How to Create Maps in NewTek Aura

Drawing maps is made much easier with Newtek Aura's animation program.

Newtek Aura is a two-dimensional, bitmap-based digital animation software program. It is also known as TVP animation. Newtek Aura combines the ability to do rotoscope with 2-D animation, while maintaining the ability to add text and special effects when creating a video. Newtek Aura gives the user the ability to create drawings with fine detail. The stylus used by the program allows you to create detailed lines and layers that are necessary when creating maps.

Instructions

1. Configure Aura to use third-party plug-ins. Go to the opening menu and create a new configuration and name it, since Aura will not overwrite the default setting.

2. Select "Filter/External Filters" and then select "Adobe Photoshop Plugins." Exit the program and save configurations.

3. Reopen Aura and click on the flood fill tool. You will later change the color from green or black to whatever you select. Open the layer control panel. Then, click on the layer icon. This will create the different levels of your map.

4. Make a preview of your map by selecting "Preview" and then "Make" from the layer control panel. To reduce it, click a number between 1 and 10 to get your image to the correct size.

References

• Digital Producer: Tonight On DPTV: Aura 1.0
• What Is TVPaint Animation?