Slipnote Studio

Below is the Slipnote Studio README in Markdown format, without the Python code snippet. It describes the main menu, .slip saving/browsing, the image-based top screen, bottom-screen buttons, multi-frame creation, onion skin, audio recording, a log display in the window, FPS selection, and microphone selection.

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Main Menu Image

Note: Save this image as main_menu.png in the same folder as your project.

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Overview

Slipnote Studio is a spiritual successor to Nintendo’s Flipnote Studio. It allows you to create simple frame-by-frame animations (called “slipnotes”), record 8-bit mono audio, and manage your slipnotes with a main menu interface:

1. Create Slipnote

   • A creation interface where you can draw on the top screen (with brush or line tools), toggle onion skin, manage frames, record/play audio, and save your animations as .slip files.

2. Browse Slipnotes

   • A browsing interface showing all .slip files in a slipnotes/ folder. Select one to either edit (which loads it into the creation interface) or convert to .mp4/.gif (placeholder functionality).

Key Features

• Main Menu with top-screen image (the green “Slipnote Studio” logo) and bottom-screen buttons:

  • Create Slipnote: Opens the creation mode.
  • Browse Slipnotes: Lists your existing .slip files.

• Creation Mode

  • Multi-frame drawing with onion skin.
  • Brush or Line tools.
  • Save as .slip (using a simple pickle-based format).
  • Audio Recording: 8-bit, mono, with PyAudio or a fallback “virtual mic” that generates random data.
  • FPS Selection (1–30).
  • Microphone Device Selection (if PyAudio is installed).

• Browse Mode

  • Lists .slip files found in the slipnotes/ folder.
  • Selecting a slipnote lets you edit it or convert it to .mp4 or .gif (placeholder logs only).

• Logging

  • A log area at the bottom of the window displays info and error messages in real time.

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File Structure

A typical setup: