Drawn to a Higher Power with Harmony - Toon Boom Announces Version 11 at MIFA 2014

MONTREAL, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Two-time Emmy^® Award recipient, Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today the release of Harmony Version 11, infused with impressive features that firmly set it as the de facto industry standard. Harmony is the leading-edge animation technology on the market. With its development based on customer feature requests, version 11 offers the best of vector and bitmap worlds at the drawing stage and brings warped drawings to the next level while delivering significant timeline, workflow and user interface enhancements.

Whether you're making a film, TV series, games, webisodes, explainer videos, medical or legal animations or any other type of animated content, Harmony is made for you.

New Feature Highlights

• Bitmap and Vector Drawing
  Draw entirely in bitmap, entirely in vector or mix the two.

• Timeline Enhancements
  Add scene markers, drawing markers and annotate your timeline.

• Mesh Warp
  Create up to a 10 x 10 grid of points and animate them over time.

• User Interface Improvements
  Work in a totally redesigned, modern new look—now with dark and light themes.

• Simplified Workflow
  Harmony is now divided into modules to support a paperless workflow.

• Harmony Cloud*
  Host your database server on the cloud for project collaboration.

• Additional Improvements
  Benefit from the many workflow improvements.

(*) Available for Harmony Network only.

Harmony in the Classroom
Studios around the world are looking for quality animators familiar with advanced animation techniques available in the Toon Boom pipeline. As Harmony offers the most efficient, integrated pipeline for creating traditional and digital animation or a combination of techniques, students proficient in Harmony secure the competitive edge they need when embarking on their career in the animation industry. The Toon Boom Certification program provides a reliable validation of their skills and knowledge.

The Toon Boom team will be showcasing Harmony 11 at MIFA 2014, from June 10 to 13 at booth 2.007.

Link to visuals: http://bit.ly/1lkzUmy

About Toon Boom Animation Inc.
Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com), a Corus^® Entertainment Inc. company and a 2012 and 2005 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award recipient, 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 dedicated to education and goes far beyond just developing technology and curriculums that enhance the classroom experience. Toon Boom is an influential advocate of bringing industry and education together, while partnering with value-added partners to help students achieve their goals.

At the high-end studio level, Toon Boom offers a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. Relying on its extensive expertise in animation production, Toon Boom provides consulting services in the fields of optimization, pipeline integration, production assistance and custom development.

Copyright © 2014 Toon Boom Animation Inc. All rights reserved. Toon Boom^® is registered trademark and Harmony™ and the Toon Boom logo are trademarks of Toon Boom Animation Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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