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Ulead Systems, Inc.
April 2003

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. April 2003...
  • Page 2 First English edition for Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio, April 2003. © 2003 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 express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 ...........................
  • Page 4 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio 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 ............................
  • Page 5 User Guide Global Effects ............................83 Fire ................................... 8 3 Glow .................................. 8 4 Lightning ................................8 5 Motion Blur ..............................8 6 Shadow ................................8 7 Natural Paint ..............................8 8 Project output ..................89 Saving your project ..........................89 Export Video Overlay ..........................

  • Page 6: Welcome To Ulead Cool 3D Production Studio

    COOL 3D Production Studio is a radical change from earlier COOL 3D versions because it offers a host of new tools and control-set additions specifically designed for video production, yet retains innovative pre-set options for quick 3D project generation.

  • Page 7: Getting Help

    User Guide Getting help The best way to familiarize yourself with COOL 3D is to experiment with all of the options provided. To help you get started, this manual offers basic tutorials as well as a glimpse into advanced techniques. If you should get stuck at any time, you can use one of the following methods for more assistance: •...

  • Page 8: Running Ulead Cool 3D Production Studio

    Keep apace with the latest in COOL 3D news and updates - the program automatically detects and notifies you of any new events in the COOL 3D homepage. You can also click Ulead Homepage to read about other Ulead news and products.

  • Page 9: Workspace

    Workspace COOL 3D intuitive design makes it easy for you to find and use the tools that you need. Toolbars, graphic editing tools, and Attribute Panel have been placed in a manner for you to really take advantage of all the program’s features and plug-ins. The following section should help you become familiar with the different areas of the COOL 3D environment.
  • Page 10 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio • Standard Toolbar Contains all of the most commonly used functions and commands. In addition to the typical file commands, it also has the Object List, as well as Wireframe Rendering, Show/ Hide objects, and ambience control buttons.
  • Page 11 User Guide • Edit Window Lets you preview the 3D project as you work. You can also drag objects directly within the window to customize basic aspects, such as position, rotation, and size, among others. • EasyPalette Contains a file directory of all the aspects that you can apply to your 3D object, including plug-in effects.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Getting started Starting a project in COOL 3D is simple. The following section takes you through the steps of beginning a first project. Using the EasyPalette The EasyPalette provides you with the fastest way to create astounding titles and graphics.

  • Page 13: Using Objects Presets

    User Guide 2 Click the text object or select it on the Object List on the Standard Toolbar; you can also use the Object Manager. (See Using the Object Manager on page 22.) 3 Then click Edit Object on the Object Toolbar.

  • Page 14: Dimensions

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Dimensions When you set up a 3D project, the dimension settings of the project will differ depending on how you plan to use the end product. You might want to use it as part of a video, include it as a GIF animation on a Web site, or save it as a still 3D image.

  • Page 15: Creating And Editing Objects

    Creating and editing objects If you can imagine it, you can create it in Ulead COOL 3D. Generate and modify text and graphic objects with ease using high-precision modeling and image editing tools at your fingertips. Adding and editing text Choose from a wide range of preset Text Objects under Objects in the EasyPalette file directory.

  • Page 16: Adding And Editing 3D Graphics And Shapes

    Object Manager. See page 22. Adding and editing 3D graphics and shapes Create outstanding 3D logos and images by customizing graphic objects. In COOL 3D, importing, creating, and modifying highly complex models are tasks that are rendered elementary because of its powerful set of modeling tools.
  • Page 17 User Guide The simplest way to add a vector graphic object is to draw the paths yourself using the Path Editor tools. COOL 3D, however offers other options to work on vector graphics to your project by importing vector graphic files.
  • Page 18 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Whether you have selected pre-existent vector graphics, rendered paths on bitmap images or utilized the freehand tool, you can modify your paths just as easily. To edit a graphic object: 1 Now, you can select or deselect multiple nodes at one time.

  • Page 19: Creating Basic 3D Objects

    User Guide Creating basic 3D objects COOL 3D lets you insert basic 3D geometric objects into your project with just a click of the mouse. Use them with text and graphics to create unique 3D animations and stills. You can use several 3D shapes together to create an eccentric object, or just a few as props for an animated title.

  • Page 20: Creating Lathe Objects

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Creating lathe objects Lathe objects are easier to generate or render with COOL 3D. Simple and irregular shapes or paths can be instantly transformed into amazing symmetrical objects using the Lathe Object Editor and Object Preview Panel for real-time editing.

  • Page 21: Importing 3D Models

    Information Area. 7 Click Open. You can also export COOL 3D models as Direct X (*.X) and 3D Studio (*.3DS) files and work on them in other modeling environments. To export a 3D model, select File: Export 3D Model and select DirectX Model or 3D Studio Model.

