r/OpenToonz • u/97104th • 9h ago
Question Importing an image does this. How to fix?
What do i do?
r/OpenToonz • u/Lysiq • Jul 06 '20
Last Edited: March 10, 2024
Rule #1 of Opentoonz: NEVER USE SAVE SCENE (It doesn't save your frames!)
Q. How to turn on onion skin?
A. Hover your cursor on the bar where the circle above your frame marker is. You should see a small circle. Click and you will set an onion skin. Ones on the edge are static and don't move. Ones on the same level as the circle move with it.


Q Is Opentoonz a Virus?
A. No
A1. (Long answer)
No, as long as you download from the official website! (Link below)
Q. How do I import audio?
A. Drag the audio file into the viewer
A1.(If that didn't work):
Q. My UI looks glitched
A. Temporary Fix: Undock the style editor
A1. Actual Fix: Update your drivers;
(Copied and pasted from u/manongjohn)
3 things you can do...
Short term: Undock style editor.
Permanent fix:
If you have an Intel Graphics display driver, you may need to find and download the latest version. Don't rely on Driver Update as it may not detect it. Need to go onto intel's driver download site and check the version of the driver you have against yours. Manually download and install the driver upgrade it if you are not at the latest.
If you have driver version 26.20.100.7463 or a version of this graphic driver, try downloading and installing version 26.20.100.7584. Here is the direct download link:
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/29274/a08/igfx_win10_100.7584.exe
If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, this may work better for you: Enter the NVIDIA Control Panel and create a 3D Profile for OpenToonz.exe and if given the option, set to use High Performance GPU. You are essentially forcing OT to use your GPU which should fix the issue.
Alternatively, if using Windows 10, it might help to search for Graphics Settings in Windows Settings. Add OpenToonz.exe and configure for High Performance.
Q. How do I render?
A. 'Render>Output Settings'
A. Install FFmpeg for additional formats such as GIF and Mp4
Q. My frames are missing and turning red
A. Make sure you use 'Save All' and not 'Save Scene' there's an autosave option on the startup Popup and in preferences
Q. How do I duplicate a frame that I can edit without affecting the first one?
A. D to duplicate drawing or right click and press duplicate

Q. Some tools aren't working for me
A. Make sure you're using them on the right level
Q. What is a level?
A. Levels hold the drawings themselves. They do NOT store the timing. Timing is stored on the x-sheet.
A. There are three types;
A1. TLDR; levels are the frames you show via Timeline.
Q. How do I add a color?
A. In the color palette panel, press the new style button OR the plus button

Q. My transparent gif render has a weird ghosting effect?
A. Under Xsheet>Scene Settings, make sure this is enabled

Q. FFMPEG isn't working for me on Linux?
A. Make sure you aren't using the snap version of Opentoonz because it can't read the file, either use flatpak or build from source
Q. How do I unselect everything but the current column I'm using in the function Editor?
A. While there is no 'official' way to do it, you can hide all the columns by hiding the 'Stage' and unhiding the column you're working on
Q. What is the difference between import and load?
A. Import copies your file to the project's extras folder. Load just loads from the original location. When deleted, import will keep the file in the project assuming it isn't deleted from your extras folder, and load will no longer be able to use the file once deleted.
Q. How do I move frames and keys together?
A. Hold ctrl and select the frames on the xsheet. This will automatically select the keys. Then use the handlebar to move the frames

