Studio5 Getting Started

Installation and Getting Started Guide Legal Notices 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 Adobe®Flash® 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 © 2009 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 Content Development: Marie-Eve Chartrand, Anouk Whissell, Shabana Ali Publication Date May 2009 Software Version Toon Boom Studio v5 Contents Welcome to Toon Boom Studio 5 ............................................... 2 New and Improved Features ........................................................ 3 Create Stop-motion animation with your characters................... 3 Enhanced User Interface.............................................................. 4 Annotation Layers ........................................................................ 4 New Improved User Guide .......................................................... 4 Check Your System Requirements .............................................. 5 Apple Systems (Mac).................................................................... 5 Microsoft Windows (PC) .............................................................. 5 Recommended Additional Equipment ........................................ 5 Installing Toon Boom Studio ........................................................ 6 Installing on Windows .................................................................. 6 Installing on Mac OS X................................................................. 6 Activating the Software ................................................................. 6 Getting Started ............................................................................... 7 Launching Toon Boom Studio ..................................................... 7 Documentation ............................................................................... 8 Toon Boom Studio e-Learning ..................................................... 9 Workout Series............................................................................. 9 Video Lessons .............................................................................. 9 …