Release OpenOonz 1.6, open package to create 2D animations

Published Release of the project OpenToonz 1.6 , continuing the development of the source texts of the professional package of 2D-animation toonz, which was used Production of the cartoon series of futurama and some animated films nominated for an Oscar premium. In 2016, the toonz code was opened under the BSD license and since then continues to develop as Free project .

in OpenToonz including Connecting plugins with effects implemented using machine learning technologies, such as effects, you can automatically change the image style and simulate distorted falling light, as in cartoons taken using classic technologies used before digital animation creation packages.


In the new version:

  • Improved sound recording tools.
  • is implemented The ability to perform image cleaning operations when the processing line is turned off (Line Processing mode is set to None).
  • when viewing in Kineographer (Flipbook) implemented commands to change scale, improved playback mode and added support 30-bit Color depth (10 bits per RGB channel).
  • Improved the implementation of the time scale and leaf of exposure ( xsheet ). Added feature of the marking cells (Cell Mark). In XSheet, the scaling management is provided and a minimalist interface element layout is proposed.
  • Added support for exporting a leaf of exposure to PDF format and in JSON format for the TVPAINT application.
  • Added support for using FFMPEG in multithreaded mode.
  • includes the possibility of using PNG format in new raster levels.
  • Improved exports in the form of animated images GIF.
  • Added support for the size of OpenExr .
  • In the style editor, a tool is added to edit hexteriorized color values ​​and the ability to insert colors through the clipboard is provided.
  • The file manager has the ability to view files with palettes.
  • In the visual effect of Fractal Noise FX IWA added option for the use of canonical conversion, the ability to set the image size is added to the Tile FX effect. The effects of Shader FX, Bokeh Advanced IWA FX, Radial FX, Spin Blur FX, Layer Blending Ino FX are improved. Added a common visual effects panel (FX Global Controls).
  • Added the ability to use regular expressions when processing file paths.
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