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Each item in this list shows the name and the image of the train. To prepare train images
for display in TrainController a complementary software program called
TrainAnimator is available free of charge.
TrainController expects the image data to be stored in a certain format and scaled to
a certain size. The images must fit to the proportions of the screen display of Train-
Controller. Additionally the images of several trains should fit together with regard
to their scale, regardless of the origin of each image. TrainAnimator is able to
process several image formats, among others bitmap, JPEG or GIF. It is also able to extract
images, that are stored in application programs or screen savers. TrainAnimator
converts the different data formats and image sizes to a standardized and scaled
format, which can be used by TrainController without further conversion.
The images displayed in Diagram 71 have been processed with TrainAnimator.
Even though the original formats and sizes of the particular images displayed above are
very different, they have been converted and scaled to fit together.
3.2 Engines
An engine describes different properties of one of your model engines. These are prototypical
attributes like maximum speed or power, or model related properties like digital
address or auxiliary functions.
For operation of your engines it is sufficient to enter each engine with its digital address
in TrainController To specify the digital address or other attributes mark the
appropriate engine in the Train List or in a Train Window and select the Properties
command of the Edit menu. Once an engine is entered with its digital address it is then
possible to control it with the train window.
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