bionic (1) pencil2d.1.gz

NAME

       pencil2d - An animation/drawing software

SYNOPSIS

       pencil2d [file]

DESCRIPTION

       A  Pencil document is organized in layers. There are currently four types of layers: bitmap image, vector
       image, sound and camera. The Time Line window at the bottom of the screen shows the existing  layers.  By
       default,  a  new  document  contains  a bitmap layer and a vector layer on top of it, but you can add and
       delete layers as you wish (using either the '+' or '-' buttons next to “Layers”, or the menu Layer).  The
       names of the layers can be changed to represent what you've put in each by double-clicking on the name of
       the layer in the timeline. A window will pop up, allowing you to edit the layer's name. Click OK when you
       have  changed  it  to  the  name you want and the new name will appear in the timeline.  Each layer has a
       track which enables you to change it as a function of time. This is done by inserting  keys  (the  little
       gray  rectangles)  at  certain  frames  in  the track. Each key contains information about what the layer
       should show or produce at the frame where the key is located. To add or delete keys at a particular frame
       in  a  layer  track,  use  the '+' or '-' buttons next to “Keys” (shortcut: type “return” to create a new
       frame). For image layers (ie bitmap and vector), each key corresponds to a different image. The  sequence
       of these images creates an animation. The current frame is indicated by the red bar and can be changed by
       moving the red bar to scrub through your animation (or use the  left  and  right  arrows).  To  play  the
       animation,  use  the  controls in the time line. Note that you can loop the animation, as well as set the
       number of frames per seconds.  (note, you can loop and change the frame rate of the animation whilst  the
       animation is playing; this is great in terms of frame rate to find the best speed of your animation).

AUTHORS

       Pencil was written by Pascal Naidon.

       Pencil2d (this program, fork of the former) was written mainly by Matt Chang.

       This  manual  was copied from ⟨http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.4.3b:index⟩
       and was written by Pascal Naidon.

                                                  December 2014                                      pencil2d(1)