9va-pi: Free Animation Editor for Raspberry Pi / Ubuntu

Tutorial

* Features

* Screen Shot




* Getting 9va-pi

* System requirements:

* How to Start 9va-pi on Raspberry Pi ?
  1. If XWindows isn't started yet, start it by typing "startx".
  2. Launch LXTerminal by clicking the icon on the desktop
  3. cd to the "9va" folder
  4. Launch 9va-pi by typing "./9va-pi".
    --> Desktop icon "9va-pi" will be created.
  5. You can start "9va-pi" by double clicking the Desktop icon.
* How to play music (MP3) ?
* How to play music (MIDI) ?

* How to Make 9VAe Animation ?
  1. From the Help menu, Click the "Sample (Training)" > "Waraemon". (Click the OK button if necessary.)
    -->Sample Animation for Lesson will be opened.
  2. Click a few times on the shape you want to change (ex. mouth, nose ... ).
    -->Control points will appear.
  3. Move the control points and change the shape to create laughing or funny face .
  4. Click on Play button .
    -->Nice animation will appear.
  5. Change Colors. Color palette is placed on the upper right hand corner.
  6. Add figures. Drawing tools are placed on the upper left hand corner.
  7. Click on button on the right end of small pages.
    -->Popup menu will appear.
  8. Click on the menu item "Add Next Page".
    -->The same page will be added.
  9. Enjoy it!

* How to make movie and upload to YouTube ?
  1. From the File menu, Choose "Movie Export" on the menu.
  2. Input the file name and click OK.
    --> Setting window will appear.
  3. Input Picture size, Frame/sec, Time length... (if you want)
  4. Click 'OK'.
    --> Conversion will start.
    --> You will get the movie file (.mp4).

    You nead ffmpeg (avconv). You can install it to type:
    sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
    


  5. Open 'Upload - YouTube '(www.youtube.com/my_videos_upload).
    --> Input YouTube account.
  6. Drag your movie file (.mp4) to YouTube.

  7. 9VAe can export movie including sound/music.


