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...basic tutorial, continued from previous page:
...select the Lighting button. The top portion of the toolbar (the "verse bar")...
...moves to show you the lighting operations. Right-click on the Asterize operation...
...you have now selected the operation to perform and opened its settings dialog. You can adjust any setting here, so we'll adjust a few right now. Change Arms to 7, the Width to 20, and click the Center Glow option to on (it is checked when it is on)...
...in the area selection toolbox.
...release the button when you have a good sized ellipse...
...and you should have something similar to what you see here.
That's really all there is to basic still-image use of the effects in WinImages F/x. Pick your operation, adjust the settings, pick an area selection, pull out the area on the image and then let go. Simple!
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You will also notice that the name of the function appears in the Status Bar's Op display area. The Contrast operation can also be accessed by selecting the Operations pull down menu. This menu will provide you with a list of all of the operation groups in the program. The Contrast function is found in the Standard Adjustments group, and is selected by clicking on it.
Timeline Menu |
Timeline button in toolbar |
Once the Time Line has opened, you should see the contrast operation's icon in the first level of the time line dialog. If you do not see it there, you can use "drag and drop" to copy the contrast icon from the tool bar and place it in frame 1 of the first level (at the top left.)
You should also see an arrow that stretches to the end of the time line. This arrow specifies the duration of the operation, and any interpolation. Interpolation is the modification of a variable from one setting to another over time. In this case it will be the interpolation of the contrast operation from -100 to 100. Since we want to interpolate from -100 to 100, we will need to set these values. This can be done by specifying the value in the operation dialog before placing it in the time line, or by "grabbing" the values from the dialog after the operation has been placed in the time line. Since we already have the first contrast operation in the time line, we will use the second method of setting operation values. Set the slider for the Contrast amount to -100 %, and then double click on the contrast icon in the time line. This will access the time line operations dialog.
This dialog can be used to specify or obtain the parameters for an operation, or to specify action and source images. For this example we will want to select the Get Current Settings option. This will take all of the current settings for this operation directly from the dialog. So, in this case it will "grab" -100 as the contrast value for this key frame.
Next we want to specify the contrast value of 100 as a key frame. Let's use another method of placing values in a key frame. Scroll the time line to the right using the scroll bar at the bottom of the time line. Scroll until frame 10 is visible.
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Now, set the contrast dialog to 100.
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Once you have set the contrast setting to 100, use "drag and drop" to copy the contrast icon from the tool bar and place it in frame 10. After you have completed this, the time line should look like the following:
Now, we will set the area selection that we want to have the ellipse interpolate or change into (entire). This is done by dragging an dropping the Entire image area selection icon from the toolbox...
...into frame 10. The time line should now look like this:
The final step is to specify the initial elliptical area. This is done by double clicking on the ellipse icon in the time line. This will open the time line's area selection dialog.
One of the options is to Make the area selection now. Pressing this button will bring the litlflwr.jpg image to the front. You can now specify the ellipse by clicking and holding the left mouse button near the center of the image. You can now move the mouse to size the ellipse. Pressing the right mouse button in conjunction with the left allows you to change the position of the ellipse. Releasing the left mouse button at any time will select the area, and will place it into the time line. If the area selection is not the correct size or is not in the proper position, re-select the Make the area selection now option, and make a new area selection. You will want to make the area selection about the size of the inner portion of the flower near the center of the image. This completes all of the setup for creating the animation.
The animation can be played once it has finished generating. The animation is played by pressing the Play button...
...on the filmstrip. The Speed control...
...allows you to adjust the rate of playback for the animation. The animation can be stopped at any time by pressing the Stop button...
These basic steps can be followed to create an animation using any of the operations and area selection tools. You also have the option of applying the operations to only a single image. This is done by simply setting the controls for an operation, selecting an area selection method, and then applying the area selection to the desired image. Remember this was only a simplified example of how to use some of the tools available in WinImages F/x. Further review of this manual will be necessary to fully utilize all of the power of the program.
The Area Menu
The Display Menu
The File Menu
The FilmStrip
The FilmStrip Menu
The TimeLine Menu
The Operations Menu
The Settings Menu
The Area Selection Tool Box
WinImages F/x Operations
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