Hi I am Nathan Miller and today i'm going to show you four neat ways to draw and create
animations in laser using Pangolin software.
In this video we're using the Pangolin QuickShow software and a KVANT ClubMax 3000 laser to
demonstrate these examples.
In our first example we are going to animate a corporate logo in laser.
To import our logo into QuickShow, go to the quick tools menu at the bottom.
And choose the quick trace tab.
Click on open image.
Locate your logo file and click open.
Click and drag the preview to an empty Cue.
Next right click on the Cue and choose edit frame animation.
To add excitement to the logo, we're going to change the colors of the whale and make
the whale dive into the water.
Right-click on the frame and duplicate it.
Select the water with the select object tool.
You can hold CTRL to select multiple objects.
Copy the water to your clipboard using CTRL-c.
Then delete the water from the frame.
Next click animate and set your frame count to 100.
In the finished frame result, rotate the whale 100 to 80 degrees and click ok.
As you can see the anime tool automatically generates 100 frames to rotate the whale.
Next we are going to alternate colors of the whale every few frames.
Add our water back in each frame.
And blank points on the whale, as it enters the water.
On frame 3 choose the whale and select a color from the color palette.
And then paste our water into the frame.
Repeat this process through to frames 7.
On frame 7 you will see the nose the whale beginning to enter the water.
Undo the water by using alt backspace.
Select the recolor tool and choose black in the color palette.
Blank the tip of the nose, then paste your water.
Continue to go sequentially through the frames changing the color of the whale.
Blanking points of the whale.
And pasting the water up to frame 100.
I'm going to cut the video here and return once I've finished with all 100 frames.
I've completed the logo animation and to save the animation of the Cue, click ok.
Click the Cue to run the animation.
In our next example, we're going to demonstrate another type of animation using the advanced
abstract editor.
Right-click on an empty Cue and select create new abstract.
This editor is useful to create beams, tunnel, sheets and abstract shapes.
I'm going to use a solid circle and increase the size.
You can also change the color of your shape.
Next I'm going to add a modulator effect.
This effect adds a waveform to your base shape.
It also adjust the amplitude and the number of waves.
I'm going to increase the wave count to six.
Can also adjust the speed to make it go clockwise or counterclockwise.
I'm gonna set my speed to 50.
I can also select a variety of waveforms for this effect - triangle, square and more.
I'm going to use the square wave form.
Next we will add an oscillating zoom effect.
You can adjust the speed if you like.
I'm going to leave mine at one.
There are also options to change the way that the zoom bounces.
I'm going to go with ping pong smooth.
Next we're going to add a color effect.
Adjust the colors in the color bar any way you like.
I'm going to have a cycle from red to green to blue.
And back to red.
I'm also going to increase the color cycle repeats to six.
There are also other options in here you can adjust.
So however you like.
To change this shape from a solid object to beams.
Under primary shape click beam mode.
In our third example we're going to demonstrate how to animate text using the frame and animation
editor.
In the editor select the text tool and click anywhere on the frame to open the text editor.
Type a message display in laser in the text box.
I'm gonna go with lasers.
Your text is too big to fit in the frame.
You can adjust the size using the scale x and scale y sliders in the text editor.
It also increase the letter spacing.
As well as the position and the alignment.
When you're happy with your settings, click ok.
Once you've click ok, you cannot modify these settings again.
Click animate at the top.
Set your animation to 100 frames.
And we're going to animate a scale effect, the brightness effect and a rotation effect
to bring our text in.
To preview your animation, slide the slider at the animation preview window.
All right I am happy with that.
So i'm going to click ok to generate the animation.
Next let's add some coloring to our letters using the paint roller tool.
I'm going to cut here and I'm gonna come back after I finish my colorings through all my
frames.
Alright I'm happy with my coloring and now I'm going to click ok to save the animation
to the Cue.
And click the Cue to run the animation.
In our final example, I'm going to demonstrate how to draw in laser.
Start by opening the frame and animation editor.
Select a circle tool.
Then choose yellow in the color palette.
Next create a large circle in the frame.
Choose cyan in the color palette and create another smaller circle for an eye inside the
circle you just created.
Select the eye using the select object tool.
And copy using CTRL-c.
And paste it using crtl v. Let's select the copied eye and move it into place.
Using the freehand tool, choose orange and draw some eyebrows.
You can also just draw one eyebrow, copy that and paste it and move it into place as well.
Using the freehand tool, choose red and draw a mouth.
Next we're going to duplicate the frame.
Select an eye, using the select object tool and choose a scale tool, to start shrinking
the eye to begin a wink.
Repeat to duplicate the frame and scale the eye until you have a closed one.
Once you have your closed wink, select the previous frame and duplicate it.
Continue to duplicate the frames in reverse order until you have an open eye.
Click ok to save to Cue when you're done.
And click the Cue to run the animation.
Some important things to consider when drawing in laser.
The quality of the laser projector you're using is very important.
And will directly impact quality of the projected images.
The ClubMax laser used here it has a custom fabricated laser diode module with full analog
color modulation and a high-speed optical scanning system inside.
The quality of your laser diode module is important for your color mixing to create
millions of different color combinations and smooth color fades.
The quality of your scanning system is critical, as it allows the laser to nicely trace all
the points to projected images we created.
If you have questions about lasers, were interested in finding the right laser for your specific
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