Animo NT User's Guide - Version 2.0

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2

  2's
    definition

A

  account
    definition
  acknowledgments
  Advanced
  alignment
    definition
  Animo
    application icons
  anti-aliasing
    definition
  application
    definition
  application error
    definition
  applications
    keyboard shortcuts [1]
    menus
    minimizing windows
    quitting
    restoring windows
    starting
    undoing changes
  Area ink inside box tool [1] [2]
  Area ink outside box tool [1] [2]
  aspect ratio
    definition
  auto-feed scanners
    locating peg holes
  auto-save
    definition
  auto-saving see files (saving)
  auto-tone matting [1]
  AutoCalculate buttons

B

  backgrounds
    definition
    modifying
    producing
    scan resolution
  backlighting see lighting effects
  backup
    definition
  ball-pen
    definition
  Batch Monitor [1] [2]
  batch system [1]
    inactive times [1] [2]
    jobs [1] [2]
    queues [1] [2] [3]
    server
    tasks [1] [2]
    workers [1] [2]
  bitmap
    definition
  black clamp
  boot
    definition
  bounding box
  Box zoom tool
  bps
  Browser window
    setting display of pegging in InkPaint
  buttons
    current frame
    orientation
  Bézier
    definition

C

  calibration chart
  camera
    moving
  camera field truck
  Cel-to-background regging
  Cel-to-cel regging
  Cel-to-overlay regging
  Change Name dialog box
  Change Name drop-down menu
  Choose Scanner Driver dialog box [1] [2]
  Chromakey process
  Cleanup tool [1] [2]
  click
    definition
  CMYK
    definition
  color blender [1] [2]
  color comparer [1] [2]
  color correction
    adjusting the brightness of a color reference model
    Advanced mode options
    applying a correction
    choosing a display grid [1]
    examples [1]
    how it works
    HSV mode options
    locking/clearing image settings
    mixing color from the background
    modes of use
    possible color effects
    RGB mode
    RGB mode options
    saving/uploading files
    snapshots [1]
    starting [1]
    Tint mode options
    tools for color correcting [1]
    uses of
    using [1]
    using to adjust flesh tones
    using to create a night palette
    using with multiple images
    working with one or two axes in the color space
    X View button
    XY View button [1]
  Color Corrector see color correction
  Color Corrector window
  color list
    definition
  color model reference drawings
    choosing [1]
  color models
    grayscale
    HSV
    RGB
    using
  color palettes
    loading
    saving
  color reference models
    adjusting brightness using color correction
    creating from an existing level
    marking up [1]
    opening in InkPaint [1] [2]
    procedure for creating [1]
    scanning in [1]
  color wells
  color wheel
    definition
    using
  colors
    choosing [1]
    color blender
    color comparer
    magnifier
    opacity slider
    storing in a palette
    using multiple palettes
  conventions [1]
  coordinate
    definition
  Copy ink tool [1] [2]
  Copy paint tool [1] [2] [3]
  copyright notice
  Cover Sheet
    definition
  crab
    definition
  crash
    definition
  cursor
    definition
  cycle
    definition

