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The interface

A quick tour of the Celas Studio workspace.

Celas Studio uses a dark, dense workspace that keeps your tools and values within reach instead of buried in menus.

The Celas Studio interface: the tool rail on the left, the tool-options bar above the viewport, and the Layers, Color, Timeline and Properties panels docked around it.

The viewport

The viewport is your canvas. The active layer is outlined, and on-canvas handles let you transform, deform and rig right where you're working.

Tools & options

The tool rail runs down the left. Pick a tool and its options appear in the bar above the viewport, so its settings are always one glance away.

Panels & docks

Panels group the controls you reach for constantly. The four you'll use most:

  • Layers — stacking, masking, clipping and effects
  • Color — swatches, harmony and picking
  • Timeline — keyframes, cells and the graph editor
  • Properties — transform and shape values for the selection

Docking & layouts

Every panel docks, floats or resizes. Drag a panel by its tab to move it, and drop it against an edge to dock it. Your arrangement is saved and restored between sessions.

Animate mode

Switch to Animate mode and the transport controls, Auto-Key and Onion Skin appear, turning the viewport into a playback and keyframing surface.

Working on a laptop? Start from a compact layout and float only the panels the task in front of you needs.