Animo links up with Plastic Animation Paper
03/03/04 10:27
Animo links up with Plastic Animation Paper to
provide a complete animation solution
3rd March, 2004
http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/
Cambridge Animation Systems announces that the forthcoming version 6.0 of its Animo software will feature compatibility with Plastic Animation Paper (PAP), the acclaimed tablet-based animation application from Krogh Mortensen Animation (KMA) of Copenhagen, Denmark. The links from PAP into Animo create an outstanding solution that covers all stages of the 2D animation process from drawing to output. How It Works Animo 6.0 allows PAP animations to be included in Animo through two different methods: * A PAP file can be automatically converted into an Animo level file, which can then be processed, painted and composited just like a traditional scanned level. * PAP files can be brought directly into Director (Animo's graph-based compositor) using the new PAP Node, where they can be re-timed, re-coloured and have special effects applied. Perfect Partners "The partnership with PAP meets a long-standing desire to give Animo users an alternative to the traditional pencil, paper and scanner. PAP gives wonderfully clean, accurate drawings which feed perfectly into Animo's ink-and-paint and compositing workflow," says Naomi English, Global Sales Manager at Cambridge Animation Systems. "With this new relationship, we are very proud to be associated with Animo and Cambridge Animation Systems," says Niels Krogh Mortensen, CEO of KMA. "Our two applications complement each other perfectly, and this will help both systems and help many animators around the world. Animo has, in my mind, always been the best complete 2D animation system. However, when we started developing PAP we wanted to take a completely different approach by focusing solely on the animation process itself. We designed our system so you draw directly to the screen using a drawing tablet, making the animation process much more efficient and with focus on animation quality and character performance." Animo 6.0 entered the final stages of development and testing in February 2004 and is scheduled for release in Spring 2004. About Animo Animo www.animo.com is a high-end cartoon production suite, with an installed base of more than 3,000 seats in nearly 60 countries, offering excellent opportunities to studios throughout the world to work with international partners. Animo is available for Windows and Mac OS X, and is used for feature films, television series, commercials, games and multimedia development by leading studios worldwide, including Nelvana, Production IG, Toonz India, Spider Eye, Yoram Gross, Dicell, UTV Toons, Telemagination, PASI, Colorland and Vietnam Film Company. About Cambridge Animation Systems Cambridge Animation Systems Ltd www.cambridgeanimation.com has been pioneering the development of cartoon animation software since its foundation in 1990. It worked in partnership with Hollywood studios Warner Bros. and DreamWorks SKG to develop Animo into a truly world-class animation production suite with the highest levels of functionality and feature-film quality. About Plastic Animation Paper Plastic Animation Paper (PAP) www.plasticanimationpaper.dk is an easy, efficient, and realtime 2D animation package that enables the animator to draw, time and watch his or her animation as it develops from a few rough keys to final cleaned up line. For years, PAP has been the central software for most studios and independent animators in Denmark – a country with a strong animation tradition, internationally known for having some of the best animators, animation schools and studios in the world. As the word spreads, PAP is now in use all over the world. About Krogh Mortensen Animation Krogh Mortensen Animation a/s (KMA) www.km-animation.dk is a small and very innovative animation studio that produces computer animation for games, commercials and film. KMA also develops its own software and has been developing PAP since the birth of the company in 1997.
3rd March, 2004
http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/
Cambridge Animation Systems announces that the forthcoming version 6.0 of its Animo software will feature compatibility with Plastic Animation Paper (PAP), the acclaimed tablet-based animation application from Krogh Mortensen Animation (KMA) of Copenhagen, Denmark. The links from PAP into Animo create an outstanding solution that covers all stages of the 2D animation process from drawing to output. How It Works Animo 6.0 allows PAP animations to be included in Animo through two different methods: * A PAP file can be automatically converted into an Animo level file, which can then be processed, painted and composited just like a traditional scanned level. * PAP files can be brought directly into Director (Animo's graph-based compositor) using the new PAP Node, where they can be re-timed, re-coloured and have special effects applied. Perfect Partners "The partnership with PAP meets a long-standing desire to give Animo users an alternative to the traditional pencil, paper and scanner. PAP gives wonderfully clean, accurate drawings which feed perfectly into Animo's ink-and-paint and compositing workflow," says Naomi English, Global Sales Manager at Cambridge Animation Systems. "With this new relationship, we are very proud to be associated with Animo and Cambridge Animation Systems," says Niels Krogh Mortensen, CEO of KMA. "Our two applications complement each other perfectly, and this will help both systems and help many animators around the world. Animo has, in my mind, always been the best complete 2D animation system. However, when we started developing PAP we wanted to take a completely different approach by focusing solely on the animation process itself. We designed our system so you draw directly to the screen using a drawing tablet, making the animation process much more efficient and with focus on animation quality and character performance." Animo 6.0 entered the final stages of development and testing in February 2004 and is scheduled for release in Spring 2004. About Animo Animo www.animo.com is a high-end cartoon production suite, with an installed base of more than 3,000 seats in nearly 60 countries, offering excellent opportunities to studios throughout the world to work with international partners. Animo is available for Windows and Mac OS X, and is used for feature films, television series, commercials, games and multimedia development by leading studios worldwide, including Nelvana, Production IG, Toonz India, Spider Eye, Yoram Gross, Dicell, UTV Toons, Telemagination, PASI, Colorland and Vietnam Film Company. About Cambridge Animation Systems Cambridge Animation Systems Ltd www.cambridgeanimation.com has been pioneering the development of cartoon animation software since its foundation in 1990. It worked in partnership with Hollywood studios Warner Bros. and DreamWorks SKG to develop Animo into a truly world-class animation production suite with the highest levels of functionality and feature-film quality. About Plastic Animation Paper Plastic Animation Paper (PAP) www.plasticanimationpaper.dk is an easy, efficient, and realtime 2D animation package that enables the animator to draw, time and watch his or her animation as it develops from a few rough keys to final cleaned up line. For years, PAP has been the central software for most studios and independent animators in Denmark – a country with a strong animation tradition, internationally known for having some of the best animators, animation schools and studios in the world. As the word spreads, PAP is now in use all over the world. About Krogh Mortensen Animation Krogh Mortensen Animation a/s (KMA) www.km-animation.dk is a small and very innovative animation studio that produces computer animation for games, commercials and film. KMA also develops its own software and has been developing PAP since the birth of the company in 1997.