interactivity

Toon Boom Studio 4.5 released

toonboom 20080815 195342 Toon Boom Studio 4.5 releasedI have a short list of applications I would really like to learn and one of them is the Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom. Today marks the launch of Toon Boom Studio 4.5 along with its Toon Boom Studio Importer to Flash (TBSi). This latest version improves upon the previous by enabling artists to create photo animation and live-action cartooning. Additional new features include a better integration with Photoshop (PSD) files, extended ease of use, the ability to print, more export options to iTunes and YouTube as well as the import of Flip Boom and Animation-ish projects. TBSi lets users import Toon Boom Studio projects directly into Adobe Flash CS2 and CS3, resulting in a streamlined workflow for adding interactivity to their projects.

Buy Toon Boom Studio 4.5 now for USD$399.99. Current customers owning Studio 3.5 and 4 can upgrade for USD$99.99. Please leave your comments and experiences using Toom Boom in the comments, I would love to know what you think.

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AJAX Applications Part 1

AJAX is the freshest trend in web development, and the technology promises to add the interactivity of desktop applications to web based services.

This doesn’t mean you’ll have to surrender your data to some remote server farm. With this week’s introduction to AJAX applications we’ll look at some new web-based solutions that you can install on your server under your control.

Join me for part one of a two part Freeloader look at AJAX.

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