Concerto




Digital Animation Made Easy and Efficient

Ideal for paperless, digital, re-use or cut-out animation, Concerto offers increased productivity, raises the animation quality and eliminates file management issues so common to the normal flash pipeline. Concerto adds the following key features to the Opus feature set: advanced keyframing, sound scrubbing and the ability to draw directly in 3D sceneplanning.


Savings with Concerto

  • Work in one integrated pipeline
  • Create less drawings because of high level of re-use
  • Access artwork instantly and do away with paper expenses
  • Rely on a robust file management system
  • Achieve performance efficiencies in the management of assets and workflow
  • Enjoy greater creative control throughout the process



Testimonial

"The constraints we faced ramping up on our current production were the same ones all studios face when using Flash MX as a production tool. The issues of file management, rates of productivity and the limitations imposed by the fact that Flash is not designed as a team production tool are a significant barrier to producers. The new animation module for USAnimation Opus solves these problems by leveraging off of the mature and proven architecture of USAnimation, and adding animation functionality. This results in a seamless workflow within one overall software that is already built to handle large scale production"

-- Clint Eland, President & Executive Producer of Mercury Filmworks


Comparison Chart

    Traditional animation     Digital animation  
  Opus Concerto Harmony
File management Yes Yes Yes
Scanning Yes Yes Yes
Digital drawing Basic Advanced Advanced
High tech drawing tools (morphing, IK, glue) - - Yes
Animation Libraries (re-use) - Yes Yes
Interactive X-Sheet Yes Yes Yes
Timeline Basic Advanced Advanced
Lip Sync - Yes Yes
Ink & paint Yes Yes Yes
Scene Planning Yes Yes Yes
Compositing Yes Yes Yes
Special FX (blur, motion blur, shadows, textures, gradients...) Yes Yes Yes
Multi-format output TV, HDTV, Film, Video TV, HDTV, Film, Video, Web TV, HDTV, Film, Video, Web


Recommended System Requirements

Microsoft Windows or Linux RedHat Systems:

• Pentium IV Processor 2.8GHz
• 512MB of RAM, 1GB (recommended)
• 200MB of disk space for the software
• Monitor with 1280x1024 display resolution
• 3 button mouse or wheel mouse
• Adaptec SCSI board
  e.g. AHA 2906, AHA 2930CU, AHA 2940AU
• nVidia graphic card with 128MB of memory
• Wacom tablets: Cintiq and
  Intuos2 (recommended)

Mac OS X Systems:

• Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
• Power Mac G4 or G5 (recommended)
   Processor Speed 1.2GHz (minimum)
• 512MB of RAM, 1GB (recommended)
• 200MB of disk space for the software
• Monitor with 1280x1024 display resolution
• 3 button mouse or wheel mouse
• ATTO SCSI board: Express PCI UL4D
• ATI or nVidia graphic card with
  128MB of memory
• Wacom tablets for drawing

Disclaimer: These hardware requirements are subject to change. Please contact Toon Boom to get the latest update and ensure these requirements meet your production needs