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Creating a ipbook is unbelievably fun! Imagine sending
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Select File > New FlipBook, then select either of the following
to enter Animation Mode:
New Empty FlipBook Create a new ipbook where you can
draw the animated and static content.

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May 2016

New FlipBook from Image Sequence Import a sequence of

April 2016

images from software, such as Maya or 3DMax, and bring

them into SketchBook. The imported images can be attened

February 2016

PNG, JPG, and BMP or layered PSD images.

September 2015

The Animation Size dialogue that appears contains the

following options for setting the parameters your ipbook:
Presets Set the aspect
ratio of the le. Select from
NTSC, HD, Full HD, or
custom.
Pixel Dimensions When
custom is selected, use
these to set the width and
height in pixels.
Playback Set the frame
rate per second.
Frame Numbers Set the length (number of frames) of the
ipbook.
When in Animation Mode, you will be able to set keyframes
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and scrub through your animation, using the timeline that

appears. this is a ipbook, the Layer Editor will contain four
layers:
Foreground Draw the
content you want to animate
on this layer.
Midground Draw additional
content you want to animate
on this layer.
Background Draw
background elements on this
layer.NOTEIf the
Background layer is changed
and a keyframe is set the
original background is lost.
Background Color Click
to access the Color Wheel, Color Palette, and Color
Picker to set a background color of your drawing. Use
other layers for strokes.

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