Workspace

This is a snapshot of the Pro Motion workspace.
To get more information about certain controls and windows just click on them...

Paint Mode Area

In this area you find foreground and background color selectors as well as transparency controls. If simple transparency is used then a color is selected to be transparent. If using alpha transparency you can switch between alpha and color layer. For mor information about alpha please read the alpha primer. There are also certain option icons: A, F, G, S which are displayed colored as soon as the corresponding option is used. The options are:
A... click to enable/disable Alpha Layer
F... if highlighted then a spare frame is defined for the current project (see also menu frame)
G... equal Palettes for all frames (global palette). Click to change
S... indicates if a sStencil is enabled and the mask is active. Click to enter stencil settings (see also menu mask)

Gradient Panel

The gradient panel displays the currently selected gradient which is a defined range of colors within the color palette. They can be used for different drawing effects, to adjust brihgtness and contrast or for color cycling. See the gradient editor for more informations.
The scrollbar lets you choose different gradients. Double click on the color range display to open the gradient editor.

Information Panel

The information panel provides you different information about the brush size and the brush positions (top left, center, lower right) as well as dimensions when you draw an object (i.e. a rectangle).

Tile Mapping Panel

Here you can find options and functions when using tile map projects. Tile maps are images made up of small tiles of a certain size, e.g. 8x8 or 16x16 pixels. An image is then built by an underlying map that contains tile numbers that refer to a list of defined tiles (tile library).
Please read the tile mapping primer for more information.

Magnify Window

The magnify window is mainly used to draw and to zoom into the image. The zoom level can be selected using the slider at the lower right.
You can lock the zoom value to a minimum of 1:1 using the check box on the left.
Also a checker pattern can be displayed for transparent areas by enabling the transparency option.
The option Indicator layer is only available in connection with the color tile mapping functions.
You may also select a pixel aspect ratio. That means that a pixel is not displayed as a square but can also have a 2:1 size relation. This is useful for creating C64 style images or to create textile patterns.

Lower Control Panel

The lower control area divides into the project tabs area, the controls for animation and the status line.
The project tabs can be used to switch between different projects. The trash can erases the currently selected project.
The animation controls are described here.
The status line displays informations about the selected tool and how to use it.
It is also used to display the progress if an operation takes some time.