| Formerly | Whitney/Demos Productions (1986–88) Optomystic (1988–90) Digital Animation Laboratories (1991) USAnimation (1992–96) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Digital 2D animation |
| Predecessor | Digital Productions |
| Founded | July 14, 1986 |
| Founder | John Whitney Jr. Gary Demos |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1986–88, 1991–97) Culver City, California, U.S. (1988–90) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1997–2003) |
Key people | Don Spielvogel (president) |
| Subsidiaries | VirtualMagic Asia |
| Website | Official website (archived) |
VirtualMagic Animation, Inc. (previously known as USAnimation, Inc.) was an American traditional animation studio and software development company based out of Los Angeles, California. The studio produced animation for television series and commercials, and provided ink and paint services to animated TV series such as The Ren and Stimpy Show and The Simpsons and films such as We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Its software division was best known for developing USAnimation, a high-end software package designed to facilitate the traditional animation process using digital technologies.