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COMPONENTS OF PIVOT ANIMATOR APP


                 The Pivot Animator app window has various components, which are as follows:

                                       Title Bar


                       Menu Bar
                         Frame                                                                            Frame
                        Controls                                                                           Panel
                        Player
                       Controls
                                                                                                          Canvas
                     Background
                       Button
                                                                                                           Figure
                     Add Figure
                       Button                                                                             Segment
                                                                                                           Handle
                         Figure
                        Controls                                                                            Origin
                                                                                                           Handle


                     Add Frame
                       Button


                     Status Bar


                   Title Bar: Displays the name of the app and the current project.
                   Menu Bar: Contains menus for managing your project.

                   Frame Controls: Lets you add, delete, copy frames, or quickly navigate between frames.
                   Player Controls: Allows you to play, pause, stop, and loop the animation, and adjust
                   playback speed.

                   Background Button: Lets you change or add a background to your animation.

                   Add Figure Button: Adds new stick figures to your animation or lets you create custom
                   ones.
                   Figure Controls: Allows you to move, rotate, or resize parts of your stick figure.

                   Add Frame Button: Adds a new frame to the animation sequence for smooth motion.

                   Frame Panel: Displays all animation frames as thumbnails in a timeline.
                   Canvas: Refers to the area where you create and animate your stick figures.

                   Figure: Refers to the stick figures made of segments and joints in your animation.
                   Segment Handle: Lets you reposition or resize a figure’s segment.

                   Origin Handle: Acts as the pivot point for rotating the figure.
                   Status Bar: Shows information like the current frame number, speed, and active tool.



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