from 26th March the popular animation suite which brought you Princess Mononoke and Futurama amongst others. A firm favourite of Studio Ghibli is going open source.. That means there will be a free version and a Deluxe premium version while Toonz will be concentrating on add-ons, customisation and training to bring this powerful suite into mainstream use for a new generation of animators. Like Blender before it, there are certain advantages to going open and a few disadvantages. How it will fare in the end is up to you the animator. We’ll certainly be getting our hands on a free copy and will give it a run for it’s money.
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