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The Image element is used to display pictures and graphics. Any image file format supported by QuickTime can be used.

  • Attribute
    • State
    • Position
    • Size
    • Duration
    • URL: any Image file
    • Image
      • Bitmap: This option converts the image file into an uncompressed bitmap. This will consume more RAM when the uncompressed image is larger than the original file size and will improve drawing speed. Images with Bitmap not selected are stored in RAM in their compressed format and have to be decompressed when they are drawn.
      • Graphics Mode
        • Opaque: The image is drawn over the background.
        • Transparent: The selected color is not drawn with the rest of the image - allowing the background to show thru in those areas.
        • Alpha: The alpha channel data is used to blend the image over the background.
        • Blend: The image and the background are blended together. Each channel can have its own blending weight - 0 is transparent and 255 is opaque.
        • Alpha Blend: A combination of the Blend and Alpha modes.
        • Alpha*White: Alpha premultiplied with a white background.
        • Alpha*Black: Alpha premultiplied with a black background.
        • Alpha*Color: Alpha premultiplied with a background color.
          • RGB Color: The Mode's color can be entered as Red/Green/Blue values or else selected with the operating system's Color Picker.
    • Image Kind
      • Default: The image is drawn at 72dpi and truncated to the size of the Image element.
      • Flipbook: Flipbooks are sets of small images (cells) arranged in rows and columns.
        • #Columns: The number of cells horizontally.
        • #Rows: The number of cells vertically.
        • Cell: The index of the initial cell to display (counting left to right, top to bottom).
        • Wrap: The flipbook will wrap around instead of stopping at the first or last cells.
      • Scaled: The image is scaled to the same size and proportions as the Image element.
      • Tiled: Draws the image repeatedly side by side, top and bottom at 72dpi till it fills the entire Image element area.