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Projects-Window

The animation-projects created with this editor are arrangements of
YAFA-animations and music modules, samples and executables.
Projects are saved as text files which can played from within
the Player-Window or directly envoking the YAFA-Player "yp"
with the "-batch"-option.

Projects are the perfect choice if you want to create huge videos
because the YAFA-system has the capability to play more small animations
as one without any gaps.
Another advantage is the fact that you can apply changes to such
a project much easier than to a single huge animation.

Functions:

Animations

Add            Include a YAFA-animation (*)
Kill           Remove the selected animation from the list
Replace        Replace the selected file
Up/Down        Move selected item up/down in the list
Local Range    Specify the first first and last frame to be played
                Example: the selected animation has 100 frames
                         1, 100  - exactly one shot
                         11,  50 - skips first 10 frames, plays 40 frames
                         51, 250 - plays the complete animation exactly
                                   two times, start/end are moved by 50 frames
Global Range   Shows range as global frame numbers in the project
Info           Display some information about the selected animation
               and let you adjust some settings similar to the Player-Window
Filmstrip      Open the Filmstrip-Window


Sounds

Add            The same like (*) for modules, samples or executables
Kill           Dito
Replace        Dito
Global Range   Set global frame numbers to start/stop playing selected sound.
               An executable will be started when the player reaches the start
               value.
               A special case is the range  0,0 for executables. These
               commands will be executed before the YAFA-Player shuts down
               intuition - so  you can use commands that have an output
               (like a cd-player)
Type           specify the type of sound-effect
Edit           open one of the edit-windows Module, Sample or Command

Project

Frames         Shows the number of frames the whole project consists of
Play selected  Play project starting with the selected item
Play all       Play the whole project
Profile        Open the Profile-Window
Identify       Calculate animation and frame number from a global frame number
Save All       Save all frames played in the project using the picture
               basename specified in the Converter
Clear          clear the whole project
Project File   select file to load/save