Studio use has continued to grow and Moho Pro was used to animate around 3 minutes worth of the recent production of the Oscar-nominated “ Song of the Sea“, produced by Cartoon Saloon in Ireland, who also produced “ The Breadwinner“, and TV series “ Puffin Rock“. It has always been popular with both casual and professional animators, and this latest update builds on the frame-by-frame capabilities that were introduced in version 11, as well as introducing a range of other features they incorporated to gain the attention of professional animation studios and win a larger market share. Whatever the reason, the one thing that has remained consistent is that Moho is still a really solid 2d animation program. It could also just be that a rebranding can often re-ignite interest and stimulate new development.

I don’t know but I assume it is to distance the software from being seen as only an anime / manga program, and instead target the broader animation market. Now, this version actually takes the software back to its roots, as it was first launched in 1999 as Moho, then changed to Anime Studio Pro in the intervening years, and has now come full circle to reclaim the old name. Moho Pro 12 is the big Daddy version of Moho Debut and includes a whole range of additional features that make it even easier to produce high-end professional quality animation (for a complete comparison chart between the Debut and Pro versions of Moho, you can take a look at the Smith Micro site here).

The latest version of Smith Micro’s flagship animation software, Moho Pro 12 (formerly Anime Studio Pro), has really moved things up a notch and is looking to position itself as a professional and affordable alternative to Toon Boom’s industry-standard Harmony software. is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Disclosure: Some links may be affiliate links.

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