Layout - Images
Clear All Images
This will remove any images in the Layout editor. If you require new images
to be used in the Layout editor, they must be loaded from the hard drive.
To load images or sequences of images into the Layout editor, you must
use the Load Image or Load Sequence commands. After selecting this command,
the current image will be set to (none).
Load Image
This is used to load an image into the Layout editor, so that it may be
reflected or wrapped around objects. The loaded image will be listed in
the table of images, which may be viewed by using the cycle gadget for
the current image. The Layout can load IFF and Framestore images.
Load Sequence
This is used to load a number of sequences into an animation. This command
will open a requester asking for the filename prefix to be used in the
sequence of images. Select the prefix, not using any of the 3 digit frame
numbers. Then select OK to proceed.
Current Image
This cycle gadget is used to select the current image which may be operated
on by the Images menu. Clicking on the cycle gadget will open a list of
all images loaded into the Layout editor. The current image may be selected
from this list, and its name will appear in the cycle gadget.
Clear Image
This is used to delete from memory the current image. If the current image
is the only image in the Layout editor, there will be no current image.
A new current image can be selected from that cycle gadget if more are
loaded into memory. All images may be cleared simultaneously using the
Clear All Images command.
Frame Offset
This is used to specify an offset from the first frame of the current animation.
The first frame rendered will be the frame located at the sum of the First
Frame and the Frame Offset. For example, if an animation has 100 frames,
with the first frame equal to 0 and the last frame set to 99, a frame offset
of 10 would start rendering at frame 10.
Loop Sequence
Specifies that the current animation will loop. After displaying the last
frame of the animation, a looping animation will begin animating at the
first frame again. The animation will loop after the Sequence Loop Length
has been reached by the current animation frame.
Sequence Loop Length
Specifies that a looping animation will begin looping after this number
of frames has been reached. This is only used if the Loop Sequence option
is used. For example, in a 100 frame animation with the first frame of
1 and the last frame of 100, if the Sequence Loop Length is set to 50,
then the animation will loop between frames 1 and 50, which constitutes
50 frames.
Color Cycling
This is used to turn on color cycling. This may be set to forward or reverse
cycling, throught the palette or a range within the palette. When cycling
is turned on, the colors will change to each of the other colors in the
palette range specified. Colors can only be cycled in images with 1 to
8 bitplanes, not including special images such as EHB or HAM. If an image
has 4 colors, for example Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, the colors will
be cycled through each pixel in the same order. After the 4th cycle, the
process will repeat.
CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3 CYCLE 4
Color0: Red Color0: Yellow Color0: Blue Color0: Green
Color1: Green Color1: Red Color1: Yellow Color1: Blue
Color2: Blue Color2: Green Color2: Red Color2: Yellow
Color3: Yellow Color3: Blue Color3: Green Color3: Red
Low Cycle Index
Specifies the lower color pen to begin color cycling from. All colors between
the Low Cycle Index and the High Cycle Index will be cycled. If an image
has 4 colors, for example Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, the colors will
be cycled through each pixel in the same order, within the specified range.
If the Low Cycle Index were set to Color1 (the second color pen, preceeded
by Color0), then all colors from Color1 to Color3 would cycle. After the
3rd cycle, the process will repeat. All colors before the Low Cycle Index
(in this case only Color0) will not be changed.
CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3
Color0: Red Color0: Red Color0: Red
Color1: Green Color1: Yellow Color1: Blue
Color2: Blue Color2: Green Color2: Yellow
Color3: Yellow Color3: Blue Color3: Green
High Cycle Index
Specifies the higher color pen to end color cycling from. All colors between
the Low Cycle Index and the High Cycle Index will be cycled. If an image
has 4 colors, for example Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, the colors will
be cycled through each pixel in the same order, within the specified range.
If the High Cycle Index were set to Color2 (the third color pen, preceeded
by Color0 and Color1), then all colors from Color0 to Color2 would cycle.
After the 3rd cycle, the process will repeat. All colors before the High
Cycle Index (in this case only Color3) will not be changed.
CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3
Color0: Red Color0: Blue Color0: Green
Color1: Green Color1: Red Color1: Blue
Color2: Blue Color2: Green Color2: Red
Color3: Yellow Color3: Yellow Color3: Yellow
Continue
This will close the current window and remember certain changes that may
have been made to the Layout and its objects or images.