While the Centre d'animatique of the French Program carried out computer animation research between 1986 and 1992, these new tools are now fully integrated in both animation Studios.
Computer animation permits the creation of very complex compositions and textures.
Of all the animation techniques which have contributed to the NFB's international reputation, only the pin screen technique has yet to integrate the computer in its production sequence. This is an exception that animator Jacques Drouin will seek to eliminate in his next film.