"THERE'S NOT A HOPE IN HELL OF INSTALLING USANIMATION HERE"
…Were the words heard at Capital Animation Services approximately twelve months ago, but as the Toon Boom tide continues to engulf the cartoon industry even the most avid followers of the competition have come around.
Montreal (October 31, 2002) - Capital Animation Services in the heart of Soho's thriving animation community are the latest in a line of converts to USAnimation, the fastest and most technologically advanced professional 2d animation system in the world.
"We have always admired USAnimation but have been very comfortable with our own software which we have used for over 10 years and have never felt the need to change. However, as many of our co-producers seem to be using USAnimation I am convinced to maintain our competitive edge and stay ahead of the field, the migration over to USAnimation is the right decision to advance our business over the foreseeable future."
"It was a tough decision and a daunting prospect of having to retrain all of our staff, but it has been a far less painful experience that I envisaged. Our staff are extremely talented and have picked up the new software very quickly. Within five days of the boys at Pixelution stepping through our door we begun work on the first two half hour episodes of a production for an overseas client." explains Gary Knowelden, MD, Capital Animation Services.
With another major project already in the pipeline, Capital Animation Services using Toon Boom Technologies' USAnimation software look set to maintain their position as one of the leading animation facilities here in the UK.
About
Calibre Animation Services
Capital Animation Services, established in 2000 provides a complete scanning,
colouring and compositing service to the 2d animation industry. Partners
Gary Knowelden and Damien Costelloe have worked in 2d animation for many
years and ran a digital ink and paint facility for 10 years furnishing
them with excellent experience in high-end TV commercials, TV specials
and series.
About
Toon Boom Technologies Inc.
Toon
Boom Technologies Inc Based in Montreal, Canada, Toon Boom Technologies
Inc. is the world-leading supplier of 2D character animation software
providing a complete suite of high-performance, web-enabled desktop tools
and services to creators and producers of 2D character animation including
USAnimation,
USAnimation
Web Edition and Toon
Boom Studio. For additional information, visit Toon Boom on the
Web at www.toonboom.com
Toon Boom Studio and USAnimation are trademarks of Toon Boom Technologies Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners
About
Pixelution
Pixelution, established in 1990, Pixelution has grown to become one of
the leading system integration companies serving the computer animation
and postproduction industries in the UK. The company has built an excellent
reputation for supplying and supporting leading edge products with first
class technical knowledge and backup. Their product portfolio includes
USAnimation, Jaleo Post Production System and Custom built high-end workstations,
servers and renderfarms. www.pixelution.co.uk