Progress Report #28 – Digging with OpenToonz code
In previous report I have mentioned that I am doing some small improvements for OpenToonz. My intention is to make some improvements to make it more user-friendly, according to our usage experience during production of Morevna Episode 2. This is actually the same thing I did for Synfig when I was producing Morevna Demo and […]
OpenToonz Morevna Edition 1.4.0 released
I am happy to announce the release of OpenToonz Morevna Edition version 1.4.0! This version includes all features of official OpenToonz version 1.4.0 (see release notes) + Krita-like assistants and Advanced color selector.
Interview with OpenToonz contributor Agnyy Ignatyev
If you follow OpenToonz-related news at our blog, you might know the name of Agnyy Ignatyev (his GitHub profile) – the guy who continuously puts his efforts and money into improving OpenToonz. Agnyy is prototyping concepts of new features, finds people who can implement them and pays them out of his own pocket to get […]
OpenToonz Morevna Edition 1.3.1 released
I am happy to announce the release of OpenToonz Morevna Edition version 1.3.1. This version includes all features of official OpenToonz version 1.3.0 + all additional features of Morevna Edition – Krita-like assistants, advanced color selector and script execution via command-line (see notes for previous release).
OpenToonz Morevna Edition 1.3.0 released!
We are happy to announce the release of OpenToonz Morevna Edition version 1.3.0, which includes a long-awaited Assistant Tool! This version also includes all features and improvements of official OpenToonz version 1.2.1 (see them listed here). The assistants feature was implemented by our developer Ivan Mahonin thanks to many people who funded development of this […]
OpenToonz (Morevna Edition) 1.2.0.3 released
We are happy to announce a new release of OpenToonz Morevna Edition! This version is an update to 1.2.0.x branch, which delivers following fixes from our developer Ivan Mahonin: Smooth sound playback and scrub for Linux operating system (issue #1097). Fixed crash when trying to process Toonz Vector Levels (pli) via CLI on Linux (issue […]
Public talks at SuzdalFest and SoyuzMultFilm: Video
You possibly remember that this spring I took initiative to give a public talk about OpenToonz and other free animation software at SuzdalFest. If you’ve never heard about that, please check my previous posts here and here. Thanks to support of OpenToonz community, my talk did happened. Also, as part of that trip I’ve got […]
OpenToonz utilized in production of “Batman Ninja” animated feature film
Dwango has announced that the 2D animation production software OpenToonz which they developed and open sourced March 2016 has been used in the production of Kamikaze Douga’s First Animated Feature Film ‘BATMAN NINJA’. Tokyo, Japan (July 12th, 2018) — Dwango Co., Ltd. has announced that the 2D animation production software “OpenToonz” which they started distributing in March 2016 as […]
A quick update about results of my initiative on promoting OpenToonz
A quick followup to my travel report: In collaboration with “SoyuzMultFilm” animation studio we have finished first version of “The Big Picture concept” document for Skolkovo Foundation. The concept involves development and promotion activities for OpenToonz, RenderChan, Synfig and Blender. Now we’re sending the document to foundation representatives for first review. This work collaboration is […]
SuzdalFest / Moscow: Travel report
Ok, I am back from my trip and ready to share some results! First of all, much thanks to everyone who sent their words of support for my initiative. It was really awesome to have that feeling of being backed by whole community. ^__^ In that travel I wasn’t alone – lead artist of Morevna […]
OpenToonz (Morevna Edition) 1.2.0.2 released
We’ve just released a small but important update for OpenToonz Morevna Edition. This version delivers fixes for two critical issues: Fix incorrect behavior of graphic tablets. The incorrect behavior was reported by many Windows an Linux users and this turned to be related with latest changes to the tablet code. Since this part of code […]
Automatic tweening in OpenToonz (guided drawing)
This tutorial shows a technique of creating automatic tweening in OpenToonz. To successfully use the auto-tweening of vector drawings, the strokes have to be in the same order and direction. The guided drawing feature is here to help you. When this option is enabled the onion skin highlights what stroke is next in order and […]