Ghibli in particular has been using Toonz since 1995, when the animation house needed software to digitally render a sequence in the film.

"Our requirement was that in order to continue producing theatre-quality animation without additional stress, the software must have the ability to combine the hand-drawn animation with the digitally painted ones seamlessly," said Atsushi Okui, Studio Ghibli's executive imaging director. The OpenToonz software will include features created by the studio, so animators can make use of the techniques the group pioneered over the years.

Toonz was also used by Rough Draft Studios for Futurama

Toonz is also used by Rough Draft Studios, the group behind Futurama and The Simpsons Movie. Going forward, Digital Video intends on producing a premium version of the software. However, the free version will surelySupporters include U.K., France; overwhelming sense that UNSC must reflect emergence of new global powers.

India’s bid for a permanent seat in a reformed United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has received a strong support from many member states of the world body, including the United Kingdom and France, which emphasised that the U.N.’s top unit must reflect the emergence of new global powers.

More than 50 speakers shared their suggestions, perspectives and concerns over reform of the 15-nation UNSC during a General Assembly session here last week.

Ditto with Brazil, Germany, Japan

“Many favoured bolstering representation for such emerging powers as Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. While some spotlighted the progress made in recent years through the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform process, others voiced deep frustration that more had not