[Extension] Draw on animation playback

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Live Draw an aseprite extension that allows you to draw on the canvas while animation playback is running.

Saw this open issue on github Draw on animation playback #1320 and its been few years and this feature is still not yet available.

My laziness, forced me to create this extension just to make this fire in under 5 minutes.

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Finally i was able to finish this project, also added few features for better controls

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Key Features

  1. Animation Playback Control
  • Start Looping – Set your animation in motion with playback modes like Forward, Reverse, and Pingpong.
  • Speed Options – Adjust playback speed to your pace with options: Slow, Normal (default), Fast, Faster, and Fastest.
  • Playback Special Features:
    • Loop within Tags – Loop animations only within specific tags.
    • Play Once Mode – Stops the animation at the final frame.
    • Extend End Frame – Automatically adds new frames continuously after the final frame, perfect for extending animations smoothly.
  1. Customizable Drawing Tools
  • Start Drawing – Begin drawing on the canvas while the animation plays.
  • Brush Settings – Access a variety of brush options:
    • Brush Modes:
      • Static (default), Grow, Shrink, Pingpong, and Random (Range).
      • Toggle Loop Grow/Shrink checkbox to allow looping of size changes.
    • Brush Speed – Control brush application speed: Slow, Normal (default), Fast, Faster, and Fastest.
    • Ink Modes – Use with Alpha Lock, as erasers, or custom brushes for endless versatility.
  • Limited Frames – Specify the number of frames your brushwork applies to, ensuring precision and control.
  1. Angle & Color Settings
  • Angle Modes:
    • Static (default), Rotate, and Random.
  • Color Modes:
    • Static (default), Forward, Reverse, Pingpong, and Randomset.
    • Customize Color Repeat to decide how often each color applies before changing to the next in sequence.
    • Loop options for continuous color transition across frames.
  1. Progressive Merge
  • Merge a set of selected cels progressively for unique blending effects that evolve across frames.
  1. Reset All – Easily reset all settings to default to start fresh.

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