Flipping #7
This new board flipping book create exactly the right atomosphere for you fall fun and holiday photographs. You can draw your own shapes for different themes using the embedded vector editor. You can also control the speed, interval, perpetcive angle, and switch between the auto/manual modes.

(Added October 29, 2004).

Instructions to Edit Book Shape
Click the "Select Shape" Button to open the edtor dialog. The book outline is displayed in black lines.

Modify the outline
1. Press Ctrl "-" to zoom out the image if you do not see the entire book cover image.
2. Click the Vector Node Edit Tool (the third tool) in the left toolbar.
3. Click on the outline to reveal the line nodes in small squares.
4. Drag the nodes to move the node to a different position.
5. Drag the line to move the line to a different position.
6. To select multiple nodes, drag from an empty area to include all nodes that you want to select.
7. Drag the selected group to move multiple nodes.
8. To add a node, click the "+" button at the right panel. Click on the line to add a node.
9. To delete a node, click the "-" button at the right panel. Click on the node to delete the node.
10. Click the Select Tool (the first button) in the toolbar to confirm the change.
11. For more information, see 3D-Album manual, Photo Editor, Section 22, page 68.
12. If you changed the node position at the leftside of the image, you need to adjust the book spine marks. See below.
13. Click the "Okay" button.

Select a new outline
1. Press Ctrl "-" to zoom out the image if you do not see the entire book cover image.
2. Click on the existing outline and make sure it is selected (See manual page 58 for detail.)
3. Press "Del" key to delete the outline.
4. Click on the thumbnail of the outline in the right panel.
5. Click the "Add" button. The new outline will be added.
6. You need to adjust the book spine marks to fit the new outline. See below.
7. Click the "Okay" button.

Draw a new outline
1. Press Ctrl "-" to zoom out the image if you do not see the entire book cover image.
2. Click on the existing outline and make sure it is selected (See manual page 58 for detail.)
3. Press "Del" key to delete the outline.
4. Click the Draw Freehand Polygon Tool (the second tool) in the left toolbar.
5. Click once to add each new node of the polygon. Double clicking on the last node to close the polygon.
6. For more information, see 3D-Album manual, Photo Editor, Section 21.7, page 67.
7. Click the Select Tool (the first button) in the toolbar to finish drawing.
8. You need to adjust the book spine marks to fit the new outline. See below.
9. Click the "Okay" button.
Please note, there are a couple of drawing tools listed in the right panel. But do not use them. The flipping album only recognizes the lines drawn by the freehand polygon pen.

Adjust Book Spine Marks
At the left side of the book cover image, there are two marks to determine the starting and the edning position of the book spine. To move the position of the two marks:
1. Click the Select Tool (the first button) in the toolbar.
2. Drag the mark to move it to a different position.
3. Only the vertical position matters.

Save your Outline
1. Once you finshed drawing a new line or modifying an existing line, Click the Select Tool (the first button) in the toolbar.
2. Click the "Save" button in the right panel. You current outline will be saved in a new thumbnail.

Remove an Outline Thumbnail
1. Select the thumbnail by clicking on it
2. Click the "Remove" button to remove the thumbnail.

Images
Two images attached below can be used to create images combined with your own photos for the default theme.



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