Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

 

 

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
The power of digital storyboarding.
Truly completing the production pipeline, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro helps you take an idea and translate it into a visual story that will become a complete production, whether animated or live-action. Developed in conjunction with expert storyboard artists, Storyboard Pro speeds up production planning and enables you to reach new heights with increased production integration. Its advanced features make it the tool of choice to create an entirely digital storyboard.

 

 

Open the door to a new dimension of storyboarding with Storyboard Pro 3D. Adding the ability to import 3D CGI objects lets you work artistically while streamlining your workflow. Whether you are working in 2D, 3D, live-action, games, or mixed media, you will see the real benefits of storyboarding in a 3D space.

 

 

 

 

 

With Storyboard Pro 3D, you get the solid foundation of Storyboard Pro and the added functionality of being able to import and manipulate 3D objects, opening up vast new storyboarding possibilities.

Working with 3D Objects

Supports multiple formats (FBX, OBJ, OSB)
Import with textures visible in OpenGL
Manipulate imported objects in 3D
Subselect meshes in the 3D object to manipulate them based on the pivot points that were set up in the original 3D file
Reposition pivot points in Storyboard Pro 3D after import
Choose between Wireframe, Flat, or Shaded display for 3D objects

Working in a 3D Space

Work in the Top View, Side View, and Camera View to position elements in 3D space
NEW SP1 Ability to rotate around the Stage view in full perspective mode
Manipulate 2D layers in depth
Manipulate 3D objects in all three axes
2D layers and 3D objects can interact with each other based on their placement in the scene
NEW SP1 Enable 3D mode that allows 2D layers to be rotated and repositioned in 3D space
NEW SP1 Enable 3D mode that allows the Camera to be rotated and repositioned in all axes (FLYING CAMERA)
NEW SP1 Face Camera mode for 2D layers to always face the camera
NEW SP1 Reset to 2D mode to remove all 3D manipulations

True Pencil

Draw with the new Pencil tool which supports pressure sensitivity
Variable line thickness which can be edited with the Pencil Editor tool
Edit the position of the pencil line with the Contour Editor tool

Smart Sketching

Superior textured brushes for a natural feel when sketching
Rotating canvas and onion skin for comfortable drawing
Save Brush Presets to reuse brush tool properties
NEW SP1 Look At Selected functionality to easily snap the Stage View to a drawing layer to draw

Building a Library

Importing 3D elements into a project file will automatically make them available in the library for reuse in that project
Set up a 2D library to import and re-use 2D drawing layers and reuse in multiple projects
NEW Open a library that contains 3D files for easy import into the project
Organised Storyboarding
Customizable captions layout
Reorder panels with automatic renaming
Record audio comments
Fast revision process
Customizable workspaces

Built-in Animatics

Independent motion per layer
Impressive camera moves across panels
Unlimited soundtracks
NEW SP1 3D Camera functionality (FLYING CAMERA) with additional manipulators in the Camera View

Importing

Support of Final Draft 8 for script import
Import of leading bitmap, vector and audio formats

Import 3D objects through FBX, OBJ, or OSB

Exporting

Export to FBX to import into the 3D software of your choice
Export to Toon Boom
Export to QuickTime movie
Export to PDF
Export as still images or layered panels to Photoshop
NEW SP1 Export Soundtrack as a WAV
Export to Avid, Premiere, and Final Cut Pro via AAF, EDL, and XML

*Final Cut X not supported