Menus
File
File | New animation New animation.
File | Open | Popims animation Open an existing animation.
File | Open | Images Load image file.
Advanced version only File | Open | Video file Extract a number of frames from a video file on disk.
File | Open | Acquire from TWAIN source Acquire image from TWAIN scanner, camera or frame grabber.
File | Save | Popims animation Save animation to file.
File | Save | Save animation as Save animation as.
Advanced version only File | Save | Video file Export animation to video file. It is possible to rotate the result in the saving procedure.
File | Save | Animated GIF Export animation to animated GIF file. It is also possible to rotate the result in the saving procedure.
Advanced version only File | Save | Image sequence Export animation to a sequence of image files.
File | Save | Interlaced image Render and export interlaced image to file.
Advanced version only File | Save | This frame only Save the active frame.
File | Print | Interlaced image Render and print interlaced image for Popims screen.
File | Print | This frame only Print active frame.
File | Program options | Select language Select language (you must restart the software after doing this).
File | Program options | Select TWAIN source Select TWAIN source.
File | Program options | File format association Select which file types should be opened by default in this program.
File | Program options | Show Companion at startup When you learn using the software, the Companion is very usefull, but at a certain stage, you might be bored closing it to get more space on your PC screen.
File | Program options | Smooth image zoom Reduces the Zoom power.
File | Program options | Software interpolation for print This commands the resizing mode : to the nearest pixel is the normal mode, but you might prefer for one or another reason the software interpolation, which is not recommended for printing interlaced images.
File | Program options | JPEG compress frames When sending animations as PIM files to a printing company, you might want to make the files as small as possible. Use this option for this but don't forget that such PIM files are no more editable and that the quality might be less.
File | Program options | Load your personal key Import your "popimsversion" file. You can also do this just by double clicking the file from Explorer.
File | Program options | Import new screen files Import new "scr" files. You can also do this just by double clicking the file from Explorer.
File | Change user information Change user information.
File | Quit Quit the application.
Edit
Edit | Undo Undo.
Edit | Redo Redo.
Edit | Copy frame Copy frame to clipboard.
Edit | Paste new frame Insert frame from clipboard.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete active frame Delete active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete feature Delete active transition or primary frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete all before active Delete all frames before the active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Delete all after active Delete all frames after the active frame.
Edit | Delete frames | Reduce number of frames Reduce the number of frames so that it corresponds to the chosen screen.
Edit | Remove point Remove selected point.
Edit | Remove all points Remove ALL defined points in animation.
Edit | Lock selection to screen size Lock selection height/width to Popims screen size.
Frame
Frame | Align to previous Align active frame to previous frame so similar features are placed as close as possible.
Frame | Auto align to active frame Auto align all frames using marker points.
Frame | Resize High quality image resize.
Frame | Reduce frames to screen size Automatically reduce frame sizes so that they match the screen size.
Frame | Mirror Mirror image left <-> right.
Frame | Rotate Rotate image.
Frame | Crop Crop image to selection.
Frame | Colors | Brightness and contrast Change image brightness and contrast.
Frame | Colors | Saturation Change color saturation.
Frame | Colors | Color mapper Image enhancement by color/histogram mapping.
Frame | Colors | Color balance Adjust color plane levels.
Frame | Colors | Auto color correction Find the black/whitepoint and gamma setting that gives the closest match to an equalized histogram.
Frame | Colors | Grayscale Convert image to grayscale.
Frame | Colors | Invert Make negative image.
Frame | Filters | Noise reduction Adaptive filter for removing noise.
Frame | Filters | Smooth Smooth image.
Frame | Filters | Sharpen Sharpen image.
Frame | Filters | JPEG filter Adaptive filter image for removing noise at 8 x 8 block edges.
Frame | Filters | De-interlace De-interlace image from camera or TV-tuner.
Frame | Red eye removal Makes red pupils black if a selection is made around the eyes.
Animation
Animation | Play Play.
Animation | Video player Open animation player.
Animation | Stereo vision Stereo vision.
Animation | Open next primary frame Open next primary frame.
Animation | Morph to frame Create a morph from the previous frame to the active frame.
Animation | Warp frame Create a warp effect from the active frame and a number of frames ahead.
Animation | Presets wizard Create preset morph or warp effect from active picture.
Animation | Convert morph to warp Convert morph to warp, using the transition points you created for the morphing transition, but for warping the first image.
Animation | Morph to first frame Creates a Morph between the last frame of your animation and the first frame of your animation, which makes your animation circular.
Animation | Properties Animation properties.
Animation | Show morph mesh Show triangular mesh used for morphing and warping.
Animation | Transparent area | Inside selection Decides whether the transparent part of the animation is inside or outside the selection line.
Animation | Transparent area | Outside selection Decides whether the transparent part of the animation is inside or outside the selection line.
Animation | Transparent area | Color key Select transparent color.
Advanced version only Animation | Composition Combine images, animated gifs, animations and texts.
Window
Window | Tile Arrange windows without overlap.
Window | Cascade Arrange windows to overlap.
Window | Minimize All Minimize all windows.
Window | Close Close active window.
Window | Zoom in Zoom in.
Window | Zoom out Zoom out.
Window | Mouse cursor | Add/move points Add/move points.
Window | Mouse cursor | Zoom in/out Zoom in/out. You can also use the wheel of your mouse in conjunction with the Ctrl key of your keyboard.
Window | Mouse cursor | Move view Move view.
Window | Mouse cursor | Define transparent area Define transparent area.
Window | Mouse cursor | Rectangle select Rectangle select.
Help
Help Help topics.
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