Animation Viewer

Realtime view/edit transparent animations (GIF, SAN, EAN...) and pictures (BMP, JPG, ICO...) with ease and seamless format to format conversion. Many features +portable, clone, realtime scrolling Help, custom user language translation etc



Features

• View animations in realtime
  
• Animation Preview frame
  
• Multiple graphic formats: BMP, WMF, EMF, JPG, JPGT, JIF, GIF - solid and transparent '89a', ICO - true color solid and transparent, PPM, PGM, PBM, XBM, TEP, ATEP, OMI, SAN, EAN, HTM / HTML - email signature
  
• Definable format listing
  
• Seamless format to format conversion
  
• Retain SaveAs format - for multiple same format saving
  
• Automatic scroll - definable speed, down / stop / up, continuous repeat
  
• Rename
  
• Transparent / Flip / Mirror
  
• Delay in milliseconds (animation speed)
  
• Pot Fill - create transparency, definable tolerance
  
• Trim - automatically delete unused areas on all cells
  
• Faster / slower speed options
  
• Custom preview background color
  
• Flash preview background color while scrolling
  
• Bgcolor - switch preview background colors
  
• Animation status bar readout: fps, cells, size width/height, bytes
  
• Single click for Animations / Pictures / Cursors Support Folder listing
  
• Edit SAN directly in Animator - from AV click "View" tab > "Edit"
  
• Copy Cells / Paste Cells - convert animation to / from "Image Strip" for external editing (e.g. MS Paint, graphics package)
  
• Copy As Text - copy animation to Clipboard as plain text. An example for use - a user defined graphic alongside "Custom Translation" panel under "Help / Information" (animated = ATEP or still = TEP automatically selected)
  
• 2x "Save As / Paste From" options - Save / Open from multiple Folders - e.g. use as work hub
  
• 2x "Send" options - copy animation to external Folders
  
• 2x "Send Replace Prompt" options
  
• 2x Definable "Send" Folders
  
• Sizeable
  
• Multilingual Interface
  
• Realtime Help - hover mouse over for instant, specific help
  
• Integrated Help
  
• Built-in help viewer with additional html / plain text external viewing options
  
• No installation
  
• Portable
  

A Blast From The Past
Please note, as this is an old program, some links and information may be out of date or inoperative, and some functionality may be reduced.

Information

Download Locations

Screen Shots

Online Help

AboutView and edit animations (GIF, SAN, EAN etc) and pictures (BMP, JPG, ICO etc) with ease. Free, fully functioning software program, with no installation or setup. Your existing computer libraries and files remain unchanged and unmodified.  Blaiz Enterprises prides itself on this respect function.

⏶InformationClassification
Freeware

Usage
Personal and business use

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 95-11

Download Site
www.blaizenterprises.com/av.zip

Information Page
www.blaizenterprises.com/av.html

Contact
www.blaizenterprises.com/contact.html

Portal - Blaiz Enterprises
www.blaizenterprises.com

⏶Program Features

• View animations in realtime
  
• Animation Preview frame
  
• Multiple graphic formats: BMP, WMF, EMF, JPG, JPGT, JIF, GIF - solid and transparent '89a', ICO - true color solid and transparent, PPM, PGM, PBM, XBM, TEP, ATEP, OMI, SAN, EAN, HTM / HTML - email signature
  
• Definable format listing
  
• Seamless format to format conversion
  
• Retain SaveAs format - for multiple same format saving
  
• Automatic scroll - definable speed, down / stop / up, continuous repeat
  
• Rename
  
• Transparent / Flip / Mirror
  
• Delay in milliseconds (animation speed)
  
• Pot Fill - create transparency, definable tolerance
  
• Trim - automatically delete unused areas on all cells
  
• Faster / slower speed options
  
• Custom preview background color
  
• Flash preview background color while scrolling
  
• Bgcolor - switch preview background colors
  
• Animation status bar readout: fps, cells, size width/height, bytes
  
• Single click for Animations / Pictures / Cursors Support Folder listing
  
• Edit SAN directly in Animator - from AV click "View" tab > "Edit"
  
• Copy Cells / Paste Cells - convert animation to / from "Image Strip" for external editing (e.g. MS Paint, graphics package)
  
• Copy As Text - copy animation to Clipboard as plain text. An example for use - a user defined graphic alongside "Custom Translation" panel under "Help / Information" (animated = ATEP or still = TEP automatically selected)
  
• 2x "Save As / Paste From" options - Save / Open from multiple Folders - e.g. use as work hub
  
• 2x "Send" options - copy animation to external Folders
  
• 2x "Send Replace Prompt" options
  
• 2x Definable "Send" Folders
  
• Sizeable
  
• Multilingual Interface
  
• Realtime Help - hover mouse over for instant, specific help
  
• Integrated Help
  
• Built-in help viewer with additional html / plain text external viewing options
  
