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WebPainter only opens, closes, and
saves in WebPainter file format (.WPM). However,
WebPainter imports a large number of graphic file
formats. This means that you can use photographs,
animation, clip art, or original graphics that were
created in just about any other graphics program in
WebPainter. Importing is
different than opening. You can open a new file when
there arent any other files open. You must already
have a file open before you can import anything. The
original file that you imported remains untouched, but
you now have a copy of the contents of that file open in
WebPainter.
WebPainter imports the following
formats:
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- Animated or
still graphic file for the Web
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- Still graphic
file for the Web
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- Still graphic
file for the Web
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- Macintosh
still graphic file
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- Adobe
Photoshop still graphic file
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- Encapsulated
PostScript file for transferring and
printing still graphics
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- Cross-platform
(but not Web) still graphic file
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In this lesson you will learn: |
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- how to import a TIF
file into an animation
Note: This is the only
exercise that is related to another exercise. You will
export the file you create in the next exercise, so make
sure you save your work.
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You will use the files SCHOOL.WPM
and NAME.TIF in the folder Tutorials to make a banner for
a Web page.
- Open the file
SCHOOL.WPM.
- Now youll
import the school logo and some text to accompany
this graphic.
- On the File menu
click Import.
- Locate the WebPainter
Tutorials folder and highlight the file NAME.TIF.
- Note: If you
cant see the file NAME.TIF, make sure the
"Files of Type" pop-up at the bottom of
the dialog displays TIF. Only the type of files
specified in this pop-up are displayed in this
area.
- Click Open.
- The Import Options
dialog appears.
- Click "Before
First Cel."
Thats all there
is to importing, but continue this exercise to
make a banner.
Now you have a
four-cel animation and the first cel is an image
that says "Springhill Elementary." To
make this into a banner, youll paste
"Springhill Elementary" into the cels
with the school bus.
- Go to the first cel.
- Use the Lasso tool to
select the entire imported image.
- Click Copy from the
Edit menu to copy the selection to the clipboard.
- Go to the next cel.
- Click Paste from the
Edit menu and move the text to the position as
follows:
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- Go to the next cel.
- Click the Onion Skin
Previous button.
- Paste copies of the
text image from the clipboard into the rest of
the cels in your animation. Use the onion skin to
place the image in exactly the same place in each
cel.
- If you dont
line it up exactly, the image will move around
when the animation is played.
The first cel of your
animation is the image you imported. This
isnt actually part of the animation.
- Go to the first cel
and click the Delete Cel button in the document
window.
- Click the Onion Skin
Previous button to turn off onion skinning.
- Play your animation.
- Save your work as a
WebPainter file.
- Remember the
location. Youll need to use it again.
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Whats
Next
In the next lesson Exporting Animated
GIF Files youll export the current animation as an
animated GIF so it can be used on a Web page. |