Toon Boom to release Studio 4 in September offers Early Order Specials

Toon Boom Animation Inc.'s upcoming release of Toon Boom Studio 4 to customers will be in September, Macs Only! has learned. Toon Boom Animations says that, as all-in-one animation software, Studio 4 offers a smooth experience creating rich, eye-catching animations for video, Web sites, television, film, games, mobile devices, and more. Based on Toon Boom's powerful Emmy award-winning technology, Studio 4 brings greater capabilities to create a wider range of animation styles easily, all within a more user friendly interface.

What's new in Studio 4?

• Redesigned user interface for a seamless workflow and a smoother
  experience
  
• Unparalleled flexibility to easily customize your most convenient
  workspaces
  
• Extended animation styles to import, vectorize and animate
  photographs
  
• Increased selection of brushes to create more impressive line styles
  i.e. calligraphic painting
  
• Enhanced design quality with blurs and glows applied on drawings
  with the new Feather Edges feature
  
• Improved motion capabilities to set more realistic moves with the
  new peg’s Orient to path feature
  
• Advanced Web publishing options to play back animation on the
  Internet more efficiently

Studio 4 also includes: support of Adobe Illustrator layers, the Vectorize Preview window, improved drawing tools and Alpha Onion Skinning.

You can buy Toon Boom Studio 4 now at the pre-launch special of $299.99 (Promo code: TBS081607), valid until August 16, 2007. As of July 27, 2007, all new clients will receive a Toon Boom Studio 3.5 key. They will see their version 4 purchase listed on the "my products" page once the transaction is completed. Their Studio 4 license key will be automatically registered and emailed to them upon customer release in September 2007 for them to download the software. Upgrades from versions 3 and 3.5 are offered at the launch special of $79.99 US until August 16, 2007 (Promo code: TBSUP081607). All orders requiring shipping will be processed upon customer release. [Bill Fox]