Pegs'n Co was a French software company that developed a traditional animation software package called Pegs, and is now part of Canadian company Toon Boom Animation. It was based in Paris, France. Pegs was used for several animated feature films, shorts, and television series, and it powered the French animation industry until the 2000s as it was used by studios like Millimages, Alphanim, and Animage, but it was also used by studios in other countries, most notably Saerom Animation, CineGroupe, and Mike Young Productions. In total, Pegs was used by over 100 studios worldwide.
History
In 1991, Pixibox, a French animation studio, decided to develop its own ink & paint and compositing tools in order to make one of the first fully digital animated series, Peter et Sonia. The first version of Pegs was released under the name Pixiscan. In 1994, Pixibox began to market the product, and the first Pegs licenses were sold.
In 1997, following the acquisition of the company by Humanoids Group, Mediapegs was set up in order to handle the development and licensing of Pegs. In 1999, a new version of Pegs for Windows NT was launched, which allowed users to animate with both bitmaps and vectors. In September 2003, after two uneasy years for the animation market, Mediapegs was forced to file for bankruptcy.
After Mediapegs closed, four former employees grew increasingly concerned about the demise of Pegs and the future of professionals using the technology. Bolstered by the support of many within the animation industry, they decided to create a new company called Pegs'n Co. In June 2004, a new version of Pegs was released, and Pegs'n Co enjoyed renewed success, taking part in Annecy's festival with a new version every year, and being involved in feature films and numerous international shows.
In 2006, Toon Boom acquired Pegs'n Co as part of its growth strategy. Since the acquisition, the software has not been updated and can no longer be purchased.
Filmography
64 Zoo Lane
Aida of the Trees
Archibald the Koala
The Avengers: United They Stand
Babar (season 6) Bad Dog The Baskervilles Bamboo Bears The Bellflower Bunnies Billy the Cat Black Mor's Island Blazing Dragons The Boy Braceface Caillou (seasons 1-3) Captain Red Beard Carnivale Cédric Chris Colorado Clifford the Big Red Dog Cosmic Cowboys Daria Dora the Explorer Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop Dragon Flyz Dragon Tales Duck Ugly Esprit fantômes Ethelbert the Tiger Famille Pirate Fat Dog Mendoza Fire Quest Fly Tales Galactik Football Gargantua Go, Diego! Go! A Goofy Movie Heavy Metal 2000 Hey Arnold! How the Toys Saved Christmas Iron Nose Jack and Marcel Jasper the Penguin Jim Button Kangoo Kangoo Juniors Kaput and Zösky KaBlam! ("Randall Flan's Incredible Big Top" and "JetCat") Kid Clones The Kids from Room 402 Kirikou and the Wild Beasts La Princesse du Nil Les Misérables Les Pastagums Lion of Oz Little Dracula Little Hippo Little Vampire Lucky and Zorba Marcelino, pan y vino Marsupilami Mega Babies Milo Mot My Gym Partner's a Monkey NASCAR Racers The Neverending Story Nick & Perry Oscar's Orchestra Old Tom Oswald Pablo the Little Red Fox Papyrus Peter et Sonia Petzi und seine Freunde Pigeon Boy Planet Grabo Poil de carotte Popetown Prince of Atlantis Princess Sissi Prudence Petitpas Random! Cartoons ("Girls on the GO!" and "Thom Cat") Ratz Rupert (season 3) Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat The Secret World of Santa Claus Silverwing Sky Dancers Sophie's Misfortunes SOS Croco Space Goofs Spirou Spirou et Fantasio Stanley Student Bodies Talis T'choupi Titanic: The Legend Goes On Tom et Sheenah Totò Sapore and the magical story of pizza The Triplets Tupu Undergrads The Wacky World of Tex Avery Watch My Chops The Way Things Work What's with Andy? Winx Club W.I.T.C.H. Woofy Wombat City X-DuckX Zoe and Charlie