz. We wanted to work with stress-free cinematic animation quality and combine hand-drawn drawings with digital painting. From then on we continued using the software and incremented major updates to adjust the usage more easily. We are happy to hear that the open source version contains the Ghibli Edition. We hope the program will be used by many people, inside and outside the animation industry. We show our gratitude to the Digital Video team.”
(Atsushi Okui, Executive Director of Images at Studio Ghibli)
“The contract with Dwango, which offers Toonz's open platform to the world of animation, allowed Digital Video to realize one of its strategies – to turn Toonz into a 2D animation standard. This is also the starting point for us to promote the open source business model. We are thinking of realizing this through training classes for new and veteran users on customizing Toonz. We are proud to share this step with Dwango and Estúdio Ghibli, our user since 1995, for the renewal of Toonz.”
(Claudio Mattei, Managing Director of Digital Video, creator of Toonz)
OpenToonz Seminar at AnimeJapan 2016 event
- Date: March 26, 2016 (Saturday), from 11:00 am to 11:45 am
- Place: Tokyo Big-Sight, Creation Stage in Hall 6, East)
- Theme: “Open Source Tools Project for Animation Production”
- speakers: Nobuo Kawakami (President of Dwango), Shun Iwasawa (Assistant Professor at Tokyo University) and Atsushi Okui (Executive Director of Images at Studio Ghibli)
There will be distribution of passwords to attend the seminar. Entrance to the seminar is free but it is necessary to purchase the ticket for the AnimeJapan event
In addition to the seminar, there will be OpenToonz workshops on March 26th and 27th, at Kadokawa's booth, in the central area of the event (J41). Anyone can test the program )
Article submitted by Silvia kikuchi
