The Softimage content pipeline is a synthesis of open solutions to create, validate and optimize in-game content. The integrated environment offers you the freedom to choose at any point in the development cycle with all the benefits of a modern, comprehensive toolset, without all the drawbacks of a propriety pipeline. Toonz is a complete 2D animation system designed to meet the rigorous production criteria of the modern cel animation industry while preserving the integrity of the animator s work. Used extensively in feature film, commercial, video, and interactive media productions, Toonz allows artists to capture the emotive quality of their hand-drawn art. It also simplifies and accelerates the production process allowing artists to fast forward through the more tedious steps like inking and painting and focus more on the creative aspects of production.
Artists can then augment their work through advanced digital compositing and special effects.
New features in version 4.5 Toonz 4.5 introduces support for the popular web based software Macromedia Flash . This new feature, embedded in inknpaint, allows you to export vectorized Toonz levels directly to the Web and will give you the capability to bring a whole level or individual images right into Flash. Dashed areas give you ability to check the closed areas. Toonz goes beyond the support for Flash format and enables the users to work as they re used to, staying rock solid in Toonz to deliver for the web. The XSI SDK presents a wide range of extensibility options for the customization of user interface, preset and animation functions.