ANIMATOR USER'S GUIDE

The Animator's default (and maximum) display size is 400 X 400 pixels. To change the display size you can click on the green rectangle in the upper left corner of the display and drag the mouse arrow to the desired bottom left corner while holding the mouse button down. At which point you will be asked to confirm the resizing of the frames. If you answer yes, each new image will be created and displayed, much like the initial stages of the applet. If you answer no, no action will be taken.

To zoom on a portion of the display, click on the image and drag the mouse arrow to select the desired area. A window will appear to the right of the display area, giving coordinates of the selected area. Again, upon releasing the mouse button, you will be asked if you want to zoom all frames. If yes, each image will be created and displayed. If no, only the current frame will be zoomed. To un-zoom the frame, press the Un-zoom button.

Various display and movie parameters can be manipulated by selecting the buttons to the right of the movie display, either by clicking or by pressing the key displayed in blue on the button.

Button Descriptions, shortcut indicated in (key).

• RB(b) - Runs the movie backwards, displaying all marked frames.
• RF(f)- Runs the movie forward.
• Stop (s) - Puts applet back in edit mode, at frame #1. Only functional when the movie is running.
• Pause (h) - Pauses the movie. Only functional when the movie is running.
• FB (p) - In edit mode, displays the previous frame. If the movie is running, puts the applet back in edit mode.
• FF (n)- In edit mode, displays the next frame. If the movie is running, puts the applet back in edit mode.
• Mark (m)- Marks the frame to be displayed in the movie, or un-marks it if already marked.
• Un-zoom (z) - Creates the original image for the current frame.
• Un-mark All (u) - Un-marks all frames.
• Mark All (a) - Marks all frames.
• Un-zoom All (U) - Un-zooms all frames.
• Add Frame (A) - Creates a new frame using the data for the current frame and inserts it after the current frame. This is useful if you want to highlight different portions of one frame in a movie.
• Quit Applet (q) - Stops the applet- It is now safe to leave the page.
• Delay + (+) and Delay - (-) - Increases or decreases the delay between frame in 50 ms increments.