Why you need to process the images...

Processing the scanned images

Why you need to process the images...

When the animator's drawings have been scanned into a level, they're stored as a bitmap of pencil lines. Before you can color the level, you need to need to convert it into a different format, which includes the line segments and regions that you'll ink and paint. This takes a lot of computing power, and usually takes a while to complete.

This image processing is done as a separate process, rather than being incorporated into the ink and paint process. This has several benefits:

You can avoid production delays by running your image processing overnight, in batch jobs. This also makes maximum use of your computers.

You get more control over the image processing than for any automated conversion, and so can get higher quality output.

When you need to color your drawings, they will load quickly, since they're already in the correct format. This avoids unnecessary delays in your ink and paint department.

You'll use the Animo 2.0 Image Processor application to do the image processing.

Processing the scanned images

Why you need to process the images...