Installation and Getting Started Guide

Published by Toon Boom Animation Inc.

Corporate Headquarters 7 Laurier Avenue East Montreal, Quebec Canada H2T 1E4 Tel: (514) 278-8666 Fax: (514) 278-2666 www.toonboom.com

Disclaimer

The content of this manual is covered by a specific limited warranty and exclusions and limit of liability under the applicable License Agreement as supplemented by the special terms and conditions for AdobeFlash File Format (SWF). Please refer to the License Agreement and to those special terms and conditions for details. The content of this manual is the property of Toon Boom Animation Inc. and is copyrighted. Any reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. For additional copies of this manual, please contact Toon Boom Animation Inc. at the Corporate Headquarters address. Copyright 2008 by Toon Boom Animation Inc. All rights reserved.

Trademarks

Toon Boom Studio is a trademark owned by Toon Boom Animation Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Credits

Documentation Development: Peter Cawthorne, Annie Rodrigue

Publication Date
July 2008

Contents
Welcome to Toon Boom Studio 4.5 ............................................ 2 New and Improved Features ........................................................ 3
Publish to Any Media ................................................................... Printing......................................................................................... Increased Copying Functionality.................................................. Enhanced File Format Support .................................................... Enhanced Bitmap Image Support................................................ Enhanced Integration with Photoshop Files ................................ Live-action Cartoons .................................................................... Check Your System Requirements .............................................. Minimum Requirements of all Operating Systems ...................... Recommended Macintosh Requirements.................................... Recommended Windows Requirements ..................................... Installing Toon Boom Studio ........................................................ Installing on Windows .................................................................. Installing on Mac OS X................................................................. Getting Started ............................................................................... Launching Toon Boom Studio ..................................................... Documentation ............................................................................... Toon Boom Studio e-Learning ..................................................... Workout Series............................................................................. Articles ......................................................................................... How to Animate ........................................................................... Tutorials ....................................................................................... Templates .................................................................................... Dont Forget to Register Toon Boom Studio ............................ Get Help!.......................................................................................... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ............................................. Next-Day Reply Support Package ............................................... User Forum................................................................................... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10

Welcome to Toon Boom Studio 4.5

Toon Boom Studio, the leading animation software for individuals, features powerful drawing tools, time-saving lip sync tools, and innovative 3D layout and animating tools. This guide includes the following topics: New and Improved Features on page 3 Check Your System Requirements on page 4 Installing Toon Boom Studio on page 5 Getting Started on page 6 For additional information about using the product, see the Toon Boom Studio Help. To open the help, select Help > Toon Boom Studio 4.5 Help.
From drawing to animating, Toon Boom Studio can help you animate with ease.

New and Improved Features

This release includes a number of new features and improvements to help you animate better.

Publish to Any Media

Create high quality animation for the web, iPod, YouTube, cell phones and PDAs, TV and HDTV. All major formats are supported including SWF, QuickTime, AVI, DV, and image sequences.

Printing
Print frames or cells using the new print feature. There are options for printing, export type, export range, layout and decoration.

Increased Copying Functionality

Drag a template from the Library into the Exposure Sheet, Timeline, Drawing View, Camera View, Side View and Top View to add its contents to your animation. Drag and drop supported images from the desktop directly into the drawing space and use the sceneplanning tools to create animation.

Enhanced File Format Support

Flip Boom and Animation-ish file formats are now supported.

Enhanced Bitmap Image Support

Change the bitmap quality while working on your project. Adjust the bitmap memory allocation. Import bitmaps at their actual size relative to the camera size.

Enhanced Integration with Photoshop Files

Create multi-layer backgrounds and characters in Photoshop and import them into Toon Boom Studio preserving all layer information. Easily create even more impressive camera moves and explore new cut-out techniques to animate your characters.

Live-action Cartoons
Import movie files and start drawing on top of them to create liveaction cartoon animation. Combine animation with home videos to create unique stories. You can also explore rotoscoping by tracing over live-action videos and create even more animation. 3

Check Your System Requirements

Toon Boom Studio supports Windows and Mac OS X. Your hardware must meet these minimum requirements to run it.

Minimum Requirements of all Operating Systems

Monitor supporting 1024 x 768 display resolution and 24-bit colour depth Wacom tablet (Recommended) Intel Dual Core processor, PowerMac G5 (minimum) Mac OS X v10.5.1 (Leopard) 1 GB RAM (recommended), 512 MB (minimum) 120 MB of available hard disk space Wacom tablet (recommended) Intel Dual Core processor with Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP and Tablet PC. 1 GHz Intel Pentium IV processor (minimum) 1 GB of RAM (recommended), 512 MB of RAM (minimum) 120 MB of available hard disk space 24-bit colour display capable of 1024 x 768 resolution Video card supporting Direct 3D or OpenGL Wacom tablet (recommended)

Recommended Macintosh Requirements

Recommended Windows Requirements

Installing Toon Boom Studio

Installing on Windows
If you have a Windows operating system on your computer, install Toon Boom Studio using these simple steps. 1. Start the installation program. Do one of the following: If you downloaded Toon Boom Studio from our website, extract the files and double-click on setup.exe to run the installation program. If you received Toon Boom Studio on a CD, insert the it into your CD drive. An auto-run screen appears from which you can launch the installation program. If the auto-run feature of your CD drive does not start automatically, browse the contents of the CD and doubleclick setup.exe to run the installation program. 2. Just follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Thats it!

