## Animations

Pixen makes creating animations easy. Simply select New Animation from the File menu to get started (you can also import sequences of images and animated GIFs). The document window is split into two sections: a filmstrip on top and the canvas below.

The filmstrip contains your animation's frames. Create, delete, and reorder frames at will. Change the duration of a frame by double-clicking the timestamp beneath it. To start editing a frame in the canvas, simply click it.

To preview your animation, open the Preview window. Once you're happy with the result, animations can be saved as animated GIFs, QuickTime movies, image sequences, and even sprite sheets!

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