Difference between revisions of "Characters Tab"
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| style="border-bottom: dashed 1px grey;" | '''Load frame sequence''': allows you to batch import animation frame images; images must contain same name with a prefix index number like so: ''walk_west_01'', ''walk_west_02'', ..., ''walk_west_10'', etc... || style="border-bottom: dashed 1px grey;" | [[File:anim_loadseq.png|right|link=]] | | style="border-bottom: dashed 1px grey;" | '''Load frame sequence''': allows you to batch import animation frame images; images must contain same name with a prefix index number like so: ''walk_west_01'', ''walk_west_02'', ..., ''walk_west_10'', etc... || style="border-bottom: dashed 1px grey;" | [[File:anim_loadseq.png|right|link=]] | ||
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| − | | '''Onion effect''': allows you to display a semi-transparent version, of whichever animation frame you assign the <span class="red"> | + | | '''Onion effect''': allows you to display a semi-transparent version, of whichever animation frame you assign the red <span class="red large">•</span> dot to. || [[File:anim_oniontool.png|right|link=]] |
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| '''Set animation center''': controls the current position of the character, & is used for detecting when character enters an action area, or reaches a destination; should be set somewhere near the characters feet, in the center. || [[File:anim_feetcentre.png|right|link=]] | | '''Set animation center''': controls the current position of the character, & is used for detecting when character enters an action area, or reaches a destination; should be set somewhere near the characters feet, in the center. || [[File:anim_feetcentre.png|right|link=]] | ||
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| − | | '''Animation frames''': the black • signifies the active frame. || [[File:anim_nframe_block.png|right|link=]] | + | | '''Animation frames''': the black <span class="large">•</span> signifies the active frame. || [[File:anim_nframe_block.png|right|link=]] |
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| − | | '''Animation frames with onion effect enabled''': the red <span class="red">•</span> signifies the active semi-transparent onion frame. || [[File:anim_oframe_block.png|right|link=]] | + | | '''Animation frames with onion effect enabled''': the red <span class="red large">•</span> signifies the active semi-transparent onion frame. || [[File:anim_oframe_block.png|right|link=]] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 31 March 2014
| Characters: This is where you can create your characters, outfits & animations etc |  |
Outfits
| Create new entry: add a new animation to one of the character animation sections. |  |
| Remove selected entry: delete the selected animation. |  |
| Rename selected entry: rename the selected animation. |  |
| Duplicate selected entry: create a duplicate of the selected animation. |  |
| Copy selected entry to clipboard: copy selected animation to memory. |  |
| Paste selected entry from clipboard: paste currently stored animation from memory; must be an animation. |  |
| Copy selected entry to clipboard: copy selected animation to memory. | |
| Move selected entry up: shift the selected animation up the list by 1 position. |  |
| Move selected entry down: shift the selected animation down the list by 1 position. |  |
| Edit animation: this shows the animation preview screen, where you can preview, or edit the animation. |  |
| Properties: allows you to edit loop amount, direction, frame delay value, & various playback settings, such as: play forwards, reverse, or random frame selection. |  |
| First frame: jump back to the first frame. |  |
| Previous frame: jump back 1 frame. |  |
| Play animation: allows you to preview the animation. |  |
| Next frame: jump forward 1 frame. |  |
| Last frame: jump forward to the last frame. |  |
| Add frame: opens load graphic box, import image, & edit settings for a single frame |  |
| Delete frame: delete the currently selected frame. |  |
| Edit frame: opens load graphic box, replace current image, edit various settings, & create custom actions, for the currently selected frame. |  |
| Load frame sequence: allows you to batch import animation frame images; images must contain same name with a prefix index number like so: walk_west_01, walk_west_02, ..., walk_west_10, etc... |  |
| Onion effect: allows you to display a semi-transparent version, of whichever animation frame you assign the red • dot to. |  |
| Set animation center: controls the current position of the character, & is used for detecting when character enters an action area, or reaches a destination; should be set somewhere near the characters feet, in the center. |  |
| Animation studio: opens the animation studio window, which allows you to harmonize current character animation center, to another character animation; useful for checking if character animations are correctly aligned. |  |
| Set character movement for walk animation: control the movement/position, of the character between frames, preview what character will look like walking across the screen; only available for walk animations. |  |
| Zoom in: zoom in to the character animation; max zoom of 400%. |  |
| ZoomOriginalButton: reset zoom back to actual character size. |  |
| Zoom out: zoom in to the character animation; min zoom of 25%. | |
| Initialize character movement based on character speed of outfit: automatically create movement points between frames based on character speed, set in outfit properties tab; only available when set character movement is enabled. |  |
| Animation frames: the black • signifies the active frame. |  |
| Animation frames with onion effect enabled: the red • signifies the active semi-transparent onion frame. |  |
