Toon Boom Studio versions

Creates advanced animations based on multi-graphics layers
Feb 22, 2019
Review
8.0
Oct 22, 2013
Review
Dec 3, 2012
7.0
Jul 10, 2012
Review
6.0
Sep 23, 2010
Review
5.0
Jul 1, 2009
4.5
Sep 8, 2008
Editorial review
rating
4.0
Mar 3, 2008
3.5
Aug 1, 2008
3.0
Mar 12, 2008
Review
2.5
Sep 13, 2008
Review

What's new

v8.1.19172 [Feb 19, 2014]
- Adjust the values of properties by single clicking or scrolling.
- Improved Storyline view.
- Smoother Instant Motion animation while using the Orient to Path option.
- Improved Drop Shadow effect relative to the Parent Color Transform.
- In Color Transform effect, the Flatten option no longer reverses layer ordering.
- Grouped PSD layers are now visible in the Camera view.
- The peg’s pivot can now be applied to both rotation and scale on drawing elements.
- Improved memory management.
- Improved overall stability.
- Minor bug fixes.

v8.0 [Oct 22, 2013]
Instant Motion
- Draw a trajectory and follow the line!
- Just draw and watch it move. This tool makes the animation for you.
Instant Talking
- Import sound.
- Added a lip-sync engine.
Instant Blockbuster Effects
- Make the action happen! Movie magic just one click away.
- Added 54 thrilling, action special effects. Create great blockbusters with the new Shatter, Magic, Splash, Explosion, Fire and Celestial effects.
Instant Natural Movement
- Introducing the soft and smooth bone movement collection.
- Make your bone rigs look smoothy and flowy.
Instant Storyline
- Direct your movie scene-by-scene.
- Added scene transitions.

v7.0 [Jul 10, 2012]
Rain: Straight, Bubble, Droplets, Gummy, Bears, Rays, Stars, Rain, Mist, Tropical Storm
Snow: Simple Snowf lakes, Shiny Snowflakes, Sun Dust , Ashes, Leaves, Cotton Candy, Dandelion Puffs, Snow, Snow Flurries, Snow Storm.
Hail: Crystallized Hail, Baseball Hail, Diamonds, Candy, Coins, Gears , Hail, Light Hail, Hail Storm
Fog: Curly Fog, Smokey Fog, Sumi-e Fog, Balloons, Lightning Bugs, Bushes, Fog, Misty, Thick Fog
Cloud: 2D Puffy Clouds 2D, Stylized Clouds, 2D Storm Clouds, Shape Clouds, Forest, Candy Clouds, Cloud, Fluffy Clouds, Storm Clouds
Volcano: Deformed Lava, Popcorn, Petroleum, Fountain, Colour Candy, Steam, Volcano, Puff, Volcano Eruption

v6.0 [Sep 23, 2010]
Studio 6 now offers leading edge features to create bone animation:
- Convenient Skeleton Effect Layer in the timeline
- Useful Bone Level for segmenting and animating the character
- Easy setting of rotation, length and position of the bones
- Practical manipulation of the bones in the timeline
- Fast transformation of vector shapes
- Impressive transformation of pixmap textures
- More accurate region of influence to move objects
- Smart reuse of Bone templates on several characters
- Real-time preview of Bone Effect
- Full QuickTime export of Bone Effect
- Fast SWF export of Bone effect (Vector shapes only)
- Several software improvements and bug fixes

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