  • Page 22: Selecting And Grouping Objects

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Selecting and grouping objects COOL 3D allows you to insert more than one object into your project, whether it be text or graphics. After you have created the individual objects, you can edit and animate each one individually just by first clicking on it in the Edit Window to select it.
  • Page 23 User Guide • Group multiple objects Objects belonging to the same parent can be grouped and arranged into multiple You can create as levels of subgroups. many subgroups and subgroup levels as To group objects, select them and click you want. Each Group objects.

  • Page 24: Editing Object Style

    Enable/Disable objects. Editing object style There are many ways to customize the physical appearance of your object in COOL 3D. The controls are accessed in the EasyPalette file directory, under the Object Style category. The easiest way to style an object is to use one of the presets in Object Style: Material Attributes or Material Gallery, all of which combine many attributes.

  • Page 25: Texture

    You can also create more dynamic compositions by wrapping your object in full motion video. COOL 3D allows you to use an *.AVI or *.MOV file as texture that will play within the boundaries of the 3D object where it is applied. A project with a video background can also contain multiple objects with video textures.
  • Page 26 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio 3 Click Show texture color only to remove any color that was previously applied to the 3D object, leaving you with just the color in the texture map itself. 4 Select a Wrap mode for your texture. This determines how the image is applied to the object.
  • Page 27 User Guide 7 Select the Filter option to create a softer, more blurred effect. 8 Textures in Object Style also feature the Emboss function which gives the image a more tactile and raised texture. Select Emboss then adjust the following settings: Emboss is applied - Width The horizontal offset of the texture.

  • Page 28: Transparency

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Transparency Creative manipulation of transparency levels among objects can create dramatic effects especially when integrated with a play of light and motion. You can control the opacity of individual, multiple items, or entire subgroups by modifying Transparency property.
  • Page 29 User Guide To apply a bevel style to text and graphic objects: 1 Insert a text or graphic object into the workspace. 2 Select Object Style: Material Gallery - Extruded Objects. Drag a bevel style to your object in the Edit Window to apply it. 3 To customize your bevel style, select Bevel in the Property List in the Attribute Panel.

  • Page 30: Modifying Individual Faces Of An Object

    Modifying individual faces of an object The great thing about applying texture and color in COOL 3D is that you can apply them to individual faces of your object. Click a Bevel Face option on the Face Property Toolbar to select the side of the object to edit.

  • Page 31: Wireframe Display

    User Guide Wireframe display COOL 3D allows you to display objects as wireframes. Wireframe mode renders your objects as geometric models, displaying them as structures made up of straight and curved lines, and giving them an architectural quality. Objects can also be exported in all the available formats as wireframes.
  • Page 32 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio 6 Select Axis-indicator to view the X, Y, and Z planes. Click Reset View to return to the original view settings. 7 Click Wireframe to view the object's mesh structure. 8 Click Reset Mesh to revert to the original structure of the object.

  • Page 33: 3D Scene Basics

    If you want to view different sides of an object without manually rotating it, use the Camera View Panel to select different perspectives of the object. In COOL 3D, the virtual camera roams around your 3D space to show you all sides the object in relation to the position that the object is in.

  • Page 34: Lens Type And Distance

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Lens type and distance Choose from presets that simulate the specific lens type of a real-world camera and its motion of zooming in and out of the workspace. Select Camera, under the Scene category of the EasyPalette file directory to display the preset thumbnails.

  • Page 35: Background

    Greens and yellows, for example, suggest nature, while pastels give a light, airy feel. COOL 3D makes it easy for you to create color schemes and pick their actual shades and hues. Keep in mind that a colorful background can obscure foreground objects. In such a case, a plain background color might serve your needs better.

  • Page 36: Image Background

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Image Background An image background provides a setting for your project. You can use it to simulate a real world environment or to create a scenery that is based in fantasy. Select from the EasyPalette or use your own JPG and BMP file.

  • Page 37: Video Background

    User Guide Video Background COOL 3D allows you to use videos in MOV and AVI formats as background for your project. By using EasyPalette presets or importing your own movies through the Attribute Panel, you can easily create powerful compositions of object or particle effects set against a moving background.

  • Page 38: Background Audio

    Web. Background Audio Your title can be outfitted with sound effects, music, and voice. COOL 3D allows you to separately load *.WAV, *.MP3, *.AIFF, *.AVI, and *.MOV audio files into your 3D title.

