01. Overall interface

The video begins with an overview of Moho's layout, highlighting its user interface and key features. It explains the main panels such as the Layers panel, Timeline, Tools panel, and Workspace area. The focus is on familiarizing users with where to find essential tools for animation creation.

Importing a character involves navigating to File > Import, selecting from the library of characters, and choosing one like Grully. Once imported, various tools become available depending on the selected layer type—bone layers for manipulating bones and vector layers for drawing. The toolbar adapts contextually; bone manipulation tools appear with bone layers while drawing tools are accessible in vector layers. Additionally, timeline features vary based on what is selected.

The timeline in animation software shows different results on panels depending on the frame. For example, layer 1 is a vector where you can draw, but drawing tools disappear when switching to frame one because frame 0 serves as the workspace for setting up drawings before animating them. Animation starts at frame one.

The style panel on the top left allows customization of vector elements, including fill color, stroke width, and effects. Users can select different brushes or import new ones for unique designs. Advanced features enable applying multiple effects to a single color.

In the file menu, under project settings (Ctrl+Shift+P or Command+Shift+P on Mac), you can adjust crucial animation parameters such as dimensions and frame rate. Locking down these options early is essential to avoid synchronization issues later. You can choose from presets like 1080p or 4K, set custom dimensions, and select a suitable frame rate—24 fps being standard for cinematic quality. The start and end frames dictate how long your animation will run; adjusting this affects playback looping in the timeline. Additional settings include canvas color adjustments, depth of field effects for background blurring during zooms, anti-aliasing toggles, noise grain control, pixelization options—all customizable to save as default document settings.

You don't always have to change the settings every time you create a new document. The interface of Moho allows for easy setup of dimensions, frame rate, and provides access to all main tools and features.