The above strip image contains 5 frames. Its filename is PlayerSprite_strip5.png, indicating it has 5 frames, which GameMaker uses to divide it into separate sub-images.You can use "strip images" to easily import animated sprites into GameMaker.
A strip image contains multiple frames, laid out horizontally, starting from the left. The name of a strip image file must end with "_stripN", where "N" is the number of frames in the animation.
The above strip image contains 5 frames. Its filename is PlayerSprite_strip5.png, indicating it has 5 frames, which GameMaker uses to divide it into separate sub-images.
You can save this image and drag it into GameMaker right now, and it will be imported as an animation:
You can import a strip image via the "Import" button in the Sprite Editor, by dragging it into the IDE, or loading it at runtime with sprite_add().
After importing, GameMaker will remove the "_stripN" part from the name of the sprite.
The width of the final sprite will be equal to the total width of the strip image divided by the number of frames in its filename. For example, a 250px-wide strip with 5 frames will result in a 50px-wide image.
You can create a strip image to be used as a font, where each character is a frame in the strip image.
Such a strip image can be loaded at runtime using font_add_sprite().
You can save a sprite as a strip image file at runtime using sprite_save_strip(). This sprite may have previously been loaded via the IDE, at runtime with sprite_add(), or built from a surface.