• No installation
  
• Portable - runs with no installation, all files retained on source storage device (usb stick, usb disk etc)
  

⏶Standard Features

• Internet style interface
  
• User Management (customise options / settings / appearance)
  
• Schemes
  
• Clone program option - run multiple, parallel, independent instances
  
• Intelligent behaviour
  
• Lightweight architecture (VUN) - minimal resource usage
  
• Quality engineered, stable and reliable
  
• Animated program icon
  
• Balanced program resize
  
• Multiple user support
  
• Dual layer multilingual language support (Custom - personalise your own language, and Primary)
  
• Detailed information panels - see "Help / Information" tab
  
• Detailed Program information panel
  
• Detailed System information panel
  
• System Folders management panel
  
• Synchronise Support Folders option
  
• Copy / Paste program Scheme to / from Clipboard as plain text for easy email / transportation of entire program settings / options / appearance information
  
• Definable program font size for large GUI text display
  
• Program Category List - run same category programs quickly and easily
  
• 6 button window - 1.Close / 2.Full Screen / 3.Floating / 4.Hide (minimise) / 5.Multifunction - Resize Window / Center Window and Category List / Category Folder / 6.Default Appearance
  

⏶Starting OutSpecific, instance realtime help is scrolled at top of window. Simply hover mouse over any part of program for help readout.

From "View" tab
Click "Animations", "Pictures" or "Cursors" link to view. Contents of folder are displayed in right panel titled "Files". Click a file to Preview, or click "Scroll Down" / "Scroll Up" link to scroll through all files automatically.

These are Support Folders with content available for Blaiz Enterprises' programs. Click "Folder C:\..." link just above Preview area to select an alternative folder.

Animation can be easily adjusted, in realtime, using one of these options (bottom panel):

Transparent - Bullet to show animation transparently, otherwise solid
Flip - Bullet to flip vertically
Mirror - Bullet to flip horizontally
Faster - Increase animation speed
Slower -Decrease animation speed
Trim - Automatically delete unused areas (wasted space) on all cells

Animation is modified in memory, and must be saved in order for changes to be permanent:
Click "Save" link to save (replace) without prompting in same format, or, click "Save As" link
to display a "Save As" window. Type a new file name and / or select alternative format and click "Save" button. "Files" list will update and automatically highlight animation.

⏶Realtime HelpHover mouse over any part of program for instant and specific help - scrolled at top of program window.

Select "User Management" tab and ensure bullet for "Realtime Help" (default).

⏶TranslationAnimation Viewer supports dual layer translation:
1. Custom Translation - specifically designed for user to create / maintain / personalise
2. Primary Translation - set by our Select Language program www.blaizenterprises.com/sl.html

Custom Translation
User customisable plain text translation system. Select "Help / Information" tab > "Translation > Custom Translation" to view control panel.

This special option empowers you to create and modify a plain text, custom language translation, specific to this program (no other program is affected). This personalised translation is stored inside the current program scheme and any Scheme/s saved by this program, enabling easy backup / recovery and transportation / sharing.

Options:
Copy - Copy translation to Clipboard as plain text
Paste - Paste translation from Clipboard and replace current text
Clear - Reset translation to default

There are five translation sections:
Information, GUI Translation, Realtime Help Translation, Error Translation, Currently Unused Translation.

1. ## Information #########################
Has three parts:
a) Language description - e.g. "(Language)>German" for German
b) Acknowledgement text - e.g. "(Acknowledgement)>Translation by XYZ"
c) Text Picture (still or animated). From Animation Viewer, click "Copy As Text" link to copy picture / animation to Clipboard as plain text - e.g. "(TEP)>T4M00D00))))So9d0000)3OUu300W300)BjQu3B0Tl90~1222 2222222222222222 211222222222 22222222222112222222 22222222222221 12222222222222222 2222134444444444444 44444453344444 44444444444444533444 4444444444444444 533444444444444444 444453677777777777 777777778667 777777777777777 7778667777777777777777 77786677777777777777777778 668888888888 888888888 86#"

2. ## GUI Translation #########################
Comprised of many translation pairs:
a) Original English word / phrase - do not modify (used by Program)
b) New word / phrase - type your translation here (keep on one line)

Examples:
(ORG)>Soft Close Dialog Windows
(NEW)>"Equivalent in your language"

(ORG)>Borders
(NEW)>"Equivalent in your language"

Sections 3. through 5. are comprised identically to section 2. above:
3. ## Realtime Help Translation #########################
4. ## Error Translation #########################
5. ## Currently Unused Translation #########################

Note: Section 5. "Currently Unused Translation" will only contain translated entries, which are yet to be used by the program (e.g. prompt dialog Window).

