User Documentation

NOTE: The rule is simple: EVERY documentation page should be listed here.

• Manual

• Introduction
  • Overview
• Diving In
  • Getting Started
  • Animation Basics
  • Adding Layers
  • Creating Shapes
  • Animating Shapes
• Interface
  • Quick Overview
  • Interface
• Artwork Import
  • GIMP Import
  • SVG Import
  • List Importer (Image sequence import)
• Artwork Construction
  • BLine Tool
  • Outline Layer
  • Region Layer
  • Color Editor
  • Draw Tool
  • Width Tool
  • Paste Canvas Layer
  • Children Lock
  • Gradient Tool
  • Gradient Editor
  • Blend Method ???
  • Masking
  • Groups
  • Guides
  • Grid
• Data Linking
  • Linking
  • Export
  • Convert
  • Sewing BLines
  • Link to BLine
  • ValueNodes
  • Reusing Exported Value Nodes
  • Switching Scenes
• Advanced ...
  • Slideshows
  • Duplicate Layer
  • Brushes
• Animation
  • Keyframe
  • Time Track Panel
  • Waypoint
  • Reuse Animations
  • Lock_Keyframes
  • Onion Skin
  • Following a BLine
  • Z-Depth
  • Time Loop Layer
  • Rescale Animations
  • Time_Offset_Parameter
• Animation Techniques
  • Morphing
  • Cut-out
• Output
  • Preview
  • Render_options
  • Render Dialog
  • SVG export
• Configuring Synfig
  • Setup Dialog
  • Unit System
  • Image_Dimensions
  • Canvas Properties
  • Environment_Variables
• Appendix
  • Synfig Studio vs Synfig
  • Synfig CLI syntax
  • Doc:Build Instructions
  • How Do I...
  • FAQ
  • Window_Manager_Hints (merge to FAQ?)
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Mouse_Shortcuts
  • Examples

• Tutorials

Basic Tutorials Adding Layers Animation Basics Basic masking Creating Shapes Getting Started How Do I... Interface	Intermediate Tutorials Ball Bounce Building a magnifying glass Cut-out Animation Animating Shapes Lipsync Rescale Animations Shiny Effects Slideshow Tutorial Snowflake with the Duplicate Layer
Advanced Tutorials Following a BLine Following a BLine (the old way) Multiplane_Camera Parabolic Shot Particles Particles v1.0 Particles v2.0 Realistic Fire Animation Realistic Rain Animation Reuse Animations Reusing Exported Value Nodes Sewing BLines Switching Scenes Walk Cycle	Video Tutorials

• Reference

• Toolbox
  • Toolbox Menu
  • New Layer Defaults
• Canvas Window
  • Canvas Menu Caret
  • Canvas Window Menu
  • Timebar
• Panels
• Canvas Browser Panel
• Meta Data Panel
• Children Panel
• Curves Panel
• Groups Panel
• History Panel
• Info Panel
• Keyframes Panel
• Layers Panel
• Navigator Panel
• Palette Editor Panel
• Params Panel
• Time Track Panel
• Tool Options Panel
• Layers
• Advanced Outline Layer
• Bevel Layer
• Blur Layer
• Checkerboard Layer
• Circle Layer
• Clamp Layer
• Color Correct Layer
• Conical Gradient Layer
• Curve Gradient Layer
• Duplicate Layer
• Filled Rectangle Layer
• Halftone 2 Layer
• Halftone 3 Layer
• Import Image Layer
• Inside Out Layer
• Julia Set Layer
• Linear Gradient Layer
• Luma Key Layer
• Mandelbrot Set Layer
• Metaballs Layer
• Motion Blur Layer
• Noise Distort Layer
• Noise Gradient Layer
• Outline Layer
• Paste Canvas Layer
• Plant Layer
• Polygon Layer
• Radial Blur Layer
• Radial Gradient Layer
• Rectangle Layer
• Region Layer
• Rotate Layer
• Shade Layer
• Simple Circle Layer
• Solid Color Layer
• Spherize Layer
• Spiral Gradient Layer
• Star Layer
• Stretch Layer
• Stroboscope Layer
• Super Sample Layer
• Text Layer
• Time Loop Layer
• Translate Layer
• Twril Layer
• Warp Layer Layer
• XOR Pattern Layer
• Zoom Layer
• Tools
• BLine Tool
• Circle Tool
• Draw Tool
• Eyedrop Tool
• Fill Tool
• Gradient Tool
• Mirror Tool
• Polygon Tool
• Rectangle Tool
• Rotate Tool
• Scale Tool
• Sketch Tool
• Smooth Move Tool
• Star Tool
• Text Tool
• Transform Tool
• Width Tool
• Zoom Tool
• Dialogs
• Canvas Properties Dialog
• Color Editor Dialog
• Gradient Dialog
• Input Devices Dialog
• Options Dialog
• Render Dialog
• Reset to Default Setup Values
• Setup Dialog

• Glossary

• Animate Editing Mode
• BLine
• Canvas
• Connect
• Dock dialogs
• Duck
• Encapsulate
• Grid
• Guides
• Keyframe
• Linking
• Panel
• Preview
• Timebar
• ValueNode
• Waypoint
• Z Depth