How to add sound effects to my animations?

    Connect your device to your PC/MAC with USB and open iTunes.
  • 1. Find your device at the left column.
  • 2. Go to the "App" page.
  • 3. Find Animation Desk on the app list.
  • 4. Click "Add…" and select the sound effects you want to import from your PC/MAC to Animation Desk (Attention: .WAV supported only).
  • 5. After importing sound effects to your device, please go to the frame manager in Animation Desk.
  • 6. Tap the Sound button.
  • 7. You can see the .wav files you just imported. You can tap to play a single .wav file or tap OK to import it to your animation.
    The .wav file you select will be added to your animation. You can shorten or move it by dragging it with your finger.
    Attention:
  • Due to hardware limitation, the playback speed of your animation has to be 1/2X only.
  • If you switch the playback speed, all the sound effects will automatically be muted.

How to transfer animations between different iDevice?

  • 1. Go to the File Manager section.
  • 2. Select the file(s) you want to transfer to another iDevice.
  • 3. Tap "Another iDevice" at the lower left column.
  • 4. You will see a pop-up message. Tap "OK" and the file you select will be compressed to a animation package.
  • 5. The animation package will be saved under the Package Manager.
  • 6. Select the package you want to transfer by checking the box.
  • 7. Tap the instruction icon to learn how to continue the package transfer.

How to export my animations as PDFs?

  • 1. Go to the File Manager section.
  • 2. Select the file(s) you want to export as PDFs.
  • 3. Tap "PDF file" at the lower left column.
  • 4. Select the layout you need and tap OK.
  • 5. The exported PDF file will be saved under the Package Manager.
  • 6. Tap "Open" to check your animation with the built-in PDF viewer.

How to transfer exported PDFs to my PC/MAC?

    Connect your device to your PC/MAC with USB and open iTunes.
  • 1. Find your device at the left column.
  • 2. Go to the "App" page.
  • 3. Find Animation Desk on the app list.
  • 4. Find the PDFs you want to transfer to your PC/Mac and click "Save to…". The PDFs you select will be saved to the folder you select in your PC/MAC.

How to copy patterns from other items using Stamp Tool?

  • 1. Tap to use the Stamp Tool
  • 2. You can choose to import images from Photo Library or draw it yourself.
  • 3. E.g. Select an image from Photo Library and adjust the frame size to your liking.
  • 4. Tap "Rubbing" at the bottom of the frame.
  • 5. Select a brush and begin to copy the pattern of the image.
  • 6. The pattern will be printed on the screen.

How to add a background to my animation?

  • 1. Go to the File Manager section and select the file you want to add a background.
  • 2. Tap "Background" at the menu.
  • 3. Select the background you need.
  • 4. Go back to your animation.
  • 5. The background will be added.

What is Anizone?

    Anizone is an exclusive community for Animation Desk's users. You can log in with your YouTube account to see and gather masterpieces from other animators to your collection.
  • 1. Go to the File Manager section and tap "Anizone" at the menu.
  • 2. Log in with your YouTube account.
  • 3. You can find your ID and your own animation works at the upper column.
  • 4. If you want to check your collection, tap "My Collection".
  • 5. Play an animation
  • 6. Add an animation to your collection
  • 7. "Like" an animation
  • 8. "Dislike" an animation
  • 9. Comment on an animation

I can't login my YouTube account.


  • 1. Login your YouTube account and click on your account at the upper right corner.
  • 2. Go to YouTube settings.
  • 3. Click "Create a Channel"
  • 4. Now YouTube has been integrated with Google+ and here you will see your username displayed as your Google+ ID. You can click "OK. I'm ready to continue" when you are done.
  • 5. Click on your account again.
  • 6. Click "Revert to username".
  • 7. Here you can create your exclusive YouTube username. This username also refers to the name of your YouTube channel.
  • 8. Congrats! Your YouTube username is now created. You can use it to login to AniZone in Animation Desk.

Desktop

  • A01-Project Manager
  • A02-Frame Manager
  • A03-Undo
  • A04-Redo
  • A05-Onion Skin-Previous two Frames
  • A06-Onion Skin-Previous & Next Frames
  • A07-Onion Skin-Next two Frames
  • A08-First Frame
  • A09-Previous Frame
  • A10-Play in Reverse
  • A11-Loop&Play once
  • A12-Play
  • A13-Next Frame
  • A14-Last Frame
  • A15-Playback Speed
  • A16-Duplicate Frame
  • A17-Add New Frame
  • A18-Delete Current Frame
  • A19-Clear Current Frame
  • A20-Opacity
  • A21-Size
  • A22-Eraser
  • A23-Painting Tools-Tap to select the tool you need
  • A24-Bucket Fill Tool
  • A25-Color Palette
  • A26-Foreground/Middle Ground
  • A27-Navigator Tool-Zoom in & out Frames
  • A28-Previous&Next Frame

Frame Management

  • B01-Exit
  • B02-Duplicate a Selected Frame
  • B03-Delete a Selected Frame
  • B04-Frames can be dragged into "Temporary" bar to be rearranged in a desired sequence.

Project Management

  • C01-Color turns blue when being edited
  • C02-Save as……
  • C03-Click to Rename
  • C04-Edit
  • C05-Create New Project
  • C06-Duplicate Selected Projects
  • C07-Delete Selected Projects
  • C08-Combine any Two Selected Projects
  • C09-Porject Management
  • C10-Background Management

Background Management

  • D01-Dynamic Background
  • D02-Add New Background
  • D03-Duplicate Selected Backgrounds
  • D04-Delete Selected Backgrounds
  • D05-Edit Background