The first steps - How to animate pictures

The sign allows you to put in a picture or logo in one color bitmap format.

To animate a picture, you must use a set of individual pictures. The sign will rotate through each. Draw your picture in different positions on the image canvas and nudge. When in play, it will appear that the logo picture is moving.

Scene 1. Draw your picture elements in the canvas size. Save this as: img1.bmp
Scene 2. Nudge each element in the direction you wish to animate. Save this as: img2.bmp
Scene 3. Again repeat moving each element of the sign logo or picture. Save this as: img3.bmp
Scene 4. Move elements Save this as: img4.bmp
Scene 5. Move the elements into final position. Save this as img5.bmp
Extended animation: Slide off the window. After your 5 pictures. INSERT img5.bmp again. Place a 'scroll in from right' command at the start of the picture. This will slide the picture off the screen just like the animation above.

At any point in the signs message, you can insert a static (normal) picture or animate a series of pictures. Use the command prompt controls to control how your picture slides, flickers, bounces, walks etc.

Put your cursor at the first point and choose your favorite animation. At the end of the desired length, choose normal running mode such as 'scroll' in from right. This will make the sign look normal again.