D

  DAT
    definition
  data
    definition
  delete
    definition
  demonstration material [1]
    backgrounds
    color models
    example levels
    levels [1] [2]
    live action
    movies [1] [2]
    overlays
    regging
    scenes [1] [2] [3] [4]
    splicing
    structure of
    textures
  dependency lister
    about
    using
  dialog boxes
    using
  Director
    adding a background [1]
    adding a color card [1]
    adding a level [1]
    adding an overlay [1]
    applying a blur [1]
    applying an alpha threshold
    applying special effects [1]
    changing opacity
    changing the colors of images [1]
    changing the order of images [1]
    Chromakey effects [1]
    Cover sheet [1]
    creating a level [1]
    creating a scene
    displaying main windows
    distorting images [1]
    Drawing window see Drawing window
    field charts
    importing pencil tester files
    keyboard shortcuts [1]
    loading motion data
    main windows
    moving images [1]
    Node panel see Node panel
    numeric column Properties [1]
    opening a scene
    path editor toolkit
    printing [1]
    ratioed columns see ratioed columns
    recalling a window layout
    rendering from [1]
    retiming levels
    rippling [1]
    rules for movement
    saving motion data
    Scene graph see Scene graph
    setting automatic column ordering
    setting color preferences
    setting preferences [1]
    setting preferred window layout
    setting up regging [1]
    starting
    switching images on and off
    using mattes in [1]
    using paths in [1]
    using the multiplane camera in [1]
    using Transform-type nodes [1]
    XSheet see XSheet
  directories
    structure
  disclaimer
  disk
    definition
  disk recorder
    definition
  disk_recorder utility
    using
  display modes
    showing markup
  double-click
    definition
  dpi [1] [2]
    definition
  drag
    definition
  Drawing Browser window
    main features [1]
  Drawing window
    about [1] [2]
    borders for nodes
    camera view [1] [2]
    definition
    moving between frames
    node view
    rendering in
    restricting the images viewed in
    selecting nodes in [1]
    setting a Shear in [1]
    setting borders and controls [1]
    setting the display quality [1]
    setting transforms and fieldings in [1]
    setting views in [1] [2]
    showing field charts in
    toolkit [1]
    using the lightbox in [1]
    world view
  drawings [1]
    changing names of [1]
    creating
    numbering see numbering
    problems with scanning [1]
    registering to the background
    scanning
      procedure to follow
      using a manual-feed scanner
      using an auto-feed scanner
    transferring regging information to

E

  e-mail
    definition
  .eps files
  Eraser tool [1] [2]
  Ethernet
    definition
  Exposure sheet
    definition
    see also XSheet

F

  Fast paint tool [1] [2] [3]
  field charts
    definition
    selecting for scanning [1]
    setting in Director
    using in Director
  file finder
  file list
  file types
    .ali
    .eps
    .icm
    non-premultiplied TIFFs
    premultiplied TIFFs
    .scene
    .tiff [1] [2]
    .tiled
  files
    closing
    opening
    saving [1]
    saving and efficiency
    saving using Save and Save As
  fill
    definition
  Fill paint tool [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  film recorder
    definition
  filmclip
    definition
  filter
    definition
  Find Pegholes dialog box [1] [2]
  flat-bed scanners
  flesh tones
    adjusting using color correction
  focus pull
    definition
  folder
    definition
  frame
    definition
  Freehand inkbrush tool [1] [2]
  Freehand paintbrush tool

G

  Gap fix tool
  Generate Replay window [1]
  grab
    definition
  grayscale color model

H

  hardware
    definition
  hold
    definition
  host_profiles.dat
  HSV
    definition
  HSV color model

