How to copy and paste properly?

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Yochay
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How to copy and paste properly?

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Hi,

This might seem a ridiculous question, but I couldn't solve it. I want to copy and paste a drawing onto another existing frame, but when I paste it, it doesn't get pasted on the existing frame, but rather on a new separate frame. How do I paste in on the frame I want? Thanks :)
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D.T. Nethery
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Re: How to copy and paste properly?

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Yochay wrote: 22 Jan 2021, 15:16 Hi,

This might seem a ridiculous question, but I couldn't solve it. I want to copy and paste a drawing onto another existing frame, but when I paste it, it doesn't get pasted on the existing frame, but rather on a new separate frame. How do I paste in on the frame I want? Thanks :)

See: https://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index ... side-layer

https://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index ... ther-layer

Select an image, then click and drag the image to the frame you want to copy it to , release it. There are three different modes you can choose from as you release the image:
Copy , Insert , Move . Each behaves slightly different. (see the links to the User Manual above and also see the video below).


https://youtu.be/aMnhwTnxV8M




You may also use this click & drag technique to copy or insert images from one layer to another layer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMIIyyzQClQ





Using INSERT will add the selected frames to the existing timeline , thereby extending the layer length.
Insert_Image.jpg
Insert_Image.jpg (12.64 KiB) Viewed 13143 times

Using COPY will have the selected frames overwrite the existing frames on the timeline , and the layer length will stay the same.
Copy_Image.jpg
Copy_Image.jpg (13.3 KiB) Viewed 13143 times


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Re: How to copy and paste properly?

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I always just mark the frame, press CTRL+C, mark another frame and press CTRL+V, while the method David mentions is surely superior I thought I should mention it too
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Re: How to copy and paste properly?

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Hey D.T. I found this super helpful but i still do not know how you’re selecting the frame. Are you holding down a key to select the frames?
Ive tried googling this but i cant seem to find the answer.

D.T. Nethery wrote: 22 Jan 2021, 15:51
Yochay wrote: 22 Jan 2021, 15:16 Hi,

This might seem a ridiculous question, but I couldn't solve it. I want to copy and paste a drawing onto another existing frame, but when I paste it, it doesn't get pasted on the existing frame, but rather on a new separate frame. How do I paste in on the frame I want? Thanks :)

See: https://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index ... side-layer

https://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index ... ther-layer

Select an image, then click and drag the image to the frame you want to copy it to , release it. There are three different modes you can choose from as you release the image:
Copy , Insert , Move . Each behaves slightly different. (see the links to the User Manual above and also see the video below).


https://youtu.be/aMnhwTnxV8M




You may also use this click & drag technique to copy or insert images from one layer to another layer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMIIyyzQClQ





Using INSERT will add the selected frames to the existing timeline , thereby extending the layer length.

Insert_Image.jpg


Using COPY will have the selected frames overwrite the existing frames on the timeline , and the layer length will stay the same.

Copy_Image.jpg



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Re: How to copy and paste properly?

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Never mind. I figured it out 🤦‍♀️
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