When you open AniTuner, it displays the Welcome page and you have
the choice between three options:
Open an existing animation file
Click this button to select an animated cursor (ANI), an animated
GIF (GIF) or a Video for Windows (AVI) file. If you select an
animated cursor, AniTuner will open it and display the
Properties
page. Otherwise it will perform the conversion of the animation
file.
Create a new animated cursor
This starts a blank animated cursor with default parameters: the
Properties page is displayed and you can change settings like
cursor size, number of colors and art information (author & title). A
single blank frame is automatically added to the new cursor. Then
click on "Edit cursor frames" to
import existing image files and
create new frames for your animated cursor.
Browse for animated cursors
If you want to preview available animated cursor files on your
computer, click on this button. A window similar to the Open dialog
will be then displayed allowing you to navigate through your
folders and select the .ani files you wish to see.
How to navigate through the different options
When an animated cursor is opened in AniTuner, the two following
panels are displayed:
The Tools panel lets you navigate between the different pages of AniTuner.
You will always use this navigation bar; it works like the ones
available in Windows XP.
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associated help topic.
The second panel displays the live animated cursor. You
can of course resize this panel if the cursor does not fit the
area.
When you open AniTuner, it displays the Welcome page and you have
the choice between three options:
When an animated cursor is opened in AniTuner, the two following
panels are displayed:
