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User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. April 2003
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Contents
Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio ................................................ 6
Getting help ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Running Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio ............................................................................................ 8 Getting updates ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Workspace ........................................................................................... 9 Getting started ..................................................................................... 12
Using the EasyPalette ............................................................................................................................ 12
Using Composition presets ........................................................................................................................... 1 2 Using Objects presets .................................................................................................................................... 1 3 Dimensions ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 4
Creating and editing objects .................................................................... 15
Adding and editing text ............................................................................................................................ 15 Adding and editing 3D graphics and shapes .......................................................................................... 16
Using the Path Editor ..................................................................................................................................... 1 6 Creating basic 3D objects ............................................................................................................................. 1 9 Creating lathe objects .................................................................................................................................... 2 0
Importing 3D models .............................................................................................................................. 21 Selecting and grouping objects ............................................................................................................... 22
Using the Object Manager ............................................................................................................................ 2 2
Editing object style .................................................................................................................................. 24
Color ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 4 Texture ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 5 Transparency .................................................................................................................................................. 2 8 Bevel ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 8 Modifying individual faces of an object ........................................................................................................ 3 0 Object precision and quality .......................................................................................................................... 3 0 Wireframe display ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1
FreeForm ............................................................................................................................................... 31
3D scene basics ................................................................................... 33
Camera .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Lens type and distance .................................................................................................................................. 3 4
Background ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Color Background ........................................................................................................................................... 3 5 Image Background ......................................................................................................................................... 3 6 Video Background .......................................................................................................................................... 3 7
Background Audio .................................................................................................................................. 38 Understanding the 3D coordinate system ............................................................................................... 39 Light ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
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Animation basics .................................................................................. 42
Working with key frames and timelines .................................................................................................. 43 Advanced timeline mode ........................................................................................................................ 45 Creating a simple animation ................................................................................................................... 47 Animating color ....................................................................................................................................... 49 Animating background ............................................................................................................................ 49 Showing and hiding objects .................................................................................................................... 50
Animating position .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2 Animating with multiple attributes ................................................................................................................. 5 4
Plug-in effects ..................................................................................... 55
Key frames and plug-ins ........................................................................................................................ 55 Understanding global and key attributes ................................................................................................. 56 Background effects ................................................................................................................................. 56
Gradient Background ..................................................................................................................................... 5 7 Magic Texture Background ........................................................................................................................... 5 8
Object Effects .......................................................................................................................................... 59
Bend ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 0 Cartoon Shader .............................................................................................................................................. 6 1 FreeForm ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 1 Object Explosion ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2 Stylized Outline ............................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Twist .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 4
Text Effects ............................................................................................................................................. 65
Blast .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 5 Bump ............................................................................................................................................................. ...