* Changes

Ver.1.5.5:
  • Improved Export MP4(Talking).
  • Ver.1.4.0:
  • Saved in OneP format, if you add the extension ".onep"..
  • Ver.1.3.6:
  • Added command to stop sound and music.
  • Improved Free Line input.
  • Ver.1.3.5:
  • Improved (One Picture animation)
  • Ver.1.3.3:
  • Improved Export Talk.
  • Ver.1.3.2:
  • Improved Export PNG, Talk.
  • Assign file switching to Ctrl + TAB key
  • Ver.1.3.1:
  • Added ability to Talk English texts.
  • Ver.1.3:
  • Added ability to Talk texts.
  • Added function to add SVG animation.
  • Ver.1.2:
  • Improved edit screen for "Reverse path" for combined paths.
  • Added Select objects behind.
  • Ver.1.1:
  • Fixed the problem that the data saved in the Android version is garbled.
  • Ver.1.0.1:
  • Added multiple page output to Picture Export
  • Improved SVG export (Gradation, Label specification of AnimeCast)
  • Ver.1.0.0:
  • The maximum number of pages is now 99!
  • Ver.0.9.3:
  • Improved SVG export.
  • Bug Fix (SVG Import)
  • Ver.0.9.2:
  • Improved Edit All texts.
  • Improved SVG export.
  • Ver.0.9.1:
  • Improved Color setting to the polygon with a hole.
  • Improved SVG Import.
  • Added batch conversion : MP4 export (-mp4)
  • Ver.0.9.0:
  • Added Movie Export.
  • Ver.0.8.5:
  • Added Picture Export.
  • Added the function to play one picture animation once with the Pause Button.
  • Ver.0.8.4:
  • Improved Background of texts.
  • Ver.0.8.3:
  • Bug Fix (Sequential Images, Save)
  • Ver.0.8.2:
  • Improved saved flag.
  • Ver.0.8.1:
  • Improved "One Picture Animation" , Sequential Image.
  • Ver.0.8.0:
  • Added "One Picture Animation" mode to the page.
  • Bug Fix (Back frame size of Text)
  • Ver.0.7.9:
  • Bug Fix (SVG Import)
  • Ver.0.7.8:
  • Added Transparent PNG.
  • Improved Bordered arrow lines
  • Added "Stretch/Rotate" to the corner handle of the selected frame.
  • Ver.0.7.7:
  • Improved Zooming Down in editing mode.
  • Bug Fix (Sequential Image)
  • Ver.0.7.6:
  • Bug Fix (Touch operation of AnimeCast)
  • Improved Romaji control of AnimeCast.
  • Ver.0.7.5:
  • Improved Zooming Up in Point editing mode.
  • Improved Export Animated GIF.
  • Ver.0.7.4:
  • Added "Fill in behind figures".(This was called "Create Shape behind Points" in the old version.)
  • Improved Export Animated GIF.
  • Added function to select the same color strokes when you touch the input icon after entering a stroke.
  • Ver.0.7.3:
  • Added a function to make a stop-motion animation (sequential image).
  • Improved the accuracy of One Picture Animation.
  • Ver.0.7.2:
  • Added Connect Points function.
  • Improved (Label control of AnimeCast)
  • Improved (Text Change in Group)
  • Ver.0.7.1:
  • Sound and music can be switched.
  • Added [.aiueo] character to sample animation "Remix".
  • Bug Fix (Ellipse)(200420)
  • Improved GIF export
  • Ver.0.7.0:
  • Added Control AnimeCast by Alphabet(.aiueoABC).
  • Ver.0.6.15:
  • Bug Fix (Crash when modifying Time curve)
  • Ver.0.6.14:
  • Bug Fix (Edit gradation filled shapes).
  • Touch the blank area below the palette to enlarge the drawing area.
  • Ver.0.6.13:
  • Added User own Tile.
  • Added Green Background Page.
  • Added #TIMER.
  • Added 9VAe controle from external CSV file.
  • Improved the function to get color from background photo.
  • Ver.0.6.11:
  • Added Text Animation to display characters one by one
  • Improved Circle drawing accuracy
  • Added Palette ON/OFF button on the lower right corner.
  • Added a transparent stroke around the tiled fill object.
  • Ver.0.6.10:
  • Improved Text with a frame.
  • Ver.0.6.9:
  • Added 'Make AnimeCast' to Input menu.
  • Improved 9view(Play SVG-EVA Animation.)
  • Bug fix (Zoom Export.)
  • Ver.0.6.7:
  • Added Stop operation during exporting Animated GIF.
  • Added Open text operation to the center menu of Replace list.
  • Enlarged stage after << < button.
  • Modified Tiling Fill algorithm.
  • Ver.0.6.6:
  • Improved SVG export.(Animation of Color gradation)
  • Ver.0.6.5:
  • Show [Shift] button always.
  • Improved Adding points to polygons.
  • Improved SVG import.(Line width)
