The animation software behind Futurama and Studio Ghibli’s films is going open source

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by Sindy Cator on March 20, 2016 at 8:51 am

Toonz creates software you’ve probably never heard of but you’ve likely seen countless TV shows and movies made using its products. The company’s main product is a piece of enterprise animation software that helps with scanning and cleanup of drawings, editing, animation and compositing. Toonz was used to create the likes of Futurama, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away over the years and was a The app reportedly cost up to $10,000 per license, but as part of an agreement to be acquired today by Dwango the company is open sourcing its software. Atsushi Okui, Executive Imaging Director at Studio Ghibli said that the company used Toonz because…