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Harmony 25

Harmony 25 is ToonBoom’s industry-proven flagship 2D animation software, trusted by Disney, Netflix and Universal for over 30 years. It unites traditional hand-drawn, cut-out, rigging, VFX compositing and 3D integration in one paperless pipeline. Native 8

Product Introduction

Intelligence engine

Harmony 25’s new Scene-Intelligence engine lets animators yell “Action” like a director. One drag-and-drop, and AI auto-separates characters, matches perspective and lighting, delivering a ready-to-play layout in 30 seconds. Hit “Style Transfer” to turn live-action footage into crisp, hand-drawn animation in a click. Built-in templates ship with Disney-approved 24 fps standards and Netflix-ready 4K HDR presets—open the file and you’re ready for delivery.

Unlimited collaboration

Harmony 25 was born for collaboration. Its cloud-native architecture lets 1,000+ artists work on the same project in real time—roughs, color, comp and audio sync instantly, with automatic merge-conflict resolution and one-second rollbacks. Built-in review lets producers, directors or clients annotate frames on any phone—no software install needed. One-click USD export sends your 2D cast straight into Unreal or Blender, fusing 2D and 3D pipelines in a single production hub.

Function Introduction

Smaller Project Files

Reduce scene load times and long file transfers with smaller project files in Storyboard Pro and Harmony 25. This quality-of-life improvement to Storyboard Pro and Harmony was made possible by both optimizing the structure of and compressing complex project files. Additionally, both Storyboard Pro and Harmony 25 have an option to save a project as a compact file structure, ideal for collaborating remotely with artists and studios.

Universal Scene Description Compatibility

Originally created by Pixar, Universal Scene Description (USD) is an open standard for transferring 3D scene data along a CGI production pipeline. Harmony Premium 25 supports importing 3D models in the USDZ format, as well as importing and exporting animation data and camera movements. This update significantly expands flexibility for new pipeline integrations.

Import Photoshop Brushes

Draw with the same brushes in your storyboards and animation that were used in visual development. Storyboard Pro, Harmony Advanced, and Harmony Premium 25 can directly import Photoshop ABR brushes, allowing artists to expand their brush libraries. ABR brushes can either be imported as vector and bitmap brushes, and can also be used as erasers.

Pencil Line Retouch Tool

Improving on drawing tools in Storyboard Pro and Harmony, artists can now adjust the opacity and thickness of existing pencil lines by drawing over with the Pencil Line Retouch Tool in Storyboard Pro, Harmony Advanced and Harmony Premium 25. This allows pencil lines to more accurately mimic natural media while remaining versatile and adjustable throughout the ink & paint process.

Lock Timeline Ruler

Avoid accidentally adjusting the timing of finished scenes while scrubbing through your project by using the Lock Timeline Ruler command in Harmony 25. Scene markers will appear dark to show they are locked and scene duration will not be adjustable in the timeline until Lock Timeline Ruler is toggled off.

Breakdown Pose Assistant

Refine your rigged character animation and other keyframed objects in Harmony Premium 25 using the Breakdown Pose Assistant. Since the most natural breakdown between two key poses is often not exactly halfway between two keyframes, the Breakdown Pose Assistant enables animators to adjust which keyframe a specific breakdown prioritizes. This tool is highly customizable and can also be used to help with anticipation and overshoot poses.

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