  • Bug fix (Delete points and Bind path.)
  • Bug fix (Size of Stage and Image.)
  • Ver.0.6.4:
  • Added 'Smooth Line' operation to the center menu of the selection. Move to right=>Line, Move to Left=>Round curve.
  • Added '-smooth' option to Batch conversion of Animated GIF.
  • Added '-info' option to Batch conversion which show the size and the time of animation.
  • Bug fix SVG export.(Wrong Undo operation in the AnimeCasts.)
  • Bug fix SVG import.('z' in the middle of the path string.)
  • Bug fix the text color of Onion skin.
  • Added whilte lines to the point in the Point mode.
  • Changed the operation of the Selection button after selection.(Go to Point mode.)
  • Ver.0.6.3:
  • Bug fix (Large AnimeCast).
  • Bug fix (Small polygons in AnimeCast become invisible).
  • Bug fix (Line Vibration doesn't work in Exporting APNG).
  • Added the replacement of AnimeCasts by using an external file.
  • Added a new sample 'Remix' to the Help menu.
  • Ver.0.6.2:
  • Bug fix (Group).
  • Added Animation Export of the replacement of texts by using an external file.
  • Changed the -loop option for GIF Export.(-loop1 means once.)
  • Ver.0.6.1:
  • Added text/Command search.
  • Added replacement of texts by using an external file.
  • Added coloring to the control points.
  • Ver.0.5.16:
  • Improved 'Stroke Order Animation'.
  • Improved Animated GIF Export. If you want old export, name the gif "###.gif".
  • Improved the speed of Stroke order animation.
  • Bug fix in loading SVG animation.
  • Ver.0.5.15:
  • Improved Shadow of Texts.
  • Improved Stroke order animation wirh Arrows.
  • Ver.0.5.14:
  • Added Open or Import Windows Metafile.
  • Improved SVG export.
  • Changed the icon size to the same size as other OS versions.
  • Ver.0.5.13:
  • Added 'Group' to the center menu of the selection.
  • Improved batch conversion for Sequential PNGs/BMPs
  • Bug fix (SVG Output, Time length of AnimeCast).
  • Ver.0.5.12:
  • Added batch conversion for Sequential PNGs/BMPs
  • Improved playing music from the middle of the animation.(for mpg321)
  • Improved stroke order animation.
  • Ver.0.5.11:
  • Improved opening SVG which is exported by 9VAe.
  • Bug fix (Stroke order).
  • Ver.0.5.10:
  • Improved Speed of Exporting Sequential PNGs.
  • Ver.0.5.9:
  • Bug fix (Transparent Tile).
  • Ver.0.5.8:
  • Removed limit of the maximum export size of Animated GIF.
  • Improved Group Speed.
  • Ver.0.5.7:
  • Added Pattern fill.
  • Ver.0.5.6:
  • Added making stroke order animation on '1.' of the guide of page bar.
  • Bug fix (Save stroke order).
  • Improved range of blur in AnimeCasts.
  • Ver.0.5.5:
  • Added 'Stroke Order' to the Object Menu and the center menu of the group selection.
  • Added two brush modes in which line edges will be wide or narrow.
  • Added 'Create Shape behind Points' to the center menu of the point selection.
  • Added shortcuts to change line width (Ctrl+8:Narrow, Ctrl+9:Wide).
  • Ver.0.5.3:
  • Improved variable width stroke. (Fill, Open / Close, Width conversion in AnimeCast).
  • Added copy variable width function to Width Setting Menu.
  • Added copy selected points to the next or previous page.
  • Added In-Between selected points.
  • Improved SVG export (Variable width strokes).
  • Improved SVG import (Large point data).
  • Decimal (ex 29.97) fps becomes available for GIF/APNG/QuickTime.
  • Improved window close button.
  • Bug fix (Edge color of text).
  • Ver.0.5.2:
  • Ctrl+C, Ctrl+T, Ctrl+V changed to use GTk ClipBoard.
  • Maximum Page Size becomes 2048x2048.
  • Select AnimeCast and click time of page, then time of AnimeCast will appear.
  • Improved color conversion from fill to gradation.
  • 9View can play the file named "_bgm'Number'sec.eva" after every 'Number'seconds.
  • Ver.0.5.1:
  • Changed some icons design.
  • Ver.0.5.0:
  • Added brush mode to the Arrow menu.
  • Added pen pressure effect to free line drawing on the brush mode.
  • Improved copy objects to the next / previous page.
  • Added a sample animation 'Waraemon Parts'.
  • Added following shortcuts.
