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add an unlimited number of shots and panels to a storyboard sequence, the creation of customizable and searchable captions fields, the option to employ assets from a built-in image template library, and the ability to export storyboards to PDFs using predefined pages. While this is a 2D program, you can still simulate camera moves with pan, zoom and tilt, and create transitions between shots. Toon Boom’s higher-end Storyboard Pro ($899) offers far more capabilities. With timeline editing, you can easily time panel duration and edit the complete animatic with panel trimming, shifting and shuffling, transitions and unlimited sound tracks. The Pro version also includes scrubbing and volume key framing, as well as real-time playback with full camera and panel motions, synchronized audio tracks and caption fields. Poser above: Toon Boom’s Storyboard is a 2D program, but you can still simulate camera moves with pan, zoom and tilt, and create transitions between shots. ing the means by which content can be added to Antics and which data can be exported to other applications. Antics is currently compatible with Google Earth and Google SketchUp 3D design software, allowing you to design and stage action that takes place on actual geographic locations and within 3D buildings constructed with SketchUp (which offers a large free library of prebuilt structures). The Autodesk 3ds max exporter has been completely rewritten with an improved usability and workflow, allowing the export of objects and whole scenes to be made directly from 3ds max into Antics. A free trial version of Antics 2.5 is available at www.antics3d.com. Santa Cruz, Calif.-based e frontier (www.efrontier.com) released Poser 7, the latest version of its 3D human figure creation program for Mac and PC ($249), last December. Features include Lip Synching (allowing figures to talk with facial movements that match real human behavior), Multiple Undo (which can be applied to a wide range of document changes) and Nonlinear Animation (which compiles layers into a single, cohesive animation, making it easy to organize and reuse various portions of animations). The latest version boosts rendering speeds by up to four times on machines with multiple CPUs, while adding HDRI support for below: Compatible with Google Earth and Google SketchUp 3D, Antics allows you to stage pre-viz action in actual geographic locations, like Dodger Stadium. Storyboard Montreal-based Toon Boom Animation Inc. (www.toonboom.com)—which carries entry-level and high-end animation software solutions for film, television, Web, games, mobile devices and training applications—recently announced the release of its $249 Storyboard software. This 2D program for Mac and PC, showcased at InfoComm 2007, comes with an intuitive and user-friendly interface allowing one to easily deliver rich-looking storyboards. Key features include the support of industry-standard bitmap and vector files, the ability to WWW.DV.COM DV SEPTEMBER 2007 «« http://www.e-frontier.com http://www.e-frontier.com http://www.antics3d.com http://www.dv.com

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Digital Video - September 2007

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