KToon
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| KToon | |
| Developer: | Toonka Films |
|---|---|
| Latest release: | 0.8 beta / March 31, 2006 |
| OS: | Unix-like |
| Use: | Animation |
| License: | GNU General Public License |
| Website: | ktoon.toonka.com |
KToon is a free software/open source 2D animation Toolkit designed by Colombian Toonka Films for animators, and released under the GNU General Public License. KToon is only available for Unix-like systems (such as GNU/Linux), but development of a Windows version is likely.
The project began in 2002 as a way to stimulate Latin American interest in animation. Most other currently available animation software is proprietary, and not available to many people.
In 2003, Colciencias, a Colombian governmental organisation created for national scientific stimulation, agreed to supply financial support for the project.
KToon is designed to function in a similar way to popular proprietary animation packages, like Macromedia Flash. It currently lacks a scripting language like Macromedia's ActionScript, but it can export movies as AVI files and Flash animations.
