Animation-ish tips & notes

Here are just some little notes to myself that I can refer to if I forget how to do something.

To make animation in foreground move across screen using key frames
- shift, click, copy, paste around 50 frames for approx. 5 seconds worth.
-key frame 1st and last frame by clicking little box with plus sign. Can take away by clicking box with minus sign
-click on transform (little truck) and when on first key frame drag it to where you want object to start, when on last key frame drag it to where you want it to finish. You can change size and shape of objects in key frames and the computer will move it and change size of object gradually over course of travel of object
-can add another key frame at any point & drag it down so that the travel path can be curved or whatever (not just a straight line)

To import something:

- save image for background (e.g. off google), click import, open image

To zoom in on background:

- add key frames in first and last frames

- make first image small and enlarge last image to however large you want it to get

- when played seems as though it is zooming in on image

To colour in an image (a good idea if it is see-through or hard to see!):

- double click on colour palate to get a lot more variations/shades colours

- fill in all the gaps in outline of the shape so that the program will fill it for you

- click on bucket in 'tools' on the left

- choose the colour you want off the colour palate

- click on the area you want to fill in

Some tips:

- it is only possible to have one imported image in the foreground/background at once

-to "steal" someones image so you don't have to import it (so you can draw it yourself accurately):

- save image,

- import it

- go over it with pen (like tracing)

- delete imported image!

-idea - could zoom in and then start animation in foreground