In a past post ... I talked about how Adobe was no longer selling their products but renting them out by the month. Now another company is following suit and is phasing out it's entry level program. It is replacing it with it's top line on a lease basis. Harmony is now being offered on a 3 tiered level.
Harmony Essentials is $15 monthly when billed annually. It is described as an introductory edition for students and enthusiasts. Provides access to the power of Harmony at a low entry price. It is suitable for simplified cut-out and basic paperless animation styles.
Harmony Advanced is $38 monthly when billed annually.
Advanced capabilities for freelancers, studios, and other creatives that are producing traditional, full paperless style animation. Includes simple cut-out animation capabilities.
Harmony Premium is $73 monthly when billed annually. It promises the complete professional edition for studios, small creative businesses, freelancers and schools working on the most demanding projects. Adds ability to create sophisticated cut-out rigs, very natural and realistic character movement plus unlimited special effects for any style of animation.
So respectively, they run $180/$456/$876 a year. Compare this with the Adobe CC suite which for maybe a dozen programs runs about $4 a piece. It's a shame because Toon Boom Studios is a great entry level program. However Harmony is just over priced. There are some people who use both TBS and Flash. With these rent as you go are going to cause some hard choices for users. Both have their proponents and look as if you could do nice work. I have a version of both programs and a little more experience in Flash. Perhaps a good project ... like I need another project ... would be to do a side by side comparison.
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