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PaiTags and targets for FLAN Animations

PaiTags

All kinds of different animations exist, from simple transformations to changing shadows or color. The table below shows all encountered types of animation in the (b)flan filetype. The PaiTag indicates which types of animations will be used, while the AnimationTarget specifies a specific property.

  • Items with a ✅ are properly understood and documented and supported by many tools.
  • Items with a 🟧 are partially understood and documented.
  • Items with a ⛔ have never really been tested, documented, nor implemented in any tool. Their exact workings are unknown.
PaiTag Name Used for
FLPA ✅ PAne SRT Basic transformations
FLVI ✅ VIsibility Visibility (shown or hidden)
FLTS ✅ Texture SRT Texture transformations
FLVC ✅ Vertex Color Vertex color
FLMC ✅ Material Color Material Color
FLTP 🟧 Texture Pattern Texture pattern
FLIM ✅ Indirect Texture SRT Indirect(?) texture transformations
FLAC ⛔ Alpha Test unknown
FLCT 🟧 Font Shadow Font shadows
FLCC ⛔ Per-Character Transform Curve unknown
FLEU ⛔ Extended User Information USD patches (e.g. battery color based on charge level). These animations are controlled from the application's code

Next a PaiTag has to be specified. This is the object that will be animated. The table below shows all known types of targets in the (b)flan filetype. Next, the AnimationTarget indicates what specific property will be modified ( e.g. x position, y rotation, etc.).

Info

Note that SwitchLayoutEditor does not support all PaiTags and PaiTargets, although the most important ones are supported.

For more info about these tags and the different versions among consoles, check out this file from Switch Toolbox.

FLPA (Pane SRT)

Related to basic transformations listed below.

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 X-axis translation float any (px)
1 Y-axis translation float any (px)
2 Z-axis translation float any (px)
3 X-axis rotation (vertical) float any (radians)
4 Y-axis rotation (horizontal) float any (radians)
5 Z-axis rotation (flat) float any (radians)
6 X-axis scale float any
7 Y-axis scale float any
8 X-axis size float any (px)
9 Y-axis size float any (px)
  • Translations are relative to the (x, y) coordinates defined in your .json layout, so a (0, 0) translation means that the pane keeps its base position
  • Scaling is also relative to what is defined in your .json layout. To keep your pane size at a 1:1 ratio, KeyFrame values should be set to 1

FLVI (Visibility)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Visible int 0 (hidden), 1 (visible)

FLTS (Texture SRT)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 U-axis translation float any (px)
1 V-axis translation float any (px)
2 Rotation float any (radians)
3 U-axis scale float any
4 V-axis scale float any

FLMC (Material Color)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Black Color Red int 0-255
1 Black Color Green int 0-255
2 Black Color Blue int 0-255
3 Black Color Alpha int 0-255
4 White Color Red int 0-255
5 White Color Green int 0-255
6 White Color Blue int 0-255
7 White Color Alpha int 0-255
8 Texture Color Blend Ratio float any
9 Tev Color 0 Red int 0-255
10 Tev Color 0 Green int 0-255
11 Tev Color 0 Blue int 0-255
12 Tev Color 0 Alpha int 0-255
13 Tev Color 1 Red int 0-255
14 Tev Color 1 Green int 0-255
15 Tev Color 1 Blue int 0-255
16 Tev Color 1 Alpha int 0-255
17 Tev Color 2 Red int 0-255
18 Tev Color 2 Green int 0-255
19 Tev Color 2 Blue int 0-255
20 Tev Color 2 Alpha int 0-255
21 Tev Konstant Color 0 Red int 0-255
22 Tev Konstant Color 0 Green int 0-255
23 Tev Konstant Color 0 Blue int 0-255
24 Tev Konstant Color 0 Alpha int 0-255
25 Tev Konstant Color 1 Red int 0-255
26 Tev Konstant Color 1 Green int 0-255
27 Tev Konstant Color 1 Blue int 0-255
28 Tev Konstant Color 1 Alpha int 0-255
29 Tev Konstant Color 2 Red int 0-255
30 Tev Konstant Color 2 Green int 0-255
31 Tev Konstant Color 2 Blue int 0-255
32 Tev Konstant Color 2 Alpha int 0-255

FLVC (Vertex Color)

Related to vertex colors transformations listed below.

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Top Left Red int 0-255
1 Top Left Green int 0-255
2 Top Left Blue int 0-255
3 Top Left Alpha int 0-255
4 Top Right Red int 0-255
5 Top Right Green int 0-255
6 Top Right Blue int 0-255
7 Top Right Alpha int 0-255
8 Bottom Left Red int 0-255
9 Bottom Left Green int 0-255
10 Bottom Left Blue int 0-255
11 Bottom Left Alpha int 0-255
12 Bottom Right Red int 0-255
13 Bottom Right Green int 0-255
14 Bottom Right Blue int 0-255
15 Bottom Right Alpha int 0-255

FLTP (Texture Pattern)

AnimationTarget Name Values
0 Image 1
the next rows are unconfirmed
1 Image 2
2 Image 3
etc. etc.

FLIM (Indirect Texture SRT)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Rotation float any (radians)
1 U scale float any
2 V scale float any

FLCT (Font Shadow)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Black Color Red int 0-255
1 Black Color Green int 0-255
2 Black Color Blue int 0-255
3 Black Color Alpha int 0-255
4 White Color Red int 0-255
5 White Color Green int 0-255
6 White Color Blue int 0-255
7 White Color Alpha int 0-255

FLEU (Extended User Information)

AnimationTarget Name Type Values
0 Pane SRT
1 Visibility
2 Vertex Color / Transparency
3 Material Color / Text Shadows
4 Alpha Test
5 Texture Pattern
6 Texture SRT
7 Per-character transformation offset time
8 Extended User Information String, Integer value list or Real number value list
9 Indirect

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