MONKE ANIMATOR 0.13.0 - EARLY ACCESS
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Thank you for trying Monke Animator, a 2D animation program for Windows.
Website and newer versions:  https://monke.temp23523.com


START IT
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1. If you are reading this inside the ZIP file: extract the whole ZIP
   first (right-click it, "Extract All..."). Do not run the program
   from inside the ZIP.
2. Double-click MonkeAnimator.exe.
3. The first time, Windows may show a blue box, "Windows protected your
   PC". The program is new and not yet signed with a paid certificate.
   Choose "More info", then "Run anyway".

Keep MonkeAnimator.exe and vcruntime140.dll together in the same folder.


THIS IS EARLY ACCESS
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The program is still being built. It is tested, but it is not finished:
some tools are missing, there are bugs, and things will change. Save
often and keep copies of work you care about.


YOUR FILES AND SETTINGS
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Projects are .p2da files, saved wherever you choose.
Settings:          %APPDATA%\AnimateArc
Recovery copies:   %LOCALAPPDATA%\AnimateArc
(These folders keep an earlier name of the program.)

To update, download the newer ZIP from the website and extract it,
either over this folder (let Windows replace the files) or to a new
place. Projects and settings stay as they are. To remove the program,
delete its folder.

The program never connects to the internet and has no account.


VIDEO EXPORT
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MP4 and WebM export use ffmpeg, which is not included. Install ffmpeg
yourself and make sure Windows can find it (on the PATH). All other
exports (PNG, PNG sequence, GIF, sprite sheet, SVG, WAV) need nothing.


REPORT A BUG
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1. In the program: Help > Diagnostics > Record Diagnostics.
2. Do the thing that goes wrong once more.
3. Help > Diagnostics > Export Bug Report... and save the ZIP.
4. Send that ZIP, with a sentence or two about what you expected, to the
   person who gave you the link to the website.

A report holds only what happened inside Monke Animator's own window.
Nothing is ever sent by itself.


KNOWN
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- The About window still says "owner-only software". That line is out of
  date; LICENSE.txt in this folder is what applies to you.
- No installer and no automatic updates yet.
