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HOW
TO
USE
PENCILAnimation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux
http://www.pencilanimation.org/
!er" #asic tutorial
made #" $at%ana &'o(de'afor &rundt'ig pro%ect )Sogundas Lenguas " *ue'as $ecnologias+
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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Layers 4
Layers Image visibility 5
How to Zoom Screen and Resize Image 7
Bitma Layer !
"ector Layer #How to use Bitma and "ector Layers $%
&nimating $$
Sound Layer $'
(amera Layer $3
)is and )ric*s+ How to ma*e ,rame Borders visible- $4
Saving $5
./orting $0
Resource List $7
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La"ers
La"ers are on Time Line%
$here are 8 t"pes of La"ers:
9itma La"er
&ector La"er
#o'nd La"er
Camera La"er
To add and delete La"ers(use the
))+or)*+#uttons.
To change the la"er name(clic7 twice on the La"er,opens a popup window,where "ou can t"pe a newname.
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La"ers Image ,isi-ilit"e5amles
One La"er is acti,e the others are inacti,e(
$he acti'e la"er image will#e displa"ed in f'll,inacti'e la"er image will #eale.
ll La"ers are acti,e(
All La"ers images arecompletel" f'll,isi-le.
One La"er acti,e the others are inacti,e(
Onl" acti'e La"er image is
'isi#le.
Imortant( on the 6nished 6lm IN&I#I1LE La"er content will NOT 1E #EEN7CTI&E and INCTI&E La"er content will 1E &I#I1LE%
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9ow to :oom and .o,e #creen
To ;oom #creen:ha'e the and $oolselected, hold the5ommand ;e" Mac-, or theAlt or 5trl ;e" Windows-and:clic7 and drag to (oom.
To mo,e #creen(use the and $ool, or dragwith the right #utton of"our mouse.
To ret'rn to the original;oom settings(dou#le clic7 with mouse inScreen.
9ow to Resi;e and .o,e Image
To resize Image:using Select Tool, drawrectangular around an image.
Use the Arrow(select / moveobject tool)you can move andresize image.
To move image:click on the image, hold downthe mouse button and drag...
To resize image:click on the select areacorner point, hold down themouse button and drag...
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select>draw a rectangle on thescreen to the desired si(e.$he imported image will ?tinto a rectangular range andproportions.
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&ector La"er &ector La"er is 'sed for ,ector grahics
9" increasing or decreasing,!ector graphics @ualit" don3tchange.
Loo7 on the image on theleft: #" scaling character)+, line @ualit" don3tchange.
se the !isla" Tools forto:
B- show onl" outlinesC
B- don3t show in'isi#le linesC
B- show in'isi#le lines.
*O$4= $he 1encil $ool create a dashed ath which do not aear in 6nished mo,ie.Dou can use them %ust for ?ll regions with color.
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I!E * how to 'se 1itma and &ector La"ers
You can make a rotoscopinganimation!
Rotoscopingisanimation technique,in which animators drawover film footage, or photosequence - frame by frame ...
Dou can import photos orphoto se@uence in 9itmap
La"er, than draw o'er in!ector la"er.Frame -" Frame 7
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nimating $o ma7e an animation, "ou must create ;4D images in an 2mage La"er ;4D EFAM4
BE FR.Eis displa"ed as a rectangleon the $ime Line.
0re"color indicates that the7e" frame is empt".
Coloredframe indicate thathere is an image in frame.
1lac2color indicates, thatframe is selected G "ou canmo'e selected frame: clic7on a frame and drag it tothe desired location.$o mo'e multiple frames,hold down the Shift 7e"-
ONION #BINuse for guide the drawingthe current 7e" image, #"
displa"ing pale pre'ious ornext image.
se the onion s7in #uttonsto acti'ate or deacti'ate thepre'ious and next onions7ins.
CONTROL PNELuse for:
PLor stop the mo'ieC
LOOPor don3t loopC
#ON!G on or oHC
FsG frames per second.
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#o'nd La"er
9ow to add so'nd(
0- create a Sound La"erC- 2mport a sound ?le fromMenu #ar:4dit I >2mport Sound>
When sound is added, onSound La"er will appear a-lac2 triangleit indicates where the soundwill start to pla".
Dou can mo'e this triangleas an" other 7e"s on $imeLine.
NOTE%Windo,ssupport onl" WA! format..ac support an" format that can #e read #" Juic7$ime.
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Camera La"er
5amera La"er de6ne aframe -orders%
Dou can set position forframe #orders for each 7e"on 5amera La"er G 'iew will#e linearl" interpolated#etween the 7e"s:mo'e the red scru# to thedesired frame and, using the
hand tool, ad%ust the 'iewinside the camera frame.
o' can set resol'tion ofthe camera frame -"do'-le*clic2ing on theCamera La"er name%
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Tis and Tric2s How to make Frame Borders visible
$o ma7e an animated ?lm, here is a pro#lem on 1encil program G during drawinganimation, "ou don3t see the frame #order.o' can see frame -order when "o' clic2 on Camera La"er -'t for feel framecomosition it is 'nhand" all the time clic2ing Camera La"er%$he #OLTIONis: create their own -ac2gro'nd with frame -order 7
0- se an" graphics programto create the necessar"frame si(e picture.
For e5amle(0- use Windows 1aint programor online 12XLFhttp://pixlr.com/editor-#et ' 4$A5$
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#a,ing
To #a,e "our wor7 asPencil roect 6lechoose:Eile I Sa'e or Sa'e As..-
o'r wor2 will -e sa,edalong with a foldercontaining roect data%
*O$4: 7eep these ?le andfolder together in the samedirector" = for to open up the?lm properl" the next time=
To open "our wor7 again,
0- from Menu #ar choose:Eile I Open...
- open "our 1encil programpro%ect ?le
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E5orting
To E5ort "our wor7,choose:Eile I 4xport
Dou can export "ouranimation as:
0- XSheetC- 2mage Se@uenceCK- as a Juic7$ime mo'ie
Mac OS X onl"-.
8- as a Elash mo'ie swf-C
*O$4. $o export the ?lm in re@uired si(e and proportions G "ou must create anade@uate 5amera La"er =
2f "ou don3t create 5amera La"er, program will export current Screen 'iew.
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Reso'rce List
PENCIL oJcial we-site(htt(//www%encil*animation%org/
ser man'al(http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.4.3b:index
User manual Beta:http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.5:index
PENCIL Forumhttp://pencil-animation.org/forum/
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW !
HAPPY ANIMATING !:-)
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