Toon Boom Animation

Toon Boom Animation Inc.
Subsidiary
Industry Software
Founded 1994 (1994)
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Products animation and storyboarding software
Parent Corus Entertainment
Website toonboom.com

Toon Boom Animation Inc. is a Canadian software company that specializes in animation production and storyboarding software. This animation software company is a division of Corus Entertainment, founded in 1994 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film, television, web animation, games, mobile devices, training applications, and education. In 2005, Toon Boom was awarded a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award. In 2012, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Toon Boom a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for Storyboard Pro, recognizing its significant impact in the industry.

Products

For Professionals and Students

For Utility

For Fun

NOTE: One or more of these products are now retired

Filmography

Walt Disney Studios

Nickelodeon Movies

Sunwoo Entertainment

Universal Animation Studios

Warner Bros. Animation

20th Century Fox Animation

TV series

International presence

The Toon Boom community comes from 122 countries. Working extensively in Asia and more particularly in India, Japan, China, Korea and The Philippines, Toon Boom is also developing new geographies in the Caribbean and Africa especially in South Africa and Egypt.

eLearning material

Several video tutorials developed by Toon Boom are available to learn Toon Boom Studio, Storyboard Pro and the Animate family. Toon Boom publishes on its web site monthly tips that make users more proficient with the different tools. In addition, several power users have developed their content to help the community develop higher quality animation. Examples can be found in the Cartooning in Toon Boom Wiki at toonboomcartooning.wetpaint.com and at ToonBoomTutorials.com. Additional tutorials can be found at Toon Boom EF Tutorial!. Another series of video tutorials are developed by Adam Phillips on YouTube Adam Phillips' Animate Tutorials and by CartoonSmart on Vimeo CartoonSmart Video Tutorials on Animate.

Tips and tricks, animation charts and FX templates are also developed on a monthly basis, and teaching aids are available to educators. Students and educators have now a dedicated section in the Toon Boom Forums.

Acquisitions

In 1996, Toon Boom purchased the software development business of USAnimation studio. Its animation production services were initially to be merged into CST Entertainment according to a premature press release from CST. That merger never transacted, and USAnimation's studio changed its name to VirtualMagic Animation in 1996 and operated independently. Toon Boom has been continuing the development of the USAnimation software; formerly known as Toon Boom Opus, it is now called Toon Boom Harmony.

In 2006, Toon Boom acquired French company Pegs's'Co,[2] developer of the 2D bitmap animation software called Pegs. Since the acquisition, the software has not been updated and cannot be purchased anymore (it has been replaced by Toon Boom Harmony).

In 2009, Toon Boom acquired English company Cambridge Animation System, developer of Animo.[3]

In 2012, Toon Boom was acquired by Corus Entertainment.[4]

Recognition

Toon Boom's client base ranges from professional studios to individual animators and colleges. Prestigious customers include: Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation, Nelvana, Warner Bros. Animation, Fox, Walking the Dog, Xilam, Mercury Filmworks, China Central Television, Toonz India Ltd, eMation, Rough Draft Korea, Alphanim, 2d3D Animations, Imira Entertainment, Cartoon Network Studios, PIXAR and Enarmonia.

In 2006, the IT Federation of Quebec (FIQ) awarded an OCTAS 2006 in the Multimedia – educational and cultural sector category, for Toon Boom Studio. In 2007, FIQ awarded an OCTAS 2007 in the Technological Innovation category, for Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. In 2008, Flip Boom was granted a Parents’ Choice Gold Award and a New Canadian Media Award in the Excellence in Children’s category. In 2009, Flip Boom was selected as Editor’s Choice by the prestigious Children’s Technology Review for excellence in design. In 2010, Flip Boom All-Star was granted a Parents’ Choice Silver Award, the NAPPA Honors Award and the Tech & Learning Award of Excellence. In 2011, Toon Boom won the HSBC International Business Award in the small and medium size category. In addition, both Flip Boom Classic and Flip Boom All-Star Curricula were granted the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Awards in the Art category, for K-5 and 6-8 markets by The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The Flip Boom Classic Curriculum was also an AEP Innovation Award finalist for its excellence in educational resources. Garfield’s Comic Boom was awarded the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine, the 2011 NAPPA Honors Award and the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval. Flip Boom All-Star received the 2011 Media Of The Year Award, granted by Creative Child Magazine and the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval. Toon Boom Studio received the 2011 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence. In 2012, Frost & Sullivan granted Toon Boom the 2011 Global Animation Software Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. In 2012, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Toon Boom a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for Storyboard Pro, recognizing its significant impact in the industry.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Aug. 6, 1996). "Toon Boom Technologies enters merger transaction with USAnimation Inc" [Business Wire]. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ (Jun. 6, 2006). "Toon Boom Animation acquires Pegs’n Co’s" [Studio Daily]. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ (January 8, 2009)."Toon Boom Acquires Cambridge Animation" [AWN]. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  4. ↑ "" [PDF]. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

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