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release of Toon Boom Studio Express V3. The new features and improvements<br />
integrated into Toon Boom Studio Express V3 make this release the perfect<br />
animation tool for beginners, hobbyists and kids.</p>
<p>* Create animated greetings for the New Year<br />
The new Text tool lets users type and animate text easily. This feature is<br />
great for creating greeting cards, web banners, storyboards or even comic<br />
strips.</p>
<p>* Enjoy ease-of-use and efficiency<br />
With a new unified mode and many interface improvements, Toon Boom Studio<br />
Express V3 is the easiest and most efficient release to date offering an<br />
exciting and fun experience to beginners, hobbyists and kids.</p>
<p>* Animate faster<br />
The new transform tool allows users to scale, rotate, move and skew any<br />
object over time with a simple click. Create the final position of a<br />
drawing and let Toon Boom Studio Express create the animation for you.</p>
<p>Pricing and availability<br />
Toon Boom Studio Express V3 is available online at <a href="http://www.toonboom.com" title="www.toonboom.com">www.toonboom.com</a>. Launch<br />
special is at $69.99 US, instead of $99.99 US, and upgrade from a previous<br />
version is at $29.99 US. In addition to getting free support for<br />
installation and download, customers receive additional free goodies,<br />
including Christmas templates, tutorials and clip art, a total value of<br />
$200 US.</p>
<p>About Toon Boom Animation Inc.<br />
Winner of the 2005 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award, Toon Boom Animation<br />
Inc. is the worldwide leader of animation software solutions with high-tech<br />
tools such as morphing, inverse kinematics and glue. Toon Boom carries<br />
several leading animation products, including Harmony, Opus, Solo and<br />
Studio. Harmony is a revolutionary solution designed to meet digital<br />
animation production needs, whether it is cut-out or paperless. Its<br />
superior toolset, with morphing, inverse kinematics and glue, makes it the<br />
solution for any studio wanting to create the highest-quality animation<br />
cost-effectively. Toon Boom Opus is the industry standard for traditional<br />
animation production. From scanning, inking and painting, to compositing<br />
and rendering, its powerful features translate into significant savings<br />
throughout the production process. Designed to meet the needs of small<br />
studios and independent filmmakers, Toon Boom Solo brings the power of Toon<br />
Boom's most advanced applications into this stand-alone animation software<br />
solution. As for Toon Boom Studio, this application is the ideal tool for<br />
individuals. Toon Boom also offers consulting and training services<br />
dedicated to increasing animation production efficiency and quality. With<br />
these great offerings, Toon Boom Animation is well-poised to continue<br />
delivering quality, efficiency and reliability to the animation community -<br />
for all animation styles and formats.</p>
<p>Toon Boom's client base ranges from major studios creating Hollywood<br />
blockbuster animated films to individual animators creating their first<br />
masterpieces. Market-leading studios using Toon Boom's products include<br />
Nelvana, Klasky Csupo, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal, Mercury<br />
Filmworks, Wild Brain, King Camera, Cromosoma and Lanterna Magica, to name<br />
a few. Some of the prestigious productions done with Toon Boom's technology<br />
include Les Triplettes de Belleville, Looney Tunes: Back in Action,<br />
Rugrats, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.</p>
<p>In 2004, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry honored<br />
Ms. Vogelesang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Toon Boom<br />
Animation, with the Life Time Achievement Award for promoting the Indian<br />
Animation Sector globally. Since 1999, Toon Boom has advocated the<br />
potential of India as an animation destination and has established a great<br />
working relationship with many successful studios.</p>
<p>For additional information, visit Toon Boom at <a href="http://www.toonboom.com" title="www.toonboom.com">www.toonboom.com</a>.</p>
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