Lines

Lines allow for more fine tuning of the creation of the triangles that actually control which portions of the starting picture mix with which portions of the ending picture. If you enable the Show Triangles option , then you can see all of the automatically generated triangle lines, creating the optimal triangle configuration based on the locations of all currently placed dots.

Sometimes you may want to move dots in certain positions that cause the triangles to overlap, which can create funny edges in your photo mix. You can see in the example here how the yellow dot crosses over the triangle line which connects the black and green dots. Normally, you would want to avoid doing this.

The solution to this problem is to define some lines of your own. In this case, if you add a line connecting the yellow and red dots, then the line which connected the black and green dots will no longer be generated, and the dots can move to the same position in the ending picture without causing overlapping triangles.

The Move Lines tool functions just like the Move Dots tool, except it works on lines. Lines will become highlighted and blink with color, and their partner lines will do the same in black and white. The same arrow key combinations used to move dots also works to move lines. The Delete key will also delete a selected line.

The Select Lines tool functions just like the Select Dots tool, except it works on lines. When dragging a selection box to select lines, only a piece of the line must be inside the box to be selected. You do not need to drag the box around the entire length of the line.

Connect Dots will allow a new line to be placed, without creating any new dots in the process. You can either click on a dot, hold the button down, and drag a line to any other existing dot, or you can click on a dot and let go, then click on another dot. With this tool, you do not need to drag the mouse all the way to the second dot or click on the second dot. A dotted line will be shown from the first dot to the dot nearest the current mouse pointer location as you move the mouse around, showing you exactly where the new line will be created. Morpheus Photo Mixer will not allow two lines to be connected to the same two dots, and attempting to do so will produce no new line.

Draw Free Line operates similar to Connect Dots, except that you can optionally create one or two new dots in the process of adding a line. Either end of the line you create can be on an existing dot or in any empty place on the picture, where a new dot will be created. If you hold Shift with the first click, then only a horizontal or vertical line will be created. When using the Move Lines or Select Lines tools, Alt+click will add a line, just like it would add a dot when using the dot tools. Though this will require a second click (or a long drag from the first click) for the other end of the line. Also, Alt+Shift+click will add only a straight horizontal or vertical line.