Working With The Layer Pane - Ulead GIF ANIMATOR 4.0 User Manual

Working with the Layer pane

Understanding how to work with image layers (also called frames or cels) in the Layer pane, is
the key to understanding how animations are built in GIF Animator. Once you comprehend the
basics of image layers, everything else is easy.
Image Layer Modes:
You can set the Layer Mode through the
View: Layer Pane - Mode submenu.
•
List - Displays image layers as a list in the
Layer pane. Each image layer' s default
name is based on its original file name (if it
was inserted via the Clipboard, then it is
assigned a default name).
•
Thumbnail - Displays each image layer as
a thumbnail image. All thumbnails are the
same size (sizes can be selected from the
View: Thumbnail Size- Size submenu).
•
Filmstrip - Displays the layers as thumb-
nail images, each one sized in relation to
the others in the animation to show how
they correspond with one another.
To move image layers in the Layer pane:
•
Select the layer you want to move and then
click either the Move up or Move down
buttons on the Standard toolbar.
Tip: Select multiple layers using either the Ctrl or
Shift keys while clicking the mouse button.
To use the context menu:
•
Right-click over any layer in the Layer
pane to get the pop-up context menu of
common layer-editing commands.
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