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Scanning in a new overlay

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To scan an overlay:

1. Choose File > Scan Overlay to start scanning.

2. Place the painted cel face down on the scanner pegbar, like paper artwork; then place the colored paper on top of the cel, between it and the scanner lid.

3. Scan the overlay.

4. You'll then be prompted to change the backing paper:

Once you've changed the paper, click on OK.

5. After the second scan, ScanBackground calculates which regions to make transparent and displays the resultant image in the Splice Window:

If you were able to fit all your overlay on the scanner, you've now finished.

However, if you need to add another section to the overlay:

6. Choose File > Scan Overlay again.

7. In the dialog that appears, click on Use Selected Image:

To add the new section:

1. Click on Use Selected Image.

2. Scan the new section in the same way as the first section (see above).

3. Splice the sections together in the same way as for a background (see Splicing the image sections).

If you've made a mistake, and don't want to add another section, you can instead:

• Click on Cancel to keep the selected image

• Click on Start New Overlay to discard the selected image and start a new overlay.

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Animo NT User's Guide - Version 2.0 - 29 Jan 1999 Copyright © Cambridge Animation Systems