I

  ICC color profiles
    using [1]
  .icm files
  icon
    definition
  Image Control panel
  Image orientation dialog box [1] [2]
  Image Processor [1]
    adjusting black/white clamp values [1]
    adjusting Region layer values [1]
    adjusting Trace layer values [1]
    applying Trace layer values
    auto-tone matting [1]
    batch processing [1]
    Browser window [1]
    closing files
    context-sensitive menus
    Controls panel
    copying values [1]
    drawing status [1]
    file status
    function
    keyboard shortcuts
    Line growing
    Line pickup
    local processing [1]
    opening files for processing
    previewing results
    procedure for processing a level
    processing drawings [1]
    Progress window [1]
    quitting
    Results window [1] [2] [3]
    reverting values
    selecting files and drawings
    setting joining distances [1]
    setting preferences [1] [2]
    setting values [1]
    starting
    toolkit [1]
    trace line regionalization
    zooming and panning [1]
  image thresholding
    in ScanBackground
    in ScanLevel
  image utilities
    using
  images
    adding [1]
    adding a tint to
    color correcting [1]
    color correcting in Graph mode
    color correcting in HSV mode
    color correcting in RGB mode
    color correcting in Tint mode
    fixing up deficiencies in [1]
    flipping [1]
      horizontally
      vertically
    moving
      E/W direction
      in Director
      N/S directions
      recommendations
      to center
      using paths [1]
      using the Camera node [1]
      using the numeric keypad
      using the Transform node [1]
    nudging to correct registration [1]
    rules for moving
    scaling [1]
    shearing [1]
  inbetween
    definition
  Ink layer
  Ink line toggle tool
  Ink tool [1] [2]
  InkPaint
    altering region boundaries [1]
    autofilling
    Browser window [1]
    changing the color of ink lines [1]
    checking your work [1]
    choosing a color to paint with [1]
    cleaning up the Trace layer [1]
    controlling the brush size
    Copy paint tool [1] [2]
    copying colors between regions [1]
    correcting auto-tone mattes
    creating additional palettes [1]
    display modes [1]
    enabling/disabling auto-saving
    Eraser tool
    Fill Paint tool
    Fill paint tool
    layers [1]
    main windows
    Model window [1]
    moving between drawings
    opening a color reference model
    opening a level
    opening a selection of drawings from a level [1]
    Paint layer
    painting from the previous drawing [1]
    painting procedure
    painting regions [1]
    painting self-traced lines [1]
    painting unwanted small regions
    Painting window [1]
    Palette window [1]
    panning facilities
    Pencil tool
    picking up a color from the Trace layer
    recalling a window layout
    saving the color reference model
    setting preferences [1]
    setting preferred window layout
    Smart fill tool [1] [2]
    starting [1] [2]
    toolkit window [1] [2]
    Trace layer
    undoing changes [1]
    using in anti-alias brush mode [1]
    zooming facilities [1]
  InkPaint display modes
    check [1] [2]
    draft [1] [2] [3]
    final
    fix
    ink [1] [2]
    paint [1] [2]
    seethru [1] [2]
    selecting from the keyboard
    track [1] [2]
    typical configuration
    viewing regging lines
  InkPaint tools [1] [2]
    Area ink inside box tool [1] [2]
    Area ink outside box tool [1] [2]
    Box zoom tool
    Cleanup tool [1] [2]
    Copy ink tool [1] [2]
    Copy paint tool
    Eraser tool
    Fast paint tool
    Fill paint tool
    Freehand inkbrush tool [1] [2]
    Freehand paintbrush tool
    Gap fix tool
    Ink line toggle tool
    Ink tool [1] [2]
    interworking with palette wells
    Markup tool
    Paint toggle tool
    Pan tool
    Pencil tool
    Select tool
    Slide zoom tool
    Smart fill tool
    Trace brush tool [1] [2]
    Trace erase tool
    Trace sample tool
    Trace unerase tool
    Zoom out tool
  interface
    definition
  interpolation
    definition

K

  key
    definition
  keyboard
    configuring
  keyboard modifier
    definition
  keyboard shortcuts
    definition
    for palette wells
    InkPaint display modes
    setting display of in Palette window
    using
  keyframes
    adding
    blank
    controlling the timing of [1]
    copying [1] [2]
    copying the timing of
    customized timing curves
    cutting [1]
    definition
    editing
    editing the timing graph [1]
    hold
    how they work [1]
    inbetweening [1] [2]
    moving [1]
    pasting [1]
    preset timing curves
    removing
    ringing
    selecting [1]
    setting a blank
    setting a hold
    setting an inbetween
    setting colors in [1]
    setting how ratioed keyframes work
    setting ratioed
    setting the duration of a hold
    setting the sample rate for inbetweens
    setting the timing of inbetweens [1]
    specifying an oscillation [1]
    timing
    timing curve
    using [1]
  knot
    definition

L

  layouts
    definition
    scanning in
  level reference drawings
    about
    choosing [1]
    clearing
    editing
    using [1]
  levels
    changing level names [1]
    creating in ScanLevel [1]
    naming [1]
    saving
  lightbox mode in the Drawing window [1]
  lightbox view
    definition
  lighting effects [1]
  line growing
  line pickup
  line test
    definition
  log in/out
    definition