Overview/Statistics Panel Explained:

Information:
Language - Language description (section 1.a) above

Lookup:
Tracks translation requests performed by program successful or not

Successful - English replaced with user supplied word / phrase
Not Found - English retained as no user supplied word / phrase was found
Total - Total number of translation requests

Coverage:
Statistical overview of supplied and required translations for sections 2. through 5.

⏶Primary TranslationPredefined language via our "Select Language" program, which must be present on your computer,
to enable this function. To visit Select Language homepage for download and further information click "More Information" link or goto www.blaizenterprises.com/sl.html

From "Help / Information" tab click "Change Language" link and our Select Language program will load. Within SL choose desired language and then close SL. Restart this program for translation to take effect.

Note:
1. A language chosen by this method will also change the language for all Blaiz Enterprises' programs.
2. Select Language based translations cover some programs completely, however, most programs are
only partially covered due to the sheer volume of translations required! For program specific, user customisable translation options, see the "Custom Translation" topic.

⏶Restoring DefaultsTo reset your program to default options / settings / appearance, select "User Management" tab, click "Defaults" button (bottom-right), click "Yes" to proceed and "Yes" again, to confirm.

⏶Technological BackgroundThe new generation of Blaiz Enterprises' software is now proudly based entirely on BE proprietary engineered code foundation, consisting of three main pillars: Visual Engine, User Management and Network Management, forming a base package of systems called "VUN".

VUN Overview

Designed from need-based functionality, to a flexible, easy to use and customisable Graphical User Interface, with a solid, concise and fast code foundation.

VUN Design

• 192+ highly organised, dynamic, self-managing objects, each able to cross-communicate, seamlessly and effortlessly, with core redundancy handling for performance reliability and long-term, consistent stability
  

• 92,000+ lines of concise, interconnected, modular, object-orientated code, form the powerful, flexible, yet extremely dynamic system - suitable for small to large scale demands with no additional complexity
  

• High level of Windows operating system independence, enables successful execution over multiple Windows platforms using a single code base, whilst greatly reducing error production, program complexity and debugging time lines
  

• Engineered exclusively "in house" (no third party) to stringently high standards of quality and performance, yielding vitally important benefits of:
  

1.  Display, function and execution consistency
2.  High stress stability
3.  Ease of scalability
4.  Low system dependency
5.  Ultra low System / User / GDI and graphics resource consumption
6.  Control management system - thousands of controls per GUI
7.  Low graphical overhead / demand
8.  Low memory consumption
9.  Ultra fast startup
10. High level of customisation (user)
11. High level of internal system automation
12. No Installation

VUN Technicals

Visual Engine

• Rapid control creation
  
• Large capacity - thousands of controls per program, even under Windows 9x architecture
  
• Coordination of mouse / keyboard input information for specific behaviour generation
  
• Single step, managed control construction, initialisation and destruction
  
• Native position processing for code free intelligent control alignment
  
• Lightweight, non-Windows control architecture
  
• Buffered painting for flicker free rendering
  
• Virtual bitmap / image - no GDI resources
  
• Coordinated low resource, 64-bit, synchronised timing system
  

User Management

• Managed variable environment (name / value / type / default / range)
  
• Realtime IO synchronisation
  
• Program specific organisation
  
• Integrated environment wide notification
  
• Native clone support for multiple parallel instances
  
• Color conflict detection and correction
  

Network Management

• Fully managed socket layer - connection / status / closure
  
• Linear design model
  
• Flood detection
  
• Complex free client / server operation
  
• Throttle controlled upload / download streaming
  
• On the fly compression
  
• DNS cache / lookup manager
  
• Uniform local and network error handling / reporting system
  
• Integrated raw logs
  
• Realtime information panels
  

General

• Linear error handling - high stability, cascade failure free
  
• Dynamic, scalable type controllers
  
• Script processor
  
• Dual layer multilingual language translation (custom and primary)
  
• Portable mode - program / files work from source storage device
  

⏶License AgreementCompany name and all software products contained on our websites are the intellectual property, copyrights and trademarks of Blaiz Enterprises.

All title, copyrights and intellectual property rights in and to the software product and content, and any copies thereof, are the property of Blaiz Enterprises.

License:
Blaiz Enterprises grants to you the right to use the software product. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software product. Any alteration or attempt to alter the original software product will cause a fatal error to occur and the product to become dysfunctional.

Indemnity:
Any use of the software product is at your own risk. Blaiz Enterprises disclaim all warranties and conditions, either expressed or implied. In no event shall Blaiz Enterprises be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business, profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use the software product.

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