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Racing Engine With the ever-increasing Benefit from a powerful 64-bit engine, assortment of television driving enhancements in speed, channels and broadcast performance, and handling of this ground- media, as well as a growing breaking . demand for local content, animation studios need Go Further to create fresh content Take advantage of all the available memory in an evolving number on your system. The new engine powers of formats for satellite, the ability to go further than ever before. cable, mobile, IPTV and the Render high definition projects, as well web. In that context, Toon as high quality images, in 2K, 4K, 8K, and Boom Harmony is the most more. advantageous solution, handling all steps from Real-Time Maneuvering pre-production to design, Experience the advantages when handling animation, compositing and the software directly, with both a faster multi-platform rendering. user interface and interactive playback. See these improvements when working Harmony will accelerate with very simple, or very complex, scenes the creative process by with character rigs and deformation. automating repetitive tasks, eliminating the Turbo-charged conversion of data between applications and Experience the benefits of 64-bit when assembling assets in a compositing and rendering special effects. Take advantage of the multi-thread central repository. technology and rendering improvements to export faster and more elaborate scenes. Notice the difference when exporting large bitmaps, gradients, and complex backgrounds. Output very sophisticated scenes with particles, complex effects, as well as 2D-3D integration. Striking PRODUCTION PIPELINES WITHIN HARMONY With Toon Boom Harmony, you will enjoy the freedom to deliver any kind of animated Speed project, no matter what its complexity or style. Harmony is simply the best-integrated animation toolset on the market; no other solution will deliver outstanding animation faster, or more efficiently to all existing broadcasting formats, from mobile screens to digital cinema theaters.

Opting for one style, or a combination thereof, maximize the complete integration between pre-production phases by making use of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro for storyboarding and Harmony for the main production tool.

1 BUILT-IN COMPOSITING TOOLS FACILITATE THE CREATION OF 3D ENVIRONMENTS, ALLOWING FOR SOPHISTICATED CAMERA MOVES IN TOON BOOM HARMONY

Stylistic Freedom With Toon Boom Harmony’s non-linear production pipeline, you need never be constrained to a specific style of animation technique. Take advantage of the freedom to build cut-out characters with frame-by-frame parts and directly manipulate 3D objects and high resolution bitmaps. 2 4

3 Consulting Services For more than a decade, the Toon Boom consulting team has been recognized for its excellence and pride in helping clients obtain optimum efficiency. Building upon its thorough understanding of animation production and by collaborating with customers, the Toon Boom team delivers timely service in multiple languages and in any time zone.

“The adoption of Harmony technology for production Collaborative and development, enabled us to increase the quality and expressiveness of our work while remaining cost-effective.” Workflow Toon Boom Harmony Scott Dyer lends itself perfectly Chief Technology Officer, to co-productions, outsourcing and freelancing. Fully scalable, Harmony enables you or your studio to share parts of the production with others, sub-contract certain tasks and hire freelancers who work remotely. Using Harmony throughout the pipeline ensures smooth exchange of files and consistent quality from beginning to end. 1

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Toon Boom Headquarters +1 514 278 8666 5530 St. Patrick, suite 2210 (Quebec) Canada H4E 1A8 toonboom.com Toon Boom Animation Inc. is the worldwide leader in digital content and animation creation software, delivering products and services online to its global community. Toon Boom carries user-friendly applications for all, catering to children, home users, creative professionals as well as students, educators and schools. Toon Boom is fully dedi- cated to education and goes far beyond just developing technology and curriculums that will enhance the classroom experience. At the high-end studio level, Toon Boom offers a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions.

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