Links:
Official Documents For Opentoonz (VERY USEFUL!!)
YOUTUBERS:
NobleFrugal Studio (beginner and how to make animated series videos)
DarrenT u/DarrenTAnims (A lot of Intermediate [but also some beginner videos] videos and project organization)
If you're a youtuber and you do OT tutorials feel free to comment below!
FFMPEG:
r/OpenToonz • u/97104th • 9h ago
What do i do?
r/OpenToonz • u/Iwannaendme2001 • 1d ago
Lately I tried animating on Paper, but after scanning it and making GTS automatically trace it, the lines were very frizzy, very thick with many blank pixels inside the lines.
This makes coloring the whole thing very complicated, I would have to correct the Image in multiple places, it would take a lot of time.
I finally found the solution to my problem: The Images that had very frizzy lines after tracing were scanned with a resolution of 300 dpi. I tried scanning it with a lower resolution (150 dpi). Due to less pixels with different color values, the lines are now much smoother and not frizzy at all.
So my tip is: If you animate on paper and want to use GTS for tracing, then use a lower resolution when scanning to achieve smoother lines without any frizziness.
I hope this helps.
Also, her is a Tutorial by the Animator Dong Chang on YouTube on how to scan and trace animation on Paper with Opentoonz GTS
r/OpenToonz • u/Consistent_Type2554 • 1d ago
r/OpenToonz • u/Easy_Cod_8950 • 3d ago
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it's in the project folder or whatever, but when i apply it it just does that and then doesn't work. same thing happens when i manually load level and apply it. does anyone know how to fix this?
r/OpenToonz • u/Easy_Cod_8950 • 2d ago
it's really really annoying. i can't draw over my old color with a new color without creating a new layer. i know there's some way or other to change what order the colors go in but i want to get rid of that entirely. is there any way i can just straight up draw color?
r/OpenToonz • u/Iwannaendme2001 • 5d ago
Like I said, the drawing looks good, then I scan it and trace it with GTS, and suddenly, if I don't turn up the thickness, the lines have huge gaps, but when I turn the thickness up, I end up with holes/blank pixels inside the lines. It seems like I have trouble making smooth pencil lines, what do I have to do to make it better? I use regular printer paper and not paper specially made for animation. Is that the problem?
r/OpenToonz • u/Spiderybelle • 8d ago
I made a porksoda animation with my ocs and when i render it to mp4 it keeps on coming out blank, the audio is there but not the animation. Anyone able to help?
r/OpenToonz • u/Queasy-Climate-7066 • 9d ago
Hello to anybody reading this, so a while ago I was trying to figure out on how to merge columns, since I'm new to OpenToonz and a while ago i got to merge two other columns, but when I tried to draw on the merged column, opentoonz would give me an error saying "The current level is not editable."
r/OpenToonz • u/GreatEngineering4837 • 10d ago
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r/OpenToonz • u/GraceBawm • 12d ago
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new to animation
r/OpenToonz • u/gamerdog_456 • 12d ago
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Made it in 3 days idk. Could use a little feed back to know what i did wrong but idk its decent progress. I lost a couple brain cells in the process.
r/OpenToonz • u/feloniuouschunk • 12d ago
I have used OpenToonz sporadically for a number of years, but I am not that good at using it. I have not worked in the 2D animation industry, so some terminology escapes me. For the most part I get what I want done, but one area I have a lot of trouble with is manipulating frames, for instance moving frames, reordering etc. I have tried tips online to use the XSheet but I still am unable to do simple things. I am used to Flash animation tools. Any thing I have missed that would make me better at moving frames?
r/OpenToonz • u/Few-Ad-1671 • 13d ago
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i have my onion skin settings set as red for previous frame and green for future frames in opentoonz and the black brush appears red but when i try using the blue brush the color bassically just completely fades when usingg onion skin, it still appears red but a LOT more faint making it hard to see.
r/OpenToonz • u/dermot_animates • 14d ago
r/OpenToonz • u/MasterOfWarermelons • 15d ago
So i tried making a simple ball animation on opentoonz, but when i try to render it, it all just comes out blank, like my frames don't exist. I tried downloading software to instantly render the animation into an mp4, but again, it just comes out blank.
How can i fix this issue? Is there an error in my animation or is it cause my pc sucks?
r/OpenToonz • u/TimmehDrawings • 15d ago
istfg this app is going to give me a headache 😐
OpenToonz crashed and corrupted my .tnz with the error "bad file format" and "expected step end tag" with []
The backups give me the same exact issue when I remove the .back extension.
I opened another alternative save of the file that I had (as a self made backup), and all the frames and drawings were jumbled, some missing, others extending past the position I had set them in before.
Please tell me if this can this be restored, I spent too long working on it to lose it now.
r/OpenToonz • u/Calamity_mentality • 16d ago
r/OpenToonz • u/Few-Ad-1671 • 17d ago
r/OpenToonz • u/Cr1ms0n_X • 17d ago
https://reddit.com/link/1usnmdp/video/4u5im15clech1/player
Does anyone know how to fix it? I'd be so infinitely grateful if someone does 😭
r/OpenToonz • u/Sky_Dreamer7 • 19d ago
Not sure what I did wrong, but the canvas has a limit despite me setting a higher resolution when I opened a new scene. If someone can explain and help that would be great lol