  • Page 39: Understanding The 3D Coordinate System

    You can do this by establishing well your viewpoint or position and orientation. COOL 3D then automatically calculates the movement of the origin, your point of view, or the object's center of gravity.

  • Page 40: Light

    Various materials or textures respond to light differently. Add realism to your titles by simulating the way light sources illuminate objects in the real world. COOL 3D not only allows you to direct various light sources but also adjust surface and ambient lighting.
  • Page 41 User Guide 5 Click Position to move the location of your light source or Orientation to adjust the direction towards which the light is projected. Orientation can be adjusted in Directional and Spot modes. Position can be adjusted in Point and Spot modes. Drag your mouse in the Edit Window until you have reached the desired effect using the Lighting Guide.

  • Page 42: Animation Basics

    Animation basics After familiarizing yourself with three-dimensional space, you’re ready to start making fun animations. While there are many factors you have to take into consideration when creating an animated project, it’s definitely worth taking the time to learn some basic ideas. From there, it will be easy for you to advance to creating stunning and complex animation sequences.

  • Page 43: Working With Key Frames And Timelines

    When you start to create an animation, you begin with a timeline. The timeline represents a number of frames in the animation. In COOL 3D, you use the Timeline Control to edit the attributes of timelines. Many properties of the 3D object (such as size, position, color, and any plug-in effects) have individual timelines that you can edit independently.
  • Page 44 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio • Object List Use this to select an active object to modify. • Slider Drag this to move to any frame in the animation, or click Move to Next/ Previous Frame. • Jump to Next/Previous Key Frame Click these buttons to move from one key frame to the next, or directly select a key frame by clicking it.

  • Page 45: Advanced Timeline Mode

    User Guide Advanced timeline mode COOL 3D’s advanced timeline mode gives you greater control in choreographing the behavior of objects with multiple attributes. Click View: Toolbars Manager - Timeline or Timeline Window in the Animation Toolbar to display the Timeline Window. In the Timeline Window, each attribute is represented by a timeline which you can edit independently.
  • Page 46 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio • Key Frame Window Displays all the frames in the animation sequence. Dots indicate key frames. Since each object contains a different set of timelines, the frames reflected in this window change depending on which object you are currently working on.

  • Page 47: Creating A Simple Animation

    Edit Window. 6 Save the project by clicking Save on the Standard Toolbar. This allows you to save it in the COOL 3D file format (*.C3D). You can open this file later within the program to edit the project.
  • Page 48 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio To create a simple animation using the Timeline Window: 1 Open the project that you created on the previous page (part I). Switch to advanced timeline mode by clicking View: Timeline on the Animation Toolbar.

  • Page 49: Animating Color

    User Guide Animating color The most obvious thing to do when you want to animate an object is to make it move. To animate the color of an object itself is less obvious, but can result in interesting effects. In this tutorials, learn how to make color change on a stationary object.

  • Page 50: Showing And Hiding Objects

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Showing and hiding objects You can control when an object in a project appears or disappears. Showing and hiding text and/ or images can be done per key frame. To show and hide an object: 1 Insert two objects, then set the total number of frames to 30.
  • Page 51 User Guide Working with more than one object can result in a stunning project. The next tutorial shows you how to coordinate two objects. Make a second object appear after the first one completes its action. To show and hide two objects : 1 Insert an object, then set the total number of frames to 30.

  • Page 52: Animating Position

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Animating position When you want to spice up a project by animating an object’s position, the Animation Toolbar and Timeline Control bar allow you to work on multiple timelines as well as make the proper adjustments on the image’s current position per key frame.
  • Page 53 User Guide 6 Click Play to preview the animation. The object should move to the right and away from you. 7 Insert a second object into the project, then select Position in Properties. Add key frames at frames 10, 20, and 30. 8 Click Move Object on the Location Toolbar and at frames 1 and 10, set the X and Z coordinates to -350 and -200 respectively.

  • Page 54: Animating With Multiple Attributes

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Animating with multiple attributes Inevitably, you will want to animate more than one aspect of your object. This means that you must work with multiple timelines. When using the Animation Toolbar, you always need to keep an eye on Properties to know which attribute or timeline you are currently editing.

  • Page 55: Plug-In Effects

    Plug-in effects Plug-in effects are what can make your still or animated title extra special. In COOL 3D, you can give objects a unique backdrop by applying a variety of Background effects under the Scene category. You can also create astonishing 3D text titles with Text Effects and Bevel, make objects move in special patterns with Object Effects, enhance a whole scene using Particle Effects, and give your titles a unique flair with Global Effects.

