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TAnim
TAnim is a program that applies timing information to ANIM files.
It does not add duplicate frames to the ANIM file, but rather uses an
underused timing feature present in all ANIM files. Some ANIM player
programs may not support this (documented) feature.
The general format for invoking TAnim is:
TAnim [-OI <timefile> | -Cn,tttt] <in.anim> [expo] [out.anim]
Where:
"in.anim" is the input ANIM file to be processed,
"out.anim" is the output ANIM file,
"expo" is an optional input Disney Animation Studio exposure sheet,
"timefile" is a file containing timing information.
TAnim may only be invoked from the CLI.
Specific Examples:
TAnim -O timefile in.anim
This reads the file "in.anim" and outputs its timing information to
the file "timefile." If "timefile" is given as "-", the standard output is
used. The output format of the -O option is one line of text for each
frame: a frame number, followed by a comma, followed by the time the frame
is to remain on screen in milliseconds.
TAnim -I timefile in.anim out.anim
Applies the timing information in "timefile" to "in.anim,"
generating "out.anim." The output file will contain the same number of
frames as the input file. If "timefile" is given as "-", the standard
input is used. The input format for "timefile" is identical to the output
generated by the -O option.
TAnim -Cn,tttt [-Cn,tttt ...] in.anim out.anim
Applies the timing information given on the command line to
"in.anim," generating "out.anim." The output file will contain the same
number of frames as the input file. You may supply any number of -C
options. 'n' is the frame number, 'tttt' is the time the frame is to
remain on screen in milliseconds.
TAnim in.anim expo out.anim
Using the information in the Disney Animation Studio exposure sheet
file, TAnim will take the images in the input ANIM file and generate a
completely new output ANIM file, using the timing and frame rates specified
in the exposure sheet.
Note:
Due to a design limitation in the ANIM file format, the timing of
frame number one cannot be changed, and will always report as zero
milliseconds.
When writing an ANIM file, TAnim will throw away all the IFF chunks
it doesn't directly need. The only chunks it considers necessary are BMHD,
ANHD, CMAP, and CAMG; everything else is discarded.
TAnim only operates on op-5 anims. The op-5 format includes .anim
files created by most current animation programs.
Some ANIM player programs may not support the use of the "reltime"
feature present in ANIM files. ShowANIM 5.30 by Gary Bonham is known to
work correctly.