Difference between revisions of "Canvas Properties Dialog"
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| − | This Canvas Properties dialog is used to establish the properties of the current main canvas. If you have defined the SYNFIG_ENABLE_NEW_CANVAS_EDIT_PROPERTIES {{l|Environment Variables|environment variable | + | This Canvas Properties dialog is used to establish the properties of the current main canvas. If you have defined the SYNFIG_ENABLE_NEW_CANVAS_EDIT_PROPERTIES {{l|Environment Variables|environment variable}}, then this will automatically be displayed when you start a new project. To change these parameters while working on a project, go to the {{l|Canvas_Menu_Caret|caret menu}}, select '{{l|Edit Menu|edit}}' and then 'properties'. Or you can alternatively use the {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts|keyboard shortcut}} F8. |
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| − | Please note that since this dialog caused confusion, even among some very experienced people, here are some unofficial {{l|Image_Dimensions|thoughts | + | Please note that since this dialog caused confusion, even among some very experienced people, here are some unofficial {{l|Image_Dimensions|thoughts}} about image dimensions. |
Revision as of 08:31, 8 September 2009
This Canvas Properties dialog is used to establish the properties of the current main canvas. If you have defined the SYNFIG_ENABLE_NEW_CANVAS_EDIT_PROPERTIES environment variable, then this will automatically be displayed when you start a new project. To change these parameters while working on a project, go to the caret menu, select 'edit' and then 'properties'. Or you can alternatively use the keyboard shortcut F8.
This dialog allows you to set the following parameters:
- Canvas Info:
- Name
- Description
- Image Size:
- Width
- Height
- X Resolution
- Y Resolution
- Physical Width
- Physical Height
- Image Area:
- Top Left (x,y)
- Bottom right (x,y) - Those parameters defining the Top Left and Bottom Right canvas corners relatively to the center of the coordinates.
- Locks and Links:
- Pixel Aspect
- Pixel Width
- Pixel Height
- Image Aspect
- Image Width
- Image Height
- Image Span
- Time Info:
- Frames per second
- Start Time (seconds)
- End Time (seconds)
- Other:
- Focus Point
Please note that since this dialog caused confusion, even among some very experienced people, here are some unofficial thoughts about image dimensions.
