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    Introduction to Tupi:
                              6                                Open 2D Magic

                           Goal Glimpse

                               Features of Tupi: Open 2D Magic                 Installing Tupi: Open 2D Magic
                               Starting Tupi: Open 2D Magic
                               Components of the Tupi: Open 2D Magic Window     Creating a New Project

                               Drawing an Object                               Editing Objects
                               Saving and Closing a Project                    Opening an Existing Tupi 2D Project
                               Importing Images                                Exiting Tupi 2D

                      Animation is a way through which you can show characters and objects live. It is the process
                      of creating the illusion of movement and motion in visual media by displaying a sequence of
                      images in rapid succession. There are many software that helps us to create animation, games,
                      movies and cartoon characters. Tupi: Open 2D Magic is one of such software which is freely
                      available and helpful for every person who wants to learn animation. Tupi: Open 2D Magic is
                      also known as Tupi. It is a 2D animation software developed and maintained by the Colombian
                      startup MaeFloresta.

                            FEATURES OF TUPI: OPEN 2D MAGIC

                      Some of the important features of Tupi: Open 2D Magic  software are as follows:
                          It is an open source and free software.

                          It allows you to use vector graphics like ellipses, lines, rectangles and polygons.
                          It also allows us to draw paths with the help of pen or pencil tool.
                           Bitmap images can be imported on the workspace and used as either static backgrounds or
                         animated objects.
                           The animations can be exported in different formats that like OggTheora, AVI, MPEG, SWF
                         and images can be exported in PNG, JPEG and SVG formats.

                            INSTALLING TUPI: OPEN 2D MAGIC

                      To install Tupi: Open 2D Magic, follow these steps:

                      Step 1   Click on the  Ubuntu Software Center
                               application.
                      Step 2   Search for Tupi: Open 2D Magic in the
                               search box.
                      Step 3   Select Tupi: Open 2D Magic from the list.

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