Toonboom's Storyboard Pro: Best Storyboard Program Ever?
You may easily add voice notations to your board. Just click on the record button and speak into your mike. Unfortunately you can't record scratch tracks into your animatic this quickly.
The video tutorials that come with the software will have you up and drawing in just a few minutes. Where working with some storyboard softwares are cumbersome and not very logical, the Storyboard Pro process makes perfect sense. Even non-technical artists will find it quick to learn.
I was actually surprised to find out that this was the first release of the software. It has the ease of use and functionality of a software that has had many iterations.
I spoke with the development team and they told me of a few of the additions they will be adding to the next release. My favorite will be the ability to record scratch tracks on the fly as you work, directly in the software. Sign me up for an upgrade.
Storyboard Pro was developed by Toon Boom. System requirements are:
Mac OS X Systems:
Microsoft Windows Systems:
Mark Simon is the author of the best-selling storyboard text, Storyboards: Motion In Art, 3rd Edition. He is also the owner of Animatics & Storyboards Inc and SellYourTvConceptNow.com. He has written seven industry books and lectures on art, animation and production around the world.
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This article was extremely helpful in finalizing my decision about storyboard pro and I thank you for it. Question: can you color in storyboard pro like you can in photoshop? Also, can you use a pc tablet with it and not just the Wacom Cintiq monitor/tablets? And last,do you need photoshop knowledge if you use storyboard pro?
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