M

  magnifier
  Manual Peg Finder dialog box
  manual-feed scanners
    fixing pegbars to
  markup
    adding [1]
    deleting
    editing [1]
    moving
    selecting [1]
    viewing
  Markup tool
  mattes
    choosing alpha/gray matte [1]
    choosing normal/inverse matte [1]
    definition
  memory
    definition
  minimizing application windows
  Model window [1]
  modem
    definition
  monitor
    definition
  motion data format
  mouse
    definition
  multiplane camera
    about the Multiplane Camera window [1]
    alternatives to
    changing a plane's depth using the Drawing window
    changing the camera's depth
    changing the camera's field of view
    changing the camera's position
    changing the view in the Multiplane Camera window
    displaying the Multiplane Camera window
    procedure for using [1]
    using to change a plane's depth
    using to change the position of an image
    using with the Depth node
    using with the Multiplane Camera node
  multiple cameras [1]
  multiview display

N

  network
    definition
  New Level dialog box
  night palettes
    creating using color correction
  Node panel
    about
    Filters page [1]
    Image page [1]
    Ink&Paint page [1]
    Misc page [1]
    Position page [1]
  Nodes
    Add Tone node [1] [2]
    adding [1]
    Alpha Threshold node [1] [2]
    BG/OL node [1] [2] [3] [4]
    Bi Dir Blur node [1] [2]
    Bipack node
    Blur node [1] [2]
    body color
    Camera node [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
    Chroma Key node [1] [2]
    Color Card node [1] [2]
    Color Correct node [1] [2]
    colors in nodes
    deleting
    Depth node [1] [2]
    Dir Blur node [1] [2]
    disabling
    E/W Flip node [1] [2]
    E/W Move node [1] [2] [3]
    Exposure node [1] [2]
    Filter nodes [1]
    Grid Ripple node [1] [2]
    Group node [1] [2]
    how they work [1]
    Image nodes [1]
    Image source nodes
    Ink&Paint node [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
    Ink&Paint nodes [1]
    input and output channels' colors
    input channel
    Lighting Composite node [1] [2]
    Lighting node [1] [2]
    links
      adding [1]
      how they work [1]
      moving [1]
      removing [1]
    Matte node [1] [2]
    Matte Over node [1] [2]
    Misc nodes [1]
    Monochrome node [1] [2]
    Motion Blur node [1] [2]
    Move node [1] [2] [3] [4]
    Multiplane Camera node [1] [2]
    N/S Flip node [1] [2]
    N/S Move
    N/S Move node [1] [2]
    node body
    node name
    node type [1] [2]
    Null node [1] [2] [3]
    OnOff node [1] [2]
    Opacity node [1] [2]
    Order node [1] [2]
    output channel
    Output node [1] [2] [3] [4]
    Palette node [1] [2]
    Position nodes [1]
    Radial Ripple node [1] [2]
    Receive node [1] [2]
    Reg node [1]
    Register To node [1] [2]
    Rotate
    Rotate node [1] [2]
    saving preferences for
    Scale
    Scale node [1] [2] [3]
    selecting [1]
    Shear Transform node [1] [2]
    Silhouette node [1] [2]
    Tint node [1] [2]
    Transform node [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
    Transform-type nodes [1]
    Transmit node [1] [2]
    Unscanned Level node [1]
    Vector node
    Wave Ripple node [1] [2]
    XScale node [1] [2]
    XYScale node [1] [2] [3]
    YScale node [1] [2]
  non-premultiplied TIFF files
    using [1]
  NT
    definition
  NTSC
    definition
  numbering
  Numeric pegging dialog box

O

  opacity slider
  operating system
    definition
  origin
    definition
  output
    anti-aliasing
    bitmap formats
    definition
    devices
    dpi
    field rendering
    frame rate
    from the command line [1]
    gamma value
    image height
    image width
    Inter field v-blur
    movie formats
    pixel ratio
    setting the aspect ratio
    transparent background
  Output palettes
  overlays
    producing
    producing from existing images
    scanning [1]
    setting image threshold values for [1]

