Diploma in 2D and 3D Animation:Toon Boom

Toon Boom Studio is ideal for individuals looking for an all-in-one animation software. From drawing digitally, scanning hand-drawn animations or seamlessly importing existing artwork, Studio enables you to lip-sync your animation, setup the action in a 3D space and publish your animation projects for TV, HDTV, the Web and iPod!

Salient Feature

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Toon Boom Studio offers intuitive and easy to use drawing tools.
Toon Boom Studio, you can import and manage all kinds of assets, including digital pictures, movies or sound files
Toon Boom Studio is the only software for creative minds that offers fully automated lip-syncing capabilities.
Toon Boom Studio uses a camera in a virtual 3D environment to set the action. Be the director of your own masterpiece

Toon Boom Topics Covered

Animation Concepts
Vector vs. Pixels
Traditional Concepts
Digital Concepts

Interface

New Project Window
Framerate and Camera
The Menu Bar
Drawing Tools
Rotate Drawing Space
Workspaces
Preferences

Draw Art
Drawing Line Art
Work with Selections
Use the Brush
Pen Styles
Onion Skinning
Light Table
Draw with Shapes
Create Text
Convert Text to Objects
Optimize Art for the Web
Covert Lines

Modify Art
Group and Ungroup
Rotate and Scale Art
Cutting Tools
Erase Line Art
Ordering Art
Cut / Copy and Paste
Clone and Duplicate

Import Art

Compatible Formats pt. 1
Compatible Formats pt. 2
Import Artwork
Import Movies
Scan Art
Vectorize Bitmaps
Reposition Art

Ink and Paint
Coloring Line Art
Work with Swatches
Gradients
Close Gaps
Work with Palettes
Work with Textures
Stroke Tool

Work with Sound
Compatible Formats
Import Audio
Loop and Fade Audio
Streaming vs Event
Sound Scrubbing

Scene Planning
Negotiate Views
Element Positions
Select and Move Elements
Scale Pivot Point
Rotation Pivot Point
Work with Scenes

Animation Preparation
Plot and outline
Script
Storyboard
Animatics

Animation
Pegs
Adding Pegs to Elements
Building Hierarchies
The Timeline
Keyframes
Animate with Transformations
Tension / Continuity and Bias

The Exposure Sheet
Work with Cells
Work with Elements
Change Timing
View Waveforms
Cell Notes

Output
Rendering Movies
Previewing Movies
Save and Export

Function Editor
Function Editor
Editing Functions
Animate with Functions

Multiplane Camera
Add and Position Cameras
Pan
Dolly
Dutch
Bird and Ant Eye View
Medium and Close
Wide and Establishing
Field of View

Effects
Color Changes
Clipping Masks
Drop Shadows

Manage Content
The Library
Templates
Linking Media
Catalogs

Project
Cut-out Animation
Prepare the Character
Build the Hierachy pt. 1
Build the Hierachy pt. 2
Tweaking
Adjust Pivots
Test Pivots
Rough Animation
Refine Animation
Functions

External Application Effects
Photoshop Fire
Photoshop Rain
3D Models
Flash Explosion