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A Frame is a transparent object which can be used as a “Parent” object in Objects and Animation.
It can also be thought of as a Rectangle Object with Zero Opacity.
Click on the Frame Icon to add a Frame.
%%*%% The Frame is added to the Objects and Animation Screen
%%*%% The Size of the Frame is the Project Size and it "Fits" the Screen
%%*%% The Zoom for the Frame is 100% when it Fits the Screen
%%*%% The Opacity of the Frame is Zero
%%*%% Frames can be added to other frames (Parent / Child) and can be renamed in the Common Tab
%%*%% Using the Multiple Frames approach animation can applied to each frame independently
%%*%% Pan motion is applied to the Pan Frame
%%*%% Zoom motion is applied to the Zoom Frame
%%*%% Rotation is applied to the Rotate Frame
%%*%% The Object can also be animated independently of the three frames
%%*%% Frames can be made "Transparent to Selection"
%%*%% Note that in the above example:
%%*%% The Object is at the "Front"
%%*%% The Pan Frame is at the "Rear"
%%*%% An Independent Frame or Object which is placed "above" another Independent Frame or Object in the Objects List is also "above" in terms of Selection
%%*%% "Higher" Independent Frames or Objects in the Objects List need to be made "Transparent to Selection" to be able to Click on and Select "Lower" Independent Frames or Objects
%%*%% This also applies to Published Exe Files which have HyperLinks on Objects
When working in the Objects and Animations window it is sometimes advantageous to add a frame, the dimensions of which differ from the project size. An example would be to create a square frame in a 3:2 Project.
%%*%% Open a second instance of PicturesToExe and make is project size equal to the frame that you want to create e.g. 600×600
%%*%% Go to Objects and Animation
%%*%% Add a frame, which will be 600×600
%%*%% In the Objects Panel Copy the 600×600 Frame
%%*%% Return to the original instance of PicturesToExe
%%*%% Paste into Objects and animation