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Until recently, the main difference with Harmony was the deform tool and the particle system. (There are others, but those are the big ones IMO) However, since Harmony 12 launched today there are now 3 tiers of Harmony with varying features that I will be trying out over the next few days, so I'll try and keep you posted!

edit: also it looks like they're phasing out Animate in October of this year, so your best bet might be one of the three new Harmony tiers. The comparison for those is here. :)

That's useful feedback, and we always appreciate when feature requests come with an example of how they fit into your workflow.

>I know handdrawn isn't as in demand as rigging capabilities

It's interesting that you mention that, because we are working to fix that perception. Many of the biggest features in the most recent release of Harmony were focused on traditional digital animation, and we are always looking at how we can improve the tools that animators rely on.

Hi u/Mid-airs, thank you for reaching out. The edition of Harmony that will be right for you will largely depend on what your needs are. If you are planning to animate your pilot frame-by-frame using traditional digital animation techniques, we would recommend the Advanced licence. If you will be using 2D rigging and need production-quality compositing and effects, then you will want the node view in Premium.

If you are not sure if you need Premium, we would recommend downloading the free trial.

Hi there /u/cheesedog67. Apologies for the incredibly late reply, but we are new to the sub!

We are the official account of Toon Boom, and we figured it would be a good idea to go back and answer some older questions in case anyone experiences the same problem later on.

Toon Boom no longer offers Toon Boom Studio, so any educational versions won't be available to upgrade. Harmony Essentials is now available (since the Harmony 12 release), and if you are still a student there is an educational discount! If not, you can always reach out to us to discuss your needs and we can help you choose the right option for your budget.

If you decide to switch, we've worked hard on Harmony Essentials to make sure it gives you higher quality rendering and faster performance, easier exporting for games engines, textured drawing, and better handling of larger scenes.

Hope that helps you and anyone else who was wondering!

Toon Boom

They've got so many products I'm willing to bet they'll be phasing out the Animate software and just have the three versions of Harmony. There's this old comparison chart; https://www.toonboom.com/animation-software/compare-animation-software As far as the new Harmony goes, there is an interactive chart as the bottom of this page; https://www.toonboom.com/products/harmony/features

There's OpenToonz, which is the free version of Toonz.

https://opentoonz.github.io/e/

I haven't used OpenToonz, but Toonz is pretty decent.

But it would be nice if Toonboom sold an "indie" version like other companies are starting to do now.

this one is in US amazon, but slightly cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Graphics-Function-Battery-Free-Pressure/dp/B07RK5VXKY/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=huion+drawing&qid=1599462388&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A7817240011%2Cp_36%3A10000-&rnid=386442011&s=pc&sr=1-6