Anime Studio: The eFrontier Official Guide

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Anime Studio
Chapter 1: Understanding Anime Studio
Chapter 2: Exploring the Anime Studio Interface
Chapter 3: Managing and Configuring the Workspace
Chapter 4: Working with Layers
Chapter 5: Getting Help

Part II: Accessing Existing Content
Chapter 6: Working with the Content Library
Chapter 7: Importing Content
Chapter 8: Downloading New Content

Part III: Drawing in Anime Studio
Chapter 9: Using Vector Layers
Chapter 10: Using the Drawing Tools
Chapter 11: Working with Text
Chapter 12: Editing Points
Chapter 13: Editing Curves
Chapter 14: Filling Shapes and Using Outlines
Chapter 15: Setting Object Style and Using Vector Modifiers

Part IV: Working with Image, Group, Switch and Note Layers
Chapter 16: Adding Image Layers
Chapter 17: Organizing Layers into Groups
Chapter 18: Using Switch Layers
Chapter 19: Commenting with Note Layers

Part V: Using Bones and 3D Objects
Chapter 20: Changing the View with Cameras
Chapter 21: Working with Bones
Chapter 22: Using 3D Layers
Chapter 23: Using Anime Studio with Other 3D Packages

Part VI: Adding Special Effects
Chapter 24: Using Particle Layers
Chapter 25: Using Motion Blur and Depth of Field

Part VII: Animating in Anime Studio
Chapter 26: Understanding Keyframes and Tweening
Chapter 27: Working with the Timeline
Chapter 28: Manipulating Animation Graphs
Chapter 29: Working with Sound

Part VIII: Rendering and Exporting
Chapter 30: Rendering the Final Scene
Chapter 31: Exporting to Flash
Chapter 32: Exporting to AVI and QuickTime

Part IX: Extending Anime Studio with Scripts
Chapter 33: Working with Actions
Chapter 34: Using Pre-Built Scripts
Chapter 35: Using Lua

Appendix A: Anime Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
Glossary
Index