This tutorial demonstrates how to use pivot points, also known as the center or rotation. This technique is very useful when creating character animation.
Hippo Animator includes a wide variety of button options. However, sometimes that's not enough. This tutorial demonstrates how to use images as buttons.
A fantastic new start page has been added to Hippo Animator. It provides quick access to your recent movies, popular tutorials, social links, the latest news, demonstrations and tutorials.
Download the latest version of Hippo Animator and check it out.
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How to Cut Out Images and Sprites Tutorial
January 2015
When creating animation, you might find you have one image with a number of sprites on it. Often on a white background.
This short tutorial shows how to cut out a sprite and give it a transparent background, so it can be animated.
Masks are not supported by many web browsers, so Hippo Animator doesn't include them. Instead, here is one of a few creative ways you can work around this problem.
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a window shaped mask.
New feature added to Hippo Animator 4.1. Anybody using version 4 can get this feature and many other minor updates. It is included in both the professional and starter editions.
Add special characters to any text box or text editor using the new special character window.
It displays all the Unicode characters. Right-click in any text box to view.
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