Thanks to the merger of animators and technicians that gave rise to MarteStudio, our cel animation department was able to develop its own proprietary software for creating digital cel animation during the early nineties, becoming the first to adopt digital technology in Central America.

This software was conceived after the CAPS system that Disney developed during the production of The Lion King, and the use of it allowed Marte to recreate the same effects that made that movie such an outstanding work at the time. Currently Marte has incorporated commercial tools into the pipeline in such way that all the stages of the process have become much simpler and more time can be spent developing new visual styles.

When using filmed footage for compositing with animation, Marte can receive material transferred to DigiBeta or Betacam SP for high quality D1 resolution projects. For film projects a telecine transfer burned on individual DVD's or ADR 15/30GB tapes is generally used (ask about other formats). Marte can work on any resolution and return the final composites in the same format.

Previews of ongoing projects are made available through the use of custom made websites available through our domain. Special accounts are created with their respective passwords so that clients can check progress frequently and with immediate access. The previews are full motion, high quality and optimized for fluent streaming on an average DSL connection. The sites keep a history of the communications between Marte and our clients, so that the development of the whole process remains clear and instantly accessible to all parties involved.