P

  paint
    definition
  Paint layer [1] [2]
  Paint toggle tool
  Painters' palette [1] [2]
    adding colors to [1]
    copying colors by dragging [1]
    copying colors using copy and paste [1]
  Painting window [1]
    adding a background to
    changing the background color of [1]
  PAL
    definition
  palette wells
    appearance
    attributes
    default [1]
    defining attributes for [1]
    deleting
    duplicating
    interworking with tools
    keyboard shortcuts
    moving around the Palette window
    names
    selecting
    setting display of names [1]
    setting number of rows of text for [1]
    types [1]
    user-defined
  Palette window [1]
  palettes
    about [1]
    adding a new palette
    changing number of  columns in
    copying between color models [1]
    creating
    creating using the Color Corrector
    deleting in Director
    editing [1]
    editing in Director [1]
    naming in Director
    Output palette
    Painters' palette [1] [2]
    pasting by name
    pasting by position
    setting number of columns for new
  pan key positions
  Pan tool
  panning
    definition
    in InkPaint
  Pantone
    definition
  paper
    using
  paper punch
  Parameter graph
    about [1]
    altering the display of
    altering the values of
    displaying
    using with paths
    using with ratios
  password
    definition
  paths
    about [1] [2]
    adding keyframe markers to
    adding knots to
    altering tangents in
    breaking
    changing the fill colors used in
    changing the fill order of
    changing the fill rule
    drawing a curved path [1]
    drawing regular shapes
    joining
    mirroring
    moving keyframe markers in
    moving knots in
    Odd-Even fills
    path editor toolkit
    removing keyframe markers in
    removing knots in
    rotating
    scaling paths
    using fills in [1]
    using the Add Keyframe Marker tool
    using the Add Knot tool
    using the Ballpen tool
    using the Bottom-most Fill tool
    using the Break Knot tool
    using the Ellipse tool
    using the Fill tool
    using the Join Knots tool
    using the Lower Fill tool
    using the Mirror tool
    using the Move Keyframe Marker tool
    using the Pen tool
    using the Pencil tool
    using the Raise Fill tool
    using the Rectangle tool
    using the Remove Keyframe Marker tool
    using the Remove Knot tool
    using the Rotate tool
    using the Scale tool
    using the Select tool [1]
    using the Topmost Fill tool
    using with the position node [1]
    vector editor toolkit
    Zero Winding fills
  pegbars
    definition
    fixing to a scanner
  pegging
    changing from ScanLevel [1]
    setting display options in ScanLevel
  pen
    definition
  pencil
    definition
  Pencil tool [1] [2]
  peripheral
    definition
  permission
    definition
  PICT files
  pixel
    definition
  port
    definition
  PostScript
    definition
  Preferences
    definition
  printer
    definition
  printing from Director [1]
  processing symbols
  processor unit
    definition
  production process
  Properties
    definition
  publish
    definition

Q

  quitting applications

R

  RAM
    definition
  ratioed columns
    about [1]
    appearance of keyframes in
    creating new inbetweened keyframes in
    holding keyframes in
    how they work [1]
    inbetweening keyframes in
    setting a keyframe in
    specifying a ratio
    specifying an offset
    tracking a column's movement
  reboot
    definition
  Reg Layers window
  reg-off lines
  reg-over lines
  reg-under lines [1] [2]
  regging
    about [1]
    creating artwork for [1]
    duplicating
    image processing drawings [1]
    inking and painting drawings [1]
    inking regged drawings
    making changes
    ordering of ink and paint layers
    overlay drawings
    procedure for [1]
    producing regged drawings
    scanning artwork for
    setting the type of [1]
    terminology
    tracing regging lines [1]
    types of
    using ink layers
    using overlays and backgrounds [1]
    using the Matte Over node
    viewing lines in InkPaint
  region boundary lines [1] [2]
  Region layer
  render
    definition
  rendering
    from the command line [1]
  Replay
    adjusting the speed of playback
    checking the detail of a sequence
    definition
    generating a sequence [1]
    opening an existing sequence [1]
    playback controls
    playback techniques
    playing back a sequence [1]
    playing multiple sequences
    procedure for using
    saving a sequence [1]
    setting up a sequence [1]
    using from Director
    working with multiple sequences
  resolution
    definition
  Resolution dialog box
  restoring application windows
  retiming animation
  RGB
    definition
  RGB color model
  rough
    definition

