Serif PhotoPlus X3 ECD518624M Manuel D’Utilisation
Codes de produits
ECD518624M
Creating Animations
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Getting started with animation
Animation creates an illusion of motion or change by displaying a series of still
pictures, rapidly enough to fool the eye—or more accurately, the brain. With
PhotoPlus, it's easy to create and edit images with multiple frames, then export
them as animated GIFs that a Web browser can play back, or AVI movies for
multimedia applications. You use exactly the same tools and interface as for
PhotoPlus, it's easy to create and edit images with multiple frames, then export
them as animated GIFs that a Web browser can play back, or AVI movies for
multimedia applications. You use exactly the same tools and interface as for
creating standard, multi-layer PhotoPlus images, with an extra tab, the
Animation tab, that includes all the additional controls you need to set up
frames, add special effects, and preview the animation. Once you're satisfied, use
frames, add special effects, and preview the animation. Once you're satisfied, use
the Export Optimizer to output to Animated GIF or AVI movie.
PhotoPlus gives you the choice of creating your animations from scratch,
importing a .GIF or .AVI file to edit, or converting existing photos to an
animation by selecting Convert to Animation from the File menu. Either way,
once PhotoPlus detects an animation file, it switches on the Animation tab. If
PhotoPlus gives you the choice of creating your animations from scratch,
importing a .GIF or .AVI file to edit, or converting existing photos to an
animation by selecting Convert to Animation from the File menu. Either way,
once PhotoPlus detects an animation file, it switches on the Animation tab. If
the image file is new, you'll see a single, blank frame, labeled "Frame 1." If you've
imported an animation, the tab displays each frame separately. Animation files
can have one layer, or many (see below), but all their layers are standard
can have one layer, or many (see below), but all their layers are standard
(transparent) layers; there's no Background layer. If a photo is used, the first
frame will be the photo image.
The Animation tab only displays when an animation is currently
open.
Layers and frames
Animations are created in the Animation tab (docked next to the Documents
tab at the bottom of your workspace) which works in conjunction with the
tab at the bottom of your workspace) which works in conjunction with the
Layers tab. The tab displays a sequence of frame thumbnails. Each frame is a
different state of the image, defined in terms of which layers are shown or
different state of the image, defined in terms of which layers are shown or
hidden, the position of content on each shown layer, and the opacity of each
shown layer.
shown layer.