  • Page 56: Understanding Global And Key Attributes

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Understanding global and key attributes When you are working with the Attribute Panel to make an animated project, it is a good idea to take note of the ToolTip that pops up when you move the cursor over each variable. This contains a brief description of the variable in question, followed by a (G) or (K) which stands for Global or Key attribute.

  • Page 57: Gradient Background

    User Guide Gradient Background Gradient is a feature that helps create complex gradient patterns that serve as a colorful animated backdrop for your projects. This feature is fully customizable, so you can create your own color patterns. To apply a Gradient Background: 1 Create a new document and select Background from the Property List in the Attribute Panel.

  • Page 58: Magic Texture Background

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Magic Texture Background Magic Texture is a feature that helps create complex gradient patterns that serve as a colorful animated backdrop for your projects. This feature is fully customizable, so you can create your own color patterns.

  • Page 59: Object Effects

    Reset. Object Effects The control you have in animating individual objects is one of the things that make COOL 3D remarkable. The Object Effects category in the EasyPalette file directory allows you to apply motion, cartoon shading, bending, twisting, explosion, stylized outlines, freeforms, and psychedelic presets to your objects.

  • Page 60: Bend

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Bend Use this plug-in effect to bend your object in any direction, then animate the bending movement to attract special attention. In this tutorial, learn how to combine this effect with basic rotation settings. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To apply the Bend effect to an object: 1 Insert a text object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 61: Cartoon Shader

    User Guide Cartoon Shader Cartoon Shader is an non-photo realistic (NPR) effect that renders your 3D animation into simplistic cartoons. Based on classic movie/TV animation shading techniques, Cartoon Shader "simplifies" your 3D objects by applying flat colors and shades. This effect reduces the complexity of the object and lessens the bulkiness often seen in 3D objects.

  • Page 62: Object Explosion

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Object Explosion Blasting an object creates a fascinating and eye-catching impact in your animation. Equally stunning is reversing the effect to integrate an object from tiny bits. We will be doing this reverse explosion in this tutorial. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To create a reverse Object Explosion effect: 1 Insert an object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 63: Stylized Outline

    3D objects into fluid, streamlined animation. Stylized Outline is one of COOL 3D's NPR effects that enhance your 3D objects by simplifying them. Stylized Outline simplifies the object into visible edges. These edges are then rendered as stylized paint strokes.

  • Page 64: Twist

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Twist This effect lets you coil up a title in a number of different directions and styles. Twist the object beyond recognition along the X- or Y-axis, or make the title coil out towards you along the Z- axis.

  • Page 65: Text Effects

    User Guide Text Effects Make your text and graphic objects behave in a variety of entertaining ways using Text Effects plug-ins. Choose from a range of presets in the EasyPalette, or design your own using the Attribute Panel, and create animated text titles for your video clips in a few easy steps. Not only for letters, some of the effects under this category produce interesting results when applied to 3D objects.

  • Page 66: Bump

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Bump Bump allows objects to shove each other off the screen. This effect can emphasize statements by having text push other objects away. In this example, have the main text bump a graphic object out of the way. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To apply a Bump transition: 1 Insert a graphic object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 67: Dance

    User Guide Dance This effect brings out the buoyancy in your title. Choose from several dance styles - Shake, Scatter, Wave, and Bounce. The following tutorial shows you how to make a bouncing project. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To make a title bounce: 1 Insert a text object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 68: Distort

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Distort Put a new perspective on your title by using the Distort plug-in. You can either distort the perspective of the entire object, or distort the letters individually. When applied in an animated sequence, this can be useful for emphasis. Create a basic Distort animation in this tutorial.

  • Page 69: Explosion

    User Guide Explosion The power you have when blasting a title to pieces makes this plug-in a favorite. The effect ends in a confetti shower that you can use when working with celebration or party themes. Reversing an explosion effect, on the other hand, can have all the small pieces come together to form a whole.

  • Page 70: Jump

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Jump Stomp out one text object with another using the Jump effect. You can also give it a realistic bounce and rebound as one text falls on the other. This example shows you how to combine this effect with the Show/Hide function so that a second message shows up at the end of the transition.

  • Page 71: Path Animation

    User Guide Path Animation This plug-in lets your text move in ways that simulate the laws of gravity in the real world. You can let your object get caught in a tornado, ripple on water, or swing like a pendulum. In this tutorial, learn how to toss your object in an arc, and then change it into another object upon impact.

  • Page 72: Surface Animation

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Surface Animation With this plug-in, you can let your object move and wrap itself around the form of different three-dimensional shapes. This tutorial shows you how to wrap your object around a small sphere, have it travel twice around the sphere, and then unwrap at the end. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.)

  • Page 73: Text Wave

    User Guide Text Wave The Text Wave plug