S

  Scan Area & Offset dialog box
  ScanBackground
    adding images in [1]
    blending
    finishing using [1]
    improving the background quality
    locking images [1]
    pegging
    producing overlays from existing images
    registration image
    saving the background [1]
    scanning overlays [1]
    scanning the artwork [1]
    setting blending parameters
    setting colors
    setting image threshold values for overlays [1]
    setting preferences [1]
    setting the display mode
    setting units of measurement
    showing field charts
    splicing the images [1] [2]
    starting [1]
    toolbox
  ScanLevel
    auto-saving frames
    creating a new level [1]
    editing pegging information [1]
    keyboard shortcuts
    pegging display options
    scanning the drawings
    setting drawing names [1]
    setting drawing orientation [1]
    setting levels for image thresholding
    setting preferences [1]
    starting [1]
    viewing scanned drawings [1]
  Scanner Calibration dialog box [1] [2]
  Scanner Resolution dialog box
  Scanner Settings dialog box
  Scanner window
  ScannerColorTagDB [1] [2]
  scanners
    adjusting settings of
    auto-feed
    calibrating [1]
    calibration chart
    calibration errors
    choosing [1]
    clearing calibrations
    connecting to [1] [2]
    controls
    definition
    manual-feed
    previewing a scan [1]
    saving settings of
    selecting the field chart to use [1]
    setting the pegbar to use [1]
    setting the scan area [1]
    setting the scan resolution [1]
    setting the type of scanning [1]
  scanning
    artwork for regging
    backgrounds
      larger than the scanner bed
      procedure to follow
  Scene CoverSheet panel
  .scene files
  Scene graph
    about [1] [2]
    adding a Reg node to [1]
    auto layout
    Full Size view
    Global view
    how it works [1]
    Intermediate view
    laying out [1]
    manual layout
    organizing [1]
    printing [1]
    Scene CoverSheet panel
    setting the zoom level [1]
    toolkit
    using [1]
  scenes
    adding a sound file to [1]
    approval records
    field chart
    merging drawings in
    moving images in [1]
    viewing change dates
  SCSI
    definition
  security
    definition
  segment
    definition
  Select tool
  selection
    definition
  Set level name dialog box [1] [2] [3]
  Setup Drawing Names dialog box [1] [2]
  Setup Image Names dialog box
  shading
  sheet feeder
  Slide zoom tool
  Smart fill tool [1] [2] [3]
  software
    definition
  sound
    adding to a scene [1]
    getting information about a sound file
    hardware requirements
    playing a sound file
  Splice Window
  sub-toolkit
    definition
  subscribe
    definition
  swap space
    definition
  system administrator
    definition

T

  tablet/pen
    definition
  tangent
    definition
  text field
    definition
  .tiff files [1] [2] [3] [4]
    dpi
    renaming to DOS conventions
  .tiled files [1] [2]
  timing
    definition
  Tint
  tonal effects
    drawing
  toolkits [1]
    definition
  trace brush
    using to trace regging lines [1]
  Trace brush tool [1] [2]
  Trace erase tool
  Trace layer [1] [2]
  Trace sample tool
  Trace unerase tool
  trademarks
  truck
    definition

U

  underdrawing
  undoing changes
    in applications
    in InkPaint [1]
      using Pencil and Eraser tools

V

  vector matte
  videowall display
  view options
    definition
  virtual memory
    definition

W

  well
    definition
  white clamp
  window
    definition
  working palette
    definition

X

  XSheet
    about [1] [2]
    Angle column
    Camera columns
    changing the number of subcolumns in a move
    column name
    contracting and expanding nodes [1]
    controlling the columns in [1]
    E/W column
    Fairing Oscillation panel
    frame column
    hiding header area
    inbetween frames
    Insert mode editing checkbox
    laying out nodes
    N/S column
    node name
    node notes
    Notes column [1] [2]
    printing
    scrolling
    Select tool
    selecting columns
    selecting nodes [1]
    Shear column
    Sketch tool
    Timing Properties panel
    toolkit
    using [1]
    X Scale column
    Y Scale column

Z

  Zoom out tool
  zooming
    definition
    in InkPaint [1]
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Animo NT User's Guide - Version 2.0 - 29 Jan 1999
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