    Shift+Alt+S, Alt+Enter, Ctrl+0, Ctrl+2, Alt+Left Arrow, Alt+Right Arrow, Alt+Up Arrow, Alt+Down Arrow
  • Ver.0.4.16:
  • Improved Alpha mask of PNG/APNG.
  • Added Checkered flag to the figure palette.
  • Improved French resources.
    Ver.0.4.15:
  • Added color edge option to texts and lines.
  • Improved Shadow of AnimeCast.
  • Improved French resources.
  • Ver.0.4.14:
  • Added numeric view of the rectangle around the objects.
  • Added batch conversion
  • Added Clock animation
  • Added Small Dust Selection
  • Added Delete points to Bind holes of polypoligon.
  • Improved Point Select button.
  • Ver.0.4.13:
  • Improved SVG import(Text).
  • Improved UTF8 coding text.
  • Ver.0.4.12:
  • Improved SVG export(Stop at end).
  • Improved Font menu.
  • Added Korean resources.
  • Improved French resources.
  • Ver.0.4.11:
  • Added APNG Loops setting
  • Added 'synchronize play with MIDI' to View mode.
  • Ver.0.4.10:
  • Added 'Link copy' to the center menu of the selection frame.
  • Added Base Frame Size reset operation.
  • Improved Parts Palette.
  • Bug fix (Line width of Polypoligon(9va-pi)).
  • Bug fix (Menubar(9va-pi)).
  • Ver.0.4.9:
  • Bug fix (Fault in Menu translation)
  • Ver.0.4.8:
  • Added Replace Points operation.
  • Added new Selecting Points operation.(Shift+Add/Delete Points Icon)
  • Improved multi language.
  • Added French resources.
  • Ver.0.4.7:
  • Improved SVG import.
  • Ver.0.4.6:
  • Added Resource for translation (Localizable.string).
  • Ver.0.4.4:
  • Added APNG Export.
  • Width of Sequential Images Export is limited to a multiple of 4.
  • Improved pickup color from screen on Color Palette.
  • Ver.0.4.3:
  • Added PNG with Alpha Mask to Sequential Images Export.
    Now, you can make APNG by using 'APNG Assembler'.
  • Ver.0.4.2:
  • Added 3 tutorial animations.
  • Added Language option to Text object.
  • Page select mark is changed to a red square from '*'.
  • Added fast scroll to menu list.
  • Added Time shift option to AnimeCast.
  • Improved Vibration effect.
  • Bug fix (Japanese autosave)
  • Ver.0.4.1:
  • Improved Viewer mode. (Skip error file.)
  • Ver.0.4.0:
  • Some example animations have been changed.
  • Bug fix (Save polypoligon)
  • Ver.0.3.35:
  • Added Viewer mode.
  • Improved Japanese file name.
  • Ver.0.3.34:
  • Improved SVG export(Loop, Zoom, AnimeCast, Color).
  • Improved SVG import(Japanese name).
  • Ver.0.3.33:
  • Numeral input of time duration of pages.
  • Input of four points rectangle by +Ctrl Key.
  • Improved SVG export(Loop).
  • Improved SVG import(fill-opacity).
  • SVG export by changing application name to 9va-pi-svg.
    example) 9va-pi-svg "full_path_name.eva"
    Animated SVG (full_path_name.eva.svg) will appear in the same folder of full_path_name.eva.
  • Ver.0.3.32:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast with Path).
  • Menu name changed(Modify--> Object).
  • Menu item name changed(Interpolate--> In-Between).
  • Menu item name changed(Random effect--> Vibration).
  • Ver.0.3.31:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast with Loop).
  • Ver.0.3.30:
  • Font menu added.
  • Monochrom, lightness change added to Color palette (White-Black Palette + Ctrl Key).
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast with mirror).
  • Bug fix (SVG import).
  • Improved GIF export(Low frame rate).
  • Ver.0.2.29:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast with Time curve).
  • Ver.0.2.27:
  • Decrease Points operation was added. (Menu > Edit > Effect)
  • Improved SVG Import(Large data).
  • Ver.0.2.26:
  • Available for Raspbian Jessie.
  • Grouped strokes can become combined to make poly-polygon.
  • Transform menu on the Selection frame become available for poly-polygon.
  • Gradation colors can be exchangeable.
  • Improved response time.
  • Ver.0.2.25:
  • Random Time curve added.
  • Ver.0.2.24:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast with Time curve).
  • Improved dialogs.
  • Ver.0.2.23:
  • Enlarged exported image size to 2048x2048.
  • Improved SVG import(Style).
  • Ver.0.2.22:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast).
