Main Menu

Composer Mode - Characters

The Menu contains the main commands grouped in File, Edit, Modify, Face Editor, View, Window and Help menus.

	Name	Description
1	File	Show / Hide File Menu Imports a Cartoon Animator actor file (.ctActor, .ctTBactor, .ctFBactor) or saves the current actor as a Cartoon Animator* actor file (.ctActor, .ctTBactor, .ctFBactor). Save or load object profile. Switches back to the Stage Mode. Exits Cartoon Animator*.
2	Edit	Show / Hide Edit Menu Undoes (Ctrl + Z) or redoes (Ctrl + Y) the last operation. Switches between the Transform Part, Transform Sprite and Transform Bone tools. Selects sprites, attaches props to sprites. Launches the element in the sprite to image editor for further adjustment. Edit the image or vector-based characters in a bitmap or vector editor. Launches the Preference panel.
3	Modify	Show / Hide Modify Menu Loads any object in PSD format. Opens the Bone Editor for further edit. Enhances the actor color tones with Render Style feature. Launches the and Mask Editor panels. Opens the Facial Animation Setup panel to adjust the facial features. Launches the 360 Head Creator panel to adjust the components on talking head layers from each viewing angle of head turning. Adds advanced Render Style presets in the Render Style panel. Carries out face calibration and launches the Face Calibration panel.
4	Face Editor	Show / Hide FaceEditor Menu Creates morph-based or sprite-based heads for the character. Removes the custom head. Adjusts the color of the face image, fine tunes the face fitting result and the face angle. Modifies the applied eyes and teeth templates, or customizes the eyes and teeth for your actor. Launches the Face Mask Editor for masking the morph-based head.
5	View	Show / Hide View Menu Shows / hides the on-screen display (FPS, grid line, world axis, stage / composer mode display). Performs the Camera Tool Bar commands, zooms in / out of the scene, pans or rotates the camera, switches to the different view modes of the camera.
6	Window	Show / Hide Window Menu Restores all the tool bars and panels to the default workspace (docking places). Shows / hides the tool bars, Content Manager, Scene Manager and Layer Manager panels.
7	Help	Show / Hide Help Menu Launches the Help document or Shortcut tables, goes to the official web page for demo videos and tutorials, or views the product FAQs and gets further assistance. Logins with the member account. Checks for available program update. Accesses the Reallusion Marketplace of Cartoon Animator. Gets free bonus content or buys all trial content. Activates the content you have paid for or verify all of your content in the Template and Custom libraries. Accesses the home page of Reallusion or Cartoon Animator. Shows the product information for Cartoon Animator.

* For G2 or G1 Characters, refer to the Cartoon Animator 4 Online Manual.

Composer Mode - Props

The Menu contains the main commands grouped in File, Edit, Modify, View, Window and Help menus.

	Name	Description
1	File	Show / Hide File Menu Saves the current prop into a prop template (.ctProp). Save or load object profile. Switches back to the Stage Mode. Imports a Cartoon Animator* prop file (*.ctProp).
2	Edit	Show / Hide Edit Menu Undoes (Ctrl + Z) or redoes (Ctrl + Y) the last operation. Selects props, or attaches more props to a prop. Launches an external editor to modify the selected prop. Exports the image- or vector-based prop as a PSD file for further editing in a bitmap editor. Exports the vector-based prop as an SVG file for further editing in a vector editor. Launches the Preference panel.
3	Modify	Show / Hide Modify Menu Launches the Render Style and Sprite Editor panels.
4	View	Show / Hide View Menu Shows / hides the on-screen display (FPS, grid line, world axis, stage / composer mode display). Performs the Camera Tool Bar commands, zooms in / out of the scene, pans or rotates the camera, switches to the different view modes of the camera.
5	Window	Show / Hide Window Menu Restores all the tool bars and panels to the default workspace (docking places). Shows / hides the tool bars, Content Manager, Scene Manager and Layer Manager panels. Shows / hides the Packager panel to manage your custom content packs.
6	Help	Show / Hide Help Menu Launches the Help document or Shortcut tables, goes to the official web page for demo videos and tutorials, or views the product FAQs and gets further assistance. Logins with the member account. Checks for available program update. Accesses the Reallusion Marketplace of Cartoon Animator. Gets free bonus contents or buys all trial contents. Activates the contents you have paid or verify all of your contents in the Template and Custom libraries. Accesses the home page of Reallusion or Cartoon Animator. Shows the product information for Cartoon Animator.

