


Robinson's novel of the same name, it's a tale of quiet friendship with a supernatural twist. If you don't fancy yourself a world-class animator yourself just yet, Studio Ghibli's next ( and for now, final) film, Hiromasa Yonebayashi's When Marnie Was There, gets its UK cinema release on 10 June. We are proud to share this path with Dwango and with Studio Ghibli, the renowned Toonz user since 1995." If you want to get your hands on the software, OpenToonz can be. "This deal will also be the starting point of a new exciting plan to endorse the Open Source business model, by supporting training and customising Toonz for the old and new users. OpenToonz, the open source version of the Toonz animation software used by Studio Ghibli, was released to the public this weekend. Just read the news, of the release of OpenToonz, I was surprised not only that it will be released as open-source software, but for having discovered that the software in question is made in Italy. "The contract with Dwango, which offers the Toonz open source platform to the animation community, has enabled Digital Video to realize one of its strategies: to make of Toonz a world standard for 2D animation," said Claudio Mattei, managing director at Digital Video. It will also offer implementation and training in the kit.
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Toonz, the software used by Studio Ghibli to produce films like The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo and The Wind Rises, will be made free and open source to the animation community beginning March 26, 2016. The acclaimed Japanese animation producer has been long-time user of Toonz software. Toonz was used in Ghibli titles including Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away. While OpenToonz will be available to the masses, Digital Video will continue to develop its own Toonz Premium software fork, aimed at professionals and sold "at a very competitive price". With one announcement, the animation software game may have changed forever. OpenToonz will include features developed by Studio Ghibli (Toonz Ghibli Edition). The tool behind some of the animated films from acclaimed movie-maker Studio Ghibli will soon be free for devs to use.
