All Studio/1 functions are intact, with the exception of Print, Save, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
The shipping version consists of three disks: the Program Disk, containing the full Studio/1 program, Gallery, an animated slideshow, the Animation Disk, containing many sample animations, and the HyperCard Demo Disk, containing the Studio/1 HyperCard animation driver (XCMD), and a fully functional demo stack with animations.
Studio/1's paint and text features
• Up to 300 dpi editing
• PostScript® quality text layer
• Direct Apple Scanner® support
• Dithered gradients
• Sophisticated resizing and distortion tools
• 3D Perspective
• Editable Bezier curves
• Powerful selection tools
• Masking
• Editing at 8 magnification levels, including zoomed out mode
Studio/1's animation features
• Special animation effects for automatic transitions, fades and distortions
• AnimPainting—Automatic page flipping makes fluid animation as easy as moving the mouse
• "In-betweening"—Specify a start and end point, and Studio/1 does the rest. Ideal for distortions, linear movements and 3D rotations
• Animated brushes for capturing and reproducing multi-cel animations
• Add digitized sound effects, speech and music to create multimedia presentations
• Studio/1 works with most laser printers, scanners and slide makers
3 ANIMATION EFFECTS TO TRY
• Launch Studio/1 by double-clicking on the "Studio/1 Demo" icon
• Open "Help..." under the Apple menu to learn about Studio/1's toolbox, animation control panel and frequently used keyboard equivalents.
Anim Brushes: Create a flock of flying birds
1) Select "Load as Selection" from the Selection menu.
2) Select the Animation folder by double-clicking on it.
3) Select "Bird" and Open it. To see its animation, press Command-8 repeatedly.
4) Select "Set # of Frames..." from the Anim menu and set number of frames to 20. Click OK.
5) Select "Anim Move..." from the Anim menu.
6) Place bird at a beginning position. (Use the mouse to select and move it.)
7) Choose End Key and place it at an ending position.
8) Click OK and wait for animation sequence to be drawn.
9) In the Control Panel at the bottom of the screen, set speed to 20 frames/sec by moving the scroll bar.
10) Press the Continuous Play button (2nd from right on Control Panel).
11) The bird will fly across the screen, looping until you press the space bar or the mouse.
12) To clear your animation, select "Clear—All Frames" from the Anim menu.
Anim Templates: Create spinning titles
1) Press Command-1 to set frame to #1 in the Control Panel.
2) Double-click on the text tool and choose a large font (larger than 18-point). Click OK.
3) Click on the screen to create a text box and type a word. Click outside the text box.
4) Select "Anim Template..." from the Anim menu. Here you'll see a sample of some of the Templates included with Studio/1.
5) Click on various templates to see their effect in the picture preview box.
6) Select any template and choose Draw.
7) When the drawing is completed, choose Continuous Play from the Control Panel to watch your animation.
8) To stop the animation, press the space bar or mouse.
9) To clear your animation, select "Clear—All Frames" from the Anim menu.
Anim Paint: Create a bouncing ball
1) Press "Command-1" to set frame to #1 in the Control Panel.
2) Select a gradient from the pattern palette and create a sphere with the circle tool. (After drawing your circle, you will be given a gradient fill line. Click to specify the fill direction.)
3) Turn it into a brush by choosing Last Object -> Brush from the Brush menu.
4) Hold down the tilde (~) key and paint with the ball . (New balls will appear as you continue AnimPainting beyond 20 frames.)
5) Choose Continuous Play from the Control Panel to watch your animation.
These are only a few of Studio/1's powerful animation features. Experiment to learn how you can use animation in presentations, training demos, or just to show off!
To exit program, select Quit from the File menu.
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