Version française Version française English Version English Version Versión española Deutsche Version Danois version
Back to previous pageShow Toolbars and MenusHelp Section
  

Menus

File
 
File | New animation
New animation.
File | Open | Popims animation
Open an existing animation.
File | Open | Images
Load image file.
Advanced version only
File | Open | Video file

Extract a number of frames from a video file on disk.
File | Open | Acquire from TWAIN source
Acquire image from TWAIN scanner, camera or frame grabber.
File | Save | Popims animation
Save animation to file.
File | Save | Save animation as
Save animation as.
Advanced version only
File | Save | Video file

Export animation to video file. It is possible to rotate the result in the saving procedure.
File | Save | Animated GIF
Export animation to animated GIF file. It is also possible to rotate the result in the saving procedure.
Advanced version only
File | Save | Image sequence

Export animation to a sequence of image files.
File | Save | Interlaced image
Render and export interlaced image to file.
Advanced version only
File | Save | This frame only

Save the active frame.
File | Print | Interlaced image
Render and print interlaced image for Popims screen.
File | Print | This frame only
Print active frame.
File | Program options | Select language
Select language (you must restart the software after doing this).
File | Program options | Select TWAIN source
Select TWAIN source.
File | Program options | File format association
Select which file types should be opened by default in this program.
File | Program options | Show Companion at startup
When you learn using the software, the Companion is very usefull, but at a certain stage, you might be bored closing it to get more space on your PC screen.
File | Program options | Smooth image zoom
Reduces the Zoom power.
File | Program options | Software interpolation for print
This commands the resizing mode : to the nearest pixel is the normal mode, but you might prefer for one or another reason the software interpolation, which is not recommended for printing interlaced images.
File | Program options | JPEG compress frames
When sending animations as PIM files to a printing company, you might want to make the files as small as possible. Use this option for this but don't forget that such PIM files are no more editable and that the quality might be less.
File | Program options | Load your personal key
Import your "popimsversion" file. You can also do this just by double clicking the file from Explorer.
File | Program options | Import new screen files
Import new "scr" files. You can also do this just by double clicking the file from Explorer.
File | Change user information
Change user information.
File | Quit
Quit the application.

Edit
 
Edit | Undo
Undo.
Edit | Redo
Redo.
Edit | Copy frame
Copy frame to clipboard.
Edit | Paste new frame
Insert frame from clipboard.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete active frame
Delete active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete feature
Delete active transition or primary frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete all before active
Delete all frames before the active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete all after active
Delete all frames after the active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Reduce number of frames
Reduce the number of frames so that it corresponds to the chosen screen.
Edit | Remove point
Remove selected point.
Edit | Remove all points
Remove ALL defined points in animation.
Edit | Lock selection to screen size
Lock selection height/width to Popims screen size.

Frame
 
Frame | Align to previous
Align active frame to previous frame so similar features are placed as close as possible.
Frame | Auto align to active frame
Auto align all frames using marker points.
Frame | Resize
High quality image resize.
Frame | Reduce frames to screen size
Automatically reduce frame sizes so that they match the screen size.
Frame | Mirror
Mirror image left <-> right.
Frame | Rotate
Rotate image.
Frame | Crop
Crop image to selection.
Frame | Colors | Brightness and contrast
Change image brightness and contrast.
Frame | Colors | Saturation
Change color saturation.
Frame | Colors | Color mapper
Image enhancement by color/histogram mapping.
Frame | Colors | Color balance
Adjust color plane levels.
Frame | Colors | Auto color correction
Find the black/whitepoint and gamma setting that gives the closest match to an equalized histogram.
Frame | Colors | Grayscale
Convert image to grayscale.
Frame | Colors | Invert
Make negative image.
Frame | Filters | Noise reduction
Adaptive filter for removing noise.
Frame | Filters | Smooth
Smooth image.
Frame | Filters | Sharpen
Sharpen image.
Frame | Filters | JPEG filter
Adaptive filter image for removing noise at 8 x 8 block edges.
Frame | Filters | De-interlace
De-interlace image from camera or TV-tuner.
Frame | Red eye removal
Makes red pupils black if a selection is made around the eyes.

Animation
 
Animation | Play
Play.
Animation | Video player
Open animation player.
Animation | Stereo vision
Stereo vision.
Animation | Open next primary frame
Open next primary frame.
Animation | Morph to frame
Create a morph from the previous frame to the active frame.
Animation | Warp frame
Create a warp effect from the active frame and a number of frames ahead.
Animation | Presets wizard
Create preset morph or warp effect from active picture.
Animation | Convert morph to warp
Convert morph to warp, using the transition points you created for the morphing transition, but for warping the first image.
Animation | Morph to first frame
Creates a Morph between the last frame of your animation and the first frame of your animation, which makes your animation circular.
Animation | Properties
Animation properties.
Animation | Show morph mesh
Show triangular mesh used for morphing and warping.
Animation | Transparent area | Inside selection
Decides whether the transparent part of the animation is inside or outside the selection line.
Animation | Transparent area | Outside selection
Decides whether the transparent part of the animation is inside or outside the selection line.
Animation | Transparent area | Color key
Select transparent color.
Advanced version only
Animation | Composition

Combine images, animated gifs, animations and texts.

Window
 
Window | Tile
Arrange windows without overlap.
Window | Cascade
Arrange windows to overlap.
Window | Minimize All
Minimize all windows.
Window | Close
Close active window.
Window | Zoom in
Zoom in.
Window | Zoom out
Zoom out.
Window | Mouse cursor | Add/move points
Add/move points.
Window | Mouse cursor | Zoom in/out
Zoom in/out. You can also use the wheel of your mouse in conjunction with the Ctrl key of your keyboard.
Window | Mouse cursor | Move view
Move view.
Window | Mouse cursor | Define transparent area
Define transparent area.
Window | Mouse cursor | Rectangle select
Rectangle select.

Help
 
Help
Help topics.

http://www.popims.com
contact@popims.com