Installing on Mac OS X
If you have a Mac OS X operating system on your computer, install Toon Boom Studio using these simple steps. 1. Start the installation program. Do one of the following: If you downloaded Toon Boom Studio from our website, double-click the disk image and drag the Toon Boom Studio icon to the Applications folder. If you received Toon Boom Studio on a CD, insert the CD into your CD drive. Double-click on the CD and drag the Toon Boom Studio icon to the Applications folder. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Thats it!

Getting Started
After launching Toon Boom Studio, you can begin creating an animation project. Data for each animation project is stored in a file folder that you name when you first create it. Once you open a new or existing project, you will be able to work on it in the Toon Boom Studio interface.

Launching Toon Boom Studio

To open Toon Boom Studio:
1. Double-click on the Toon Boom Studio icon. Toon Boom Studio opens. The menu bar, the main toolbar and welcome screen are displayed. There are other ways to launch Toon Boom Studio depending on your operating system: Windows users can select Start > Programs > Toon Boom Animation > Toon Boom Studio 4.5. Mac OS X users can select Applications > Toon Boom Studio > Toon Boom Studio 4.5. The welcome screen allows you to open a new or existing animation project and access e-Learning tutorials. Create a new animation in this section, which includes the features in the New Project dialog box. Open recent animation projects from here. Access tutorials from here. You can choose whether or not you want this screen to appear each time you open Toon Boom Studio.

Use the welcome screens Web links to connect you to online information and resources that will enhance your Toon Boom Studio experience. Toon Boom Studio Technical Support Web Page Technical support at your fingertips. Select your support package and link directly to the Toon Boom Studio support team. e-Learning Web Page Toon Booms Animation Essentials Web page, access the Workout Series, tutorials, templates, documentation, articles and other e-Learning materials. Toon Boom Studio Product Web Page Product overview, testimonials, user stories and learn about useful plug-ins. Toon Boom Studio User Forum Connect with other registered members in the Toon Boom Studio user group, where you can find useful information posted by Toon Boom Studio users. For further information, see the Toon Boom Studio User Guide or the integrated help:

Documentation
In addition to this booklet, there are other useful documents for Toon Boom Studio. Learn to use Toon Boom Studio with our easyto-use documentation package: Toon Boom Studio User Guide Understand how to use Toon Boom Studios drawing, sceneplanning, content management and other tools. Integrated Help In Toon Boom Studio, select Help > Toon Boom Studio Help to open the help system in your default Web browser. The help system includes the Toon Boom Studio User Guide, a basic tutorial and a reference of the commands, dialog boxes and windows used in Toon Boom Studio. Context-Sensitive Help (Tooltips) To get a short description of a menu command or toolbar button, select Help > Whats This and click on the item. A tooltip pop-up window opens with the description of the item you clicked on. Keyboard Shortcuts Lists the default shortcuts and shows you how to customize them. Documentation and additional tutorials for Toon Boom Studio are available on the Web via the Toon Boom websites e-Learning section. Select Help > Toon Boom on the Web to open the Toon Boom website in your default Web browser.

Toon Boom Studio e-Learning

Toon Booms e-Learning tools, available at www.toonboom.com, helps you to broaden your Toon Boom Studio and general animating skills. Choose from basic to advanced tools to take your animation know-how to the next level. You can also open the e-Learning page within Toon Boom Studio: From the welcome screen, click on the e-Learning Web link. Select Help > Toon Boom on the Web to open the Toon Boom website in your default Web browser.

Workout Series
The Workout series is the latest addition to the e-Learning toolkit. Touching on all aspects of animation creation, this dedicated program of exercises (including detailed instructions and sample material) is designed to help you develop the techniques and skills necessary to get the most out of Toon Boom Studio.

Articles
These valuable tips and application ideas can be used to familiarize and help you understand the creative potential of Toon Boom Studio.

How to Animate
This downloadable book of lessons is a great tool for learning the fundamentals of animation.

Tutorials
Free video tutorials and print tutorials will get you started and introduce them to the application step by step.

Templates
Use the ready-made templates to create animations quickly and easily, while learning how to draw and animate in the Cut-out style! Collections of characters and props are available at our online store.

Dont Forget to Register Toon Boom Studio

Register now and become a member of the Toon Boom community. Membership has its benefits: Priority email announcements, news and updates. Upgrade discounts. Access to support tools. Submit your masterpieces to our Showcase.

Get Help!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Find answers to your Toon Boom Studio questions in the FAQ.

Next-Day Reply Support Package

Guaranteed email response within 24 hours during regular business hours. Purchase your support package online, its valid for one full year! Please send your support questions to: techsupport@toonboomstudio.com.

User Forum
Registered Toon Boom Studio members can access and post on the User Forum. Or view the Forum content as a guest.

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