How to create multiple SVG elements that will import in the same relative scale and alignment that they shared in illustrator (or inkscape):
For example if you have 3 images that need to align perfectly:
1) draw them, scale them and align them in AI (or inkscape)
2)
use the ellipse tool to make an ellipse that just barely encloses all
of the strokes and fills. make it a white
filled path with no stroke. change its opacity to 0%, you may want to move it to the back/bottom of the layer stack.
3) when you export the separate SVGs, export the transparent ellipse with each one.
4)
when you import them into videoscribe, import them immediately one
after the other without changing the camera position. Click "set camera"
after importing each one, if you want them all to share the same camera
position.
If you did it correctly, the elements should be sized
and aligned perfectly and they should share the same center point so
they should
scale well if you select them all and scale them together.
note: Adding
the large ellipse will make the elements import with
identical, perfectly aligned bounding boxes. A side effect is that the images will import at a smaller size than they would import without the ellipse. You may have to use a higher
import quality setting to keep elements sharp.
second note: instead of an ellipse you could use a hand drawn path that encloses all of your other paths. Don't use a path with 90 degree angled corners (like a rectangle for example) because that can create other problems.
-Mike (videoscribe user)
The easier solution is to use the pen or pencil tool to make basic stroked paths for your black line art (instead of the paintbrush or caligraphy brush or any other kind of tapered effect). Then just include your color layers in the same SVG with the line art.
-Mike (videoscribe user)
If you attach the image that has the problem , someone may be able to take a look at it for you.
Has anyone figured this out? I tried all steps mentioned above and the color layers still import over the trace layers an insanely annoying smidge out of place.
please attach the images if you want specific help
Thanks! This appears to have worked. What a relief :).
Nichola Dorey
Hello,
I'm trying to create "colouring" in videos.
I've been using Inkscape to create multiple layers of different colours.
When I import the multiple images from Inkscape to video scribe, they do not "stack" or align exactly on top of one another as they are usually different sizes.
Its quite time consuming and difficult to get each image to where I need them to be manually.
Sorry if I have not explained this as best as possible, I have attached a screen shot of the problem.
I hope its a fairly easy fix :)