Adding Frames

There are several ways to add frames to your scene using Toon Boom Harmony.

Related Topics 

Setting the Scene Length
Extending the Timeline View
Adding Frames Before or After a Selection
Adding Frames to the Beginning or at the End of a Scene

Setting the Scene Length

You can set the global scene length from the top menu.

To set the set scene length:

1. Select Scene > Set Scene Length.

The Set Scene Length dialog box opens.

2. In the Number of Frames field, type how many frames are needed.

Extending the Timeline View

You can quickly extend your scene length in the Timeline view.

To extend your scene in the Timeline view:

1. In the Timeline view, drag the scene length bracket to the right to add more frames to your scene.

Adding Frames Before or After a Selection

You can add frames anywhere in the middle of the scene. If you select a frame row in the Xsheet view, the system will add the new frames before or after the selection, depending on your choice.

To add frames before or after selection:

1. In the Xsheet view, select a frame row.

2. Do one of the following:
Select Scene >Frame >Add Frames Before Selection or Add Frames After Selection.
Press [Ctrl] + [G] and [Ctrl] + [H] (Windows/Linux) or [⌘] + [G] and [Ctrl] + [H] (Mac OS X).

In Harmony Xsheet, select Frame >Add Frames Before Selection or Add Frames After Selection.

The Add Frames dialog box opens.

3. In the Number of Frames to Add field, enter the amount of frames needed in the scene.
To add new frames after your selection, you can also use the Add Frames button in the Xsheet View toolbar.

Adding Frames to the Beginning or at the End of a Scene

You can add some frames to the beginning or at the end of the scene.

To add frames at start or at end:

1. Select Scene > Frame > Add Frames at Start or Add Frames at End.

In Harmony Xsheet, select Frame >Add Frames at Start or Add Frames at End.

The Add Frames dialog box opens.

2. In the Number of Frames to Add field, enter the number of frames needed in the scene.
To add new frames at the end of your scene, you can also use the Add Frames button found in the Xsheet View toolbar.

Related Topics 

Deleting Frames