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	Name	Description
1	File	Show / Hide File Menu Creates an empty project, saves or opens a Cartoon Animator project file (.ctProject). Chooses and opens a project from the Recent File. You do not need to search around for your recently opened project files. The maximum number in the list is 7. Switches to the character or prop Composer Mode. Converts between props and scene objects. Imports a Cartoon Animator* model (.ctActor) or character animation (,ctMotion, .ctPerform, .ctFcs, .ct3DMotion, .rlMotion) or prop motion (.ctAnim). Exits Cartoon Animator*.
2	Edit	Show / Hide Edit Menu Undoes (Ctrl + Z) or redoes (Ctrl + Y) the last operation. Selects or duplicates characters, props or objects. Applies Render Style to objects. Sets flip, link, visible or opacity keys to the selected characters, props or objects. Toggles the Isolate Selection tool for selected objects. Performs Timeline commands (loop, speed, break) or sets the 3D motion options, aligns angle, extends clip length for the selected Motion Clip. Edit the pivots, bones and sprites of the selected objects in your favorite bitmap editor. Invokes the Project Settings and Preference panels.
3	Create	Show / Hide Create Menu Creates the actor face from an image file (.jpg, .png, .bmp). Loads the media material for props, image layers or background from image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .gif, .png, .tga, .gif) or video files (.avi, .wmv, .rm, .rmvb, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .mp4, .asf, .asx, .wm, .flv, .mov, .popvideo, .swf). Imports sounds or background music from an audio file (.wav, .mp3). Creates a script for the selected actor by recording voice, Text-to-Speech Editor, loading an audio file (.wav, .mp3) or Cartoon* script file (.ctFcs, .cts, .clp, .ct7script, .ct7motion). Creates a custom path. Creates a new object from a blank new SVG file or an existing SVG file using an SVG Editor. Creates a new object from a blank new PSD file or an existing PSD file with the Bitmap Editor. Launches the Render Style* to adjust the SWF objects. Launch SVG Color Adjustment panel to modify the color of SVG-based objects.
4	Animation	Show / Hide Animation Menu Launches the Action Menu, Action Menu Editor, Sprite Editor, Layer Editor, Motion Pilot or Path Properties panel for the selected actor, prop, or object. Launches the 2D Motion Key Editor, Import 3D Motion, Face Puppet and Lips Editor panels for the selected actor. Shows the Prop Key Editor on the Property Tool Bar for the selected sprite of the prop. Launches the Text Editor or Sound Modify panel. Sets keys for the selected prop or scene object on the Property Tool Bar. Adds keys on the selected track (Transform, Flip, Facial Layer, Face Motion), or sets a transform key for the object back to the origin size and position (0,0,0) of the scene. Aligns the selected motion clip data (root, head, right / left hand, or right / left leg) to the previous clip. Inserts extra frames to the current project or adds flags in the Collect Clip track of Project on the Timeline. Removes motion clips of the selected actor or removes all animation data in the current project.
5	Control	Show / Hide Control Menu Performs Play Bar commands, playbacks, pauses, stops, or jumps to the start, end, previous or next frame. Turns on/off the voice or music volume in the current project. Snaps the 3D motion angle to the previous motion clip. Snaps the object movements to the grid line. Toggles to orthographic camera or perspective camera mode. Enters the Camera Record Mode.
6	Render	Show / Hide Render Menu Previews the output image of the current frame. Exports the current project as image, video and/or audio files. Exports the current project as object sequences for further editing in an external video editor. Exports the current project as PSD file for further editing in an external Bitmap Editor. Downloads the Cartoon Animator - AE Script and exports selected objects for further editing in Adobe After Effects. Exports one or more objects as a transparent PNG or animated GIF file into the clipboard.
7	View	Show / Hide View Menu Shows / hides the on-screen display (FPS, grid line, world axis, stage / composer mode display). Enters the full screen mode (F11 and F12). Full Screen Mode: Enters the full screen mode while showing the safe area. Full Screen Mode w/o Safe Area: Enters the full screen mode while hiding the safe area. Performs the Camera Tool Bar commands, zooms in / out of the scene, pans or rotates the camera, switches to the different view modes of the camera, or enters the 3D view mode.
8	Window	Show / Hide Window Menu Restores all the tool bars and panels to the default workspace (docking places). Shows / hides the tool bars, Timeline, Content Manager, Scene Manager and Packager panels.
9	Plugins	Show / Hide Plugins Menu Launches the Motion LIVE 2D plugin panel for capturing facial motions via a web camera or iPhone. Please refer to the Cartoon Animator Motion LIVE 2D Plugin Online Manual for more information.
10	Help	Show / Hide Help Menu Launches the Help document or Shortcut tables, goes to the official web page for demo videos and tutorials, or views the product FAQs and gets further assistance. Logins with the member account. Checks for available program updates. Accesses the Reallusion Marketplace of Cartoon Animator. Gets free bonus content or purchases trial content. Activates the content you have paid for or verifies all of your content in the Template and Custom libraries. Accesses the home page of Reallusion or Cartoon Animator. Shows the product information for Cartoon Animator.