Quick overview

For a quick tutorial see Tutorial/Tutorial.readme.

TSMorph is a set of morphing programs. It consists of two programs:

TSMorph         Edit the Morph parameters
TSMorph-render  Generate the morphed images

TSMorph is used to create a parameter file which is used by TSMorph-render to produce the morphed images. TSMorph-render works with 24 bit internally. Run times can be about 3 seconds per frame for a 150x150 image on a 28Mhz 68040 - See Benchmarks.

TSMorph-render can be used to morph one image to another in a set number of frames with a number of control points, just distort one image with control points. It can also be used to morph or warp a series of images (e.g. to morph between two animations). When TSMorph is run without parameters it will display an ASL file requester for a file created by TSMorph, it will then create the images, displaying a Progress Requester on the default (or named) public screen allowing the process to be interrupted and/or stopped.

ARexx scripts are run before and after each image is processed, and also before each image is loaded. These allow the changing of movement and colour to be controlled along with the ability to only generate some frames, and also pre and post image processing (e.g. to change to a non-24-bit format and build an animation).

TSMorph is used to generate the parameter file. When run it displays an Information Window on a public screen. This allows the input of the file names to morph between, the number of frames, the start frame, the output file names, and the type of morph (single or dual images) to be changed.

It also allows the editing of control points on the images. The images (most image formats can be loaded - See OPENMODE) are displayed on a public screen in resizeable, scrollable windows.

When the images are displayed control points can be edited in various modes. These modes allow the addition, deletion, linking and unlinking of the control points.

Context sensitive help is displayed using amigaguide (if available). The Help key can be pressed in the gadgets, over the gadgets, on menus or anytime a window is active.

TSMorph is ⌐1993/94 Topicsave Limited.

The author can be contacted by EMail as mark@topic.demon.co.uk or mpaddock@cix.compulink.co.uk.