  • Ver.0.2.21:
  • Improved curve accuracy for a path including many points.
  • Bug fix (Sequential Images export including background).
  • Ver.0.2.20:
  • Improved SVG export(Polypoligon).
  • Ver.0.2.19:
  • Improved Width of AnimeCast.
  • Improved SVG import(Text).
  • Improved SVG export(Ghost).
  • Changed Sample file name.
  • Bug fix(Line width of AnimeCast.)
  • Ver.0.2.18:
  • Bug fix(Sequential Images Export).
  • Improved SVG import(Path).
  • Ver.0.2.17:
  • Popup menu for Width of AnimeCast is added.
  • Line width of AnimeCast has become changeable.
  • Improved SVG export(Text).
  • Ver.0.2.16:
  • Bug fix(Ghost of Polypoligon, Transform with pin).
  • Improved SVG export(Loop aniimation).
  • Ver.0.2.15:
  • Improved SVG export(AnimeCast, PolyPoligon).
  • Ver.0.2.14:
  • Bug fix(External file name written with uppercase character).
  • Ver.0.2.13:
  • Width copy from screen objects added.
  • Onion skin view is avalable.
  • Improved SVG export(Gradation fill).
  • PolyPoligon bug fix.(Sometimes hidden when zoom up)
  • Ver.0.2.12:
  • PolyPoligon bug fix.
  • Improved Line attribute menu.
  • Ver.0.2.11:
  • Image position bug fix.
  • Improved SVG export. (AnimeCast's loop. Color gradation.Transparent text. Transparent image.)
  • Show outside when AnimeCast is playing.
  • Ver.0.2.10:
  • Improved SVG export. (Use repeatCount for 1 page loop.)
  • Ver.0.2.9:
  • Freehand selection added in point selection mode.(Drag with Ctrl key)
  • Transformation with pin added in point selection mode.(Strong pin / Weak Pin )
  • Improved SVG import.
  • Ver.0.2.8:
  • Improved SVG import. (Speed up, Expand buffer).
  • Improved SVG export. (Zoom, Scroll, Text).
  • Ver.0.2.7:
  • Improved SVG export. (Pause button.).
  • The aspect ratio of the initial screen becomes 16:9.
  • Ver.0.2.6:
  • SVG export bug fix. (Same objects on continuous pages.)
  • Ver.0.2.5:
  • Improved SVG export (Color animation).
  • Ver.0.2.4:
  • Improved SVG export (Loop, Turn, Background, Rotation ).
  • Ver.0.2.3:
  • SVG export bug fix.
  • Ver.0.2.2:
  • Polypolygon bug fix.
  • Improved SVG export.
  • Ver.0.2.0:
  • Ubuntu version added.
  • Ver.0.1.9:
  • Short example animations are added.
  • Ver.0.1.8:
  • Improved SVG export (Dashed line, Arrow, Framed text, Loop, Turn)
  • Ver.0.1.7:
  • Animation preview is added to the file selection pop-up menu.
  • Fixed bug that texts in the popup-menu can't be seen.
  • Ver.0.1.6:
  • Improved the mouse operation of the shape deformation (Rotate ...).
  • Ver.0.1.5:
  • Improved editing response and zooming response.
  • Ver.0.1.4:
  • 9VA button menu bug fix.
  • Ver.0.1.3:
  • Japanese font bug fix.
  • Ver.0.1.2:
  • Export SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) + SMIL animation. ('File' > 'Save as')
  • Ver.0.1.1:
  • Import SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). ('File' > 'Open')
  • Combine Path, Reverse Path. (Select a group of path. Click '+')
  • Ver.0.1.0:
  • Improved the redraw timing.
  • Ver.0.0.9:
  • Dashed line added.
  • Arrow added.
  • Background Scroll added.
  • Ver.0.0.8:
  • Font menu added.
  • Ver.0.0.7:
  • Desktop Icon, Start menu added.
  • Ver.0.0.6:
  • Export Sequential images (JPEG, PNG, BMP).
  • Ver.0.0.5:
  • Export Animated GIF.
  • Ver.0.0.4:
  • Time Control menu.
  • Size of bounding rectangle of the text.
  • Drag the selection frame handle.
  • Draw Background.
  • Zoom out by Mouse wheel.
  • Input label, angle of animation frame.
  • Show the Selection, Draw square / circle ,Move objects horizontally and vertically (+ Shift Key).
  • Changing the point shape and the point absorption (+ Control Key).
  • Screen scrolling by Space Key + drag.
  • Assign the same function as the left mouse button, right button, the middle button.
  • Confirmation of saving at the exit.
  • Cursor switching on Moving object, Scrolling, and changing the point shape.
  • Ver.0.0.3:
  • Hide selection frame on playing animation.
  • Sound, Music.
  • Ver.0.0.2:
  • Japanese version.
  • Sound, Music.
  • Ver.0.0.1:
  • Test version.