Short:   WebAnimDesigner 1.0 for PersonalPaint7.+
Uploader:     paabo@bancom.net  
Author:      A. Paabo  
Type:         biz/cloan
Replaces:    biz/cloan/pprx_WAD.lha
Version:      1.0

PROGRAMS USING THE FILES

  - Personal Paint from version 7.+

MAIN APPLICATION

 - Using Personal Paint 7.+ in conjunction with PPaint's SaveAnimGIf.pprx 

INSTALLATION

  - Copy  'WebAnimDesigner.pprx' to PPaint:Rexx
    
DESCRIPTION
-Last uploaded version was 0.99b. This version 1.0 improves the main panel, making
 it more intuitive to use.
-WebAnimDesigner is a tool that helps in the creation of Personal Paint Amiga
 animations for saving to animated gif format. The actual saving to animated
 gif uses a modified SaveAnimGif.pprx by Cloanto. This program helps
 'predict' via simulation what will happen when different forms of SaveAnimGif
 optimization and settings of transparency and dispose are used.
- Two Major Settings: We all know what 'transparency' means. The other setting is
 'dispose'. If 'dispose' is yes, then when the animated gif shows a new frame it
 disposes of the old. If dispose is off, then all the previous frames remain. If the
 previous frames change position or have transparent areas, then you will see an
accumulation of the previous frames, a 'trail'
- Basic concepts: WebAnimDesigner is built on what the Cloanto script
 SaveAnimGif.pprx does. SaveAnimGif.pprx contains two optimization processes. These
 optimization processes are activated by your choice of transparency on or off.
-Delta Optimization:  When you choose transparency off, then SaveAnimGif.pprx
 compares frames and finds deltas (areas that change between frames). The dispose
 setting is off, so that each new delta sits on everything that preceded, giving a
 full image while the aniamted gif frames consist of small areas of that larger
 image.In this mode, Saveanimgif.pprx, is restricted to TRANSP=OFF DISPOSE=OFF
-Boundaries Optimization: This optimization in SaveAnimGif.pprx is activated when
 you choose transparency. This is ideal when a small object moves over a background
 of transparent color. SaveAnimGif finds the smallest area and location of the small
object on each frame. In this case the dispose setting is 'yes'. Each new frame
 shows the object by itself. (If dispose were 'off', then there would be a trail of
 this object.) SaveANimGif.pprx is thus restricted to TRANSP=ON DISPOSE=ON 
-SUMMARY: WEBANIMDESIGNER ALLOWS SETTINGS WHICH SAVEANIMGIF.PPRX DOES NOT SUPPLY AND
 IS DESIGNED TO INSTANTLY VIEW A SIMULATION OF THE RESULT. For example, would you
 like the bouncing ball to leave a trail? Would you like the deltas optimization to
 have transparent holes in it? WebAnimDesigner shows simulations of six ways to make
 an animated gif. 
 
USAGE:
---(If WebAnimDesigner.pprx was put in the REXX drawer of PPaint, you can access it
 at any time via the RX button in the PPaint toolbox)-----
Make or load an animation (centred on screen with lots of surrounding background
 color), or make or load an animbrush (best-annotated for timing), and then activate
 WebAnimDesigner as required to view a simulation of what you have on screen using
 your chosen settings ofoptimization, transparency and dispose.


AUTHOR:
-Andres Pääbo, Box 478, Apsley, Ont. Canada K0L 1AO. Can-705-656-9387
-email paabo@bancom.net
-check web site at www3.sympatico.ca/paabo/webanimdesigner.html
for examples, and further developments in web design scripts (Sorry if it looks
quite empty at this time.) 
-date of this upload December 97
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