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Onion Skin displays semi-transparent versions of previous and coming {{l|Keyframe|keyframes}} in the canvas.<br>
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(Current frame is also semi-transparent when onion skin is active.)
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Onion Skin displays semi-transparent versions of previous and coming {{l|Keyframe|keyframes}} in the canvas.
  
There are two ways to invoke onion skins.<br>
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There are many ways to invoke onion skins :
1. {{l|Canvas Menu Caret|''Canvas menu''}}'' > View > Toggle Onion Skin'' turns onion skin view on or off.<br>
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# In the Canvas Toolbar there is an Onion Skin button that toggles onion skins.
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# {{l|Category:Main Menu}}'' > View > Toggle Onion Skin'' turns onion skin view on or off.
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{{l|Canvas Menu Caret|''Canvas caret menu''}}'' > View > Toggle Onion Skin'' turns onion skin view on or off.
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# Also, you can modify the onion skin parameters directly from the {{l|Canvas_MetaData_Panel|MetaData Panel}}
  
2. In the Canvas Toolbar there is an Onion Skin button that toggles onion skins.<br>
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To the left and right of this button there are input fields where you can set how many keyframes before and after that should be visible.
To the left and right of this button there are input fields where you can set how many keyframes before and after that should be visible.<br>
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{{l|Image:Synfig_onionskin-toolbar-icons.png}}
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[[File:Onionskin-toolbar-icons 0.63.06.png|frame|none|Onion Skin bouton in the canvas toolbar]]
  
{{l|Image:Synfig_onionskin.png}}
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[[File:Onionskin-canvas 0.63.06.png|frame|none|The onion skin is activated, 2 previous and 1 next keyframe are displayed]]
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[[File:Onionskin-TimetrackPanel 0.63.06.png|frame|none]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 5 October 2015

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Onion Skin displays semi-transparent versions of previous and coming keyframes in the canvas.

There are many ways to invoke onion skins :

  1. In the Canvas Toolbar there is an Onion Skin button that toggles onion skins.
  2. Main Menu > View > Toggle Onion Skin turns onion skin view on or off.
  3.  Canvas caret menu > View > Toggle Onion Skin turns onion skin view on or off.
  4. Also, you can modify the onion skin parameters directly from the MetaData Panel

To the left and right of this button there are input fields where you can set how many keyframes before and after that should be visible.

Onion Skin bouton in the canvas toolbar
The onion skin is activated, 2 previous and 1 next keyframe are displayed
Onionskin-TimetrackPanel 0.63.06.png


Languages Language: 

English • français