User manual ULEAD COOL 3D 3.0

[. . . ] [title] First English edition for Ulead COOL 3D Version 3. 0, March 2000 © 1997-2000 Ulead Systems, Inc. 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 express 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 Ulead, Ulead Systems logo, EasyPalette and Ulead COOL 3D are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. [. . . ] A Key attribute can vary with individual key frames. For example, Color is a Key attribute because at frame 1 you can have an object be red, then at frame 5 you can set the same object to be green, and at frame 10 you can make the object change to red again. 37 Ulead COOL 3D 3. 0 Bevel Effects You can create interesting still and animated titles with these plug-ins. These allow you to add a frame, a special hollow or engraved board, or a shape preset to your object. Once applied, you can further customize them by adjusting the standard bevel attributes. Board This effect is perfect for stunning rotating signs and banners. Not only can you put different objects on the front and back of the board, you can adjust basic bevel attributes for the text and board independently. This tutorial shows you how you can create an animated effect with the bevel. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps) To animate the Board effect: 1 Insert a text or graphic object into the Edit Window. In the EasyPalette file directory, select Bevel Effects: Board. 2 On the Attribute Toolbar, select Board from the Bevel Mode list. The Attribute Toolbar displays the Board options, and the Edit Window displays the object on the default rectangular board. To use a different board shape, drag a Board preset to the Edit Window. 3 On the Timeline Control, add a key frame at frame 30. 4 At frame 1, on the Attribute Toolbar, click the Text button to make basic bevel settings to the text. Enter 0 for Extrusion, Weight, Border, and Depth. The text object should disappear on the board. 5 At frame 30, enter 1000 for Extrusion, 5 for Weight, 20 for Border, and 20 for Depth. The text should appear to grow from the board. 38 User Guide Custom Bevel Create unique and wild three-dimensional forms by applying one of the dozens of preset bevel shapes to any of the objects in your project. When working with this plug-in, experiment freely with applying various Custom Bevel presets to various objects. To apply a custom bevel effect: 1 Insert an object into the Edit Window. In the EasyPalette file directory, select Bevel Effects: Custom Bevel. 2 On the Attribute Toolbar, select Custom Bevel from the Bevel Mode list. 3 Apply a Custom Bevel preset to the object. [. . . ] You can also set the background to be transparent, so that when you place the image on a Web page, the background of the Web page will appear as the backdrop for the image. 71 Ulead COOL 3D 3. 0 · JPEG saves your image in a compressed format resulting in a small file size, but the data loss inevitably results in decreased quality. This is also commonly used with Web pages because of the file size. Photographic images and images that contain many tonal gradations are most suitable for this format. When saving in this format, you have the options of setting the resulting quality of the image and the image resolution, among others. · TGA saves your image or project with an alpha channel. [. . . ]