Toon Boom Releases USAnimation V5 SP#2 - Toon Boom Animation

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Toon Boom Technologies Inc.
Karina Bessoudo
514 278 8666
karina@toonboom.com
For Immediate Release
Toon Boom Releases USAnimation V5 SP#2
Toon Boom Technologies releases USAnimation ® V5 SP#2
at Digital Media World.
Montreal (November 6, 2000) – Toon Boom Technologies Inc. is delighted to
announce the release of USAnimation ® V5 Service Pack #2 at Digital Media
World, Booth 168. Highlights of this new release include:
New Line Texturing: USAnimation ® now supports different styles of line
animation (like crayon, chalk, etc) with improvements in the line texture and
vector information
Sceneplanning Peg-type: ScenePlanning now features the Constant Peg,
which improves the process of positioning elements in the scene.
Horizontal Flipping of Images: In Scan, you can now flip images horizontally
when scanning. This functionality is useful when two elements are drawn on
both sides of the same paper. For example, the drawing of a character can be
on one side of the paper while its shadow is on the other side.
Drawing Browser in Xsheet: In Xsheet, you can use a file browser that
makes selecting the file system paths easier when you use the "Share
Drawings" option.
View Keyboard Shortcuts: In Sceneplanning, you can display all the
keyboard shortcuts in an easy-to-use Help menu. You can now display a list
of all the ScenePlanning Keyboard shortcuts, complete with descriptions.
Also, this release comes with several bug fixes and other types of improvements.
About Toon Boom Technologies Inc.
Toon Boom Technologies Inc. (www.toonboom.com) is the only company on the
international market offering 100% vector-based, resolution-independent,
Macromedia ® Flash enabled, 2D cel animation software package for all media
platforms. Toon Boom's products, USAnimation ® and USAnimation ® Web Edition,
are the most advanced 2D animation systems at the service of the classical
animation industry.

Toon Boom Technologies is pleased to offer its clients turnkey solutions that live
long after the sale of its software. The Toon Boom team has extensive experience
in the integration of the hardware and software components and can help in the
hiring of key staff and managing the production during the implementation phase.
We staff our customer support center with a team of digital animators and
computer technicians that can help customers with technical and workflow
questions.
Installed in more than 30 countries, USAnimation ® is the industry standard in the
2D cartoon animation market. USAnimation ® is the software of choice of major
studios such as Stan Lee Media, DreamWorks, Film Roman, Warner Bros.,
Klasky Csupo, Paramount Pictures, Liquid Animation, Mercury FilmWorks,
Sunwoo, Cuckoo's Nest, and many others.
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