CompuServe Messages

Bob, So you're gonna make me work instead of my ususal clowning around, eh? < Is there a semi-painless way to take an animation that you have created > < and overlay that animation on a bitmap? > I think I understand the question. But pallette considerations are not the last thing you want to address. You'll find that out later. —————————————————————————– Load the screen (background image), insert a number of frames equal to the number of frames in your movie. Load your movie as a cel. Use CEL/FILES/LOAD If it's a .fl* file make sure that option is lit. Switch to the directory where the movie is and load it. Turn the time select and key buttons on. That's the T and K buttons in [T][F][K] near the bottom right corner. ( The proper use of these buttons is the first hurdle for a lot of beginners. Especially learning how to do things over time. ) Cel/Move to position the cel where you want to project your movie. Then paste it. Make sure TIME, NEXT CEL and ALL are lit. If you want the movie you're projectin' to move across the screen, position it with Cel/Move at the starting point and when you paste it (with the time select button lit) paste it where you want it to end. This is the most painless solution I can offer. I hope it jives with your section of the universe. Refer to page 8-3 of the reference manual for further confusion. Kevin Gibson Animation Nation <tm> -=What have I gotten myself into?=-