User manual ULEAD COOL 3D - PLUG-IN MADNESS II

PLUG-IN MADNESS II User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. First English edition for Ulead COOL 3D PLUG-IN MADNESS II, July 1999 © 1999-2000 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ICI Library © 1991­1992 C-Cube Microsystems. Ulead Systems, Inc., the Ulead logo, and Ulead COOL 3D are trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners. Sample files Files provided as samples on the program CD can be used for personal demonstrations, productions, and presentations. No rights are granted for commercial reproduction or redistribution of any sample files. Ulead Systems, Inc. United States 970 West 190th Street, Suite 520 Torrance, CA 90502 Tel: (+310) 523-9393 Fax: (+310) 523-9399 International 10F, No.45, Tung Hsing Road Taipei, Taiwan 110 Tel: (+886) 2 2764-8599 Fax: (+886) 2 2764-9599 Europe Wolfenbuetteler Str. 33 38102 Braunschweig, Germany Tel: (+49) 531 220790 Fax: (+49) 531 2207999 Japan No. 31, Hills 2 Setagaya Business Square 4-10-3 Yohga, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 158-0097, Japan Tel: (+81) 3 5491-5661 Fax: (+81) 3 5491-5663 URL http://www.ulead.com Contents Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D PLUG-IN MADNESS II ............................................. 4 Bevel effects ...................................................................... 4 Outline ......................................................................... 5 Facet ............................................................................. 6 Object effects ................................................................... 7 Explosion 2 ................................................................. 7 Human Motion ........................................................ 8 Token (K) ..................................................................... 9 Token Move (K) ............................................... 10 Token Rotate (K) .............................................. 11 Token Size (K) ................................................... 12 Token Skew (K) ................................................ 13 Global effects ................................................................... 14 Reflection ................................................................... 14 Merge Control .......................................................... 15 Ulead COOL 3D User Guide Plug-in Madness II Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D PLUG-IN MADNESS II Once again, Ulead offers you innovative new tools, bringing you the power to create dazzling and dynamic three-dimensional titles for just about anything - web sites, documents, presentations, and much more. Ulead COOL 3D PLUG-IN MADNESS II expands your repertoire of special effects, all of which come with easy-to-use presets. To apply a preset, simply double-click or drag a thumbnail to your title. You can also customize effects in no time by selecting options on the Attribute Toolbar to get just what you want. New effects in Ulead COOL 3D PLUG-IN MADNESS II include: · Bevel Effects Transform text into a unique and twisted outline. Or create a three-dimensional object, then rotate it to convey a longer message. · Object Effects Create dynamic titles that make a stunning impact. Destroy your text with three-dimensional explosion pieces, or choreograph individual letters of a title to move, grow, rotate, or warp in complex action sequences. · Global Effects Let your title cast a shadowy reflection on the background, or simply let the text itself merge or disappear into the background - just the way you want it. Bevel effects New Bevel effects allow you to convey your message in unique style. Transform your text to an outline, or put a whole string of text on different faces of a three-dimensional object. To make Bevel characteristics change during the course of an animation, try altering variables on the Attribute Toolbar in different key frames. 4 User Guide Ulead COOL 3D Outline This plug-in lets you reduce text to its outline structure and then put a twist on it. Animate your title to make it spin like cogs in the machinery. A wide range of Shapes are available to give your outline an interesting form. Plug-in Madness II Give your title a sharp-edged look by choosing Diamond as the Shape of the outline. Enter a value for Twist Level to give your title the look of wrought iron. Create a neon sign by combining the Outline and Glow effects. In this example, Concave has been selected in the Shapes box, giving the title unique style. 5 Ulead COOL 3D Facet User Guide Plug-in Madness II Create a three-dimensional object with three to five different faces on which to place text, resulting in a dynamic title that you can rotate to convey your message effectively. Resize text on a particular facet to make it stand out. You can also rotate it differently from other text to give it extra emphasis. Split up a sentence or phrase, putting the sections on different facets of the object. 6 User Guide Ulead COOL 3D Object effects Plug-in Madness II Give your animated titles an extra impact with new Object effects. Display your favorite images on a three-dimensional cube, or let your title come to life by letting it go for a stroll. New Token (K) effects lets you specify a wide variety of settings in key frames, giving you added power to create even more complex action sequences in a minimum of time. (See page 9 for more information about Token (K) plug-ins.) Explosion 2 Blast your title to pieces more realistically with this plug-in. Ulead COOL 3D now offers you explosions with threedimensional shards and shrapnel. You can also specify the motion pattern for shattering pieces as well as the timing between the individual letters. Create chunky explosion pieces by entering large values for Size. In this example, Octahedron has been selected as the Shape. 