The subscriptions are available at both monthly and annual subscription rates, with the lowest price being $15 per month for the Essentials (with the purchase of an annual plan). Performance Improvements – Harmony 12 delivers rendering speeds that are up to 65% faster, as well as real-time visualization of deformers and special effects.įollowing the lead of other software manufacturers like Adobe and Autodesk, Toon Boom has also introduced a subscription model. Harmony boasts improvements to its deformers that bend, squash, and stretch characters.

New game bone deformers provide game engine compatibility. (Click to enlarge.)ĭeformer Improvements – Simpler set-up and new envelope controls are perfect for bending, squashing and imparting highly organic character movement. Harmony allows users to add automatic tones and highlights to puppet characters instead of drawing them frame-by-frame or building rigs. Light Shading – Harmony 12 adds surface volume and lighting to 2D objects, providing automatic tones/highlights for characters that are far more efficient than adding shading nuances by hand. New game export features in Harmony allow users to preview game animation in Harmony, and then export to Unity.

Industry-standard Collada and Alembic 3D files load into Harmony, and animated character rigs can be exported to the popular Unity game engine. Open Platform Tools – Harmony 12 supports OpenFX plugins, which can be used to add striking special effects to characters and scenes. Bitmap brush improvements in Harmony 12 include a dual-brush and “Photoshop-level brush control” that allows users to adjust brush roundness and angle. Along with dual brush support, artists now have even more ways to apply unique looks. Harmony 12 has a number of significant improvements, especially to its bitmap brush tools (the traditionally vector-based Harmony had lagged in this area compared to TVPaint and Photoshop) support of OpenFX plugins, which significantly expands its capabilities as a compositing tool and enhanced compatibility with Unity for game developers.īitmap Brush Improvements – Artists can now create customized bitmap brushes as textures for experimental and organic creations. A feature comparison chart for the different versions is available on the Toon Boom website.

Harmony will now be available in three distinct editions targeted at everyone from students to industry pros: Essentials (simple paperless/cutout style projects aimed at hobbyists and enthusiasts) Advanced (professional-grade solution for studios, freelancers, and others who need full paperless and simple cut-out) and Premium (fully featured paperless and sophisticated cut-out style animation with full character rigs).

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