User Guide

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Animation and Video
An animation is a series of drawings
with progressive change. When
viewed in rapid succession, they create
a moving image.
Because Corel Painter has its full suite
of Natural-Media tools and effects
available for each image in a frame
stack, it’s an extraordinary program
for creating original animation.
The animation features in the Corel
Painter application give you the power
to work with video and create
animations, including onion skinning
and rotoscoping.
Onion skinning is a feature animators
use to view previous and future frames
while working in the current frame.
Rotoscoping is the ability to paint on
and apply effects to existing movies.
Corel Painter controls allow you to
clone, trace, edit, and combine
movies.
In this chapter, you’ll learn animation
and compositing techniques. You’ll
learn how to create, open, and modify
movies, how to navigate the Frame
Stacks palette, and how to export
movies to QuickTime or VFW/AVI
format (Windows only).
Creating Animations and
Video
Creating Animations
Corel Painter offers several methods to
create original animations:
• By cloning or tracing video. For
more information, refer to
“Cloning a Movie” on page 436.
• By manipulating layers
• By drawing each frame by hand
Corel Painter has powerful features
that simplify animation and help you
get the best quality possible. You can