7 Ulead COOL 3D User Guide Plug-in Madness II Human Motion Amaze viewers by making your title move just as if it were a person - this plug-in gives your text life-like character. Make a title go for a leisurely walk, groove in a dance, jump for joy, and much more by selecting a Style. Specify the direction your bends and twists as it moves by entering values for X, Y, and Z offsets. Make your title move in leaps and bounds by selecting Hopping as the Style. Let your title wake from its slumber by choosing Stretching as the Style. 8 User Guide Ulead COOL 3D Token (K) You can now exert more control over Token motion with Token (K) plug-ins. K stands for Key information, meaning that you can assign attributes to key frames. While Token (G) plug-ins only allow you to specify a different Level in key frames, Token (K) gives you the ability to assign more attributes to key frames. Whereas Token (G) gives you the convenience of producing complex action sequences quickly by adjusting a minimum amount of variables, Token (K) allows you to choreograph even more complex sequences by offering you more attributes to work with. Another difference in Token (K) plug-ins is that values entered in the second row of options (i.e. for Angle, Value, and Plane) are absolute, meaning that they represent values on a fixed coordinate plane. Plug-in Madness II This simple animation can be achieved by using either Token (G) or Token (K). Click here to view an animation. Token (K) allows you to exert more control over your animation by changing certain variables in key frames, something that cannot be done with Token (G) plug-ins. 9 Click here to view an animation. Ulead COOL 3D Token Move (K) User Guide Plug-in Madness II With this plug-in, letters in your title can move in any direction, one after the other, as a group, or a combination of both. Set different X, Y, and Z Values for different key frames to specify how far and in which direction your title will move. A positive Y Value pulls your title upwards, as in this example. Enter Z Values to make letters come toward you or away from you. Different X Values move your title to the left or right. In this example, we've made an inchworm effect by altering the X Value in key frames. 1 Click here to view an animation. User Guide Token Rotate (K) Ulead COOL 3D Plug-in Madness II Give your title a unique spin - the Attribute Toolbar lets you determine the Angle and Center of rotation. Let your text twirl in sequence. Set values for the X Angle to make letters spin around a horizontal pole. Experiment with a combination of angle values to give your title an unexpected spin. Make the letters in your title rotate in different directions in a complex action sequence. Click here to view an animation. 11 Ulead COOL 3D Token Size (K) User Guide Plug-in Madness II Let the letters in your title grow and shrink with this Token plug-in. You can determine the direction in which individual letters will grow by entering a different X, Y, and Z Value for each key frame. Determine the from which point letters grow by selecting an option in the Scaling Center box. Let letters grow and shrink by adjusting the Y Value. With this plug-in, you can make your title grow in thickness by specifying Z Values, then have it shrink in width, either simultaneously or in a sequence. 12 Click here to view an animation. User Guide Token Skew (K) Ulead COOL 3D Plug-in Madness II Warp and stretch your text in various directions. The Attribute Toolbar lets you select the center of the Skew and the direction in which it will be applied. Pull your text downwards and off the screen by entering values for the X-Y Plane. Stretch your title beyond recognition by specifying values for a few different skew planes, then return it to its original form. Click here to view an animation. 13 Ulead COOL 3D User Guide Global effects Plug-in Madness II These new plug-ins allow you to give all objects in your title a refined touch. Make your text cast a subtle reflection, or have your title itself merge with the background in an unexpected manner. Reflection Create mirror images of your title, or simply make it cast a shadowy reflection. This plug-in lets you determine what aspect of the image you want to be reflected, as well as the position of the reflection. Combine the Reflection plug-in with a creative background for an interesting effect. Experiment with Merge options to determine how the reflection blends with the background. Complex backgrounds can result in interesting Merge effects. 14 User Guide Ulead COOL 3D Merge Control This plug-in allows you to control how the color aspects of your title appear in relation to the background. Whether your background image is a simple, solid color or a complex, freeform pattern, using Merge Control will make the color aspects of animated titles change with background colors as they move. The Transparency box also lets you work with key frames to make titles appear and disappear. Plug-in Madness II In the top image, the Merge effect has not been applied. The bottom image shows the same title after applying the Merge effect. Click here to view an animation. Enter a value for Transparency to determine how visible your title is. You can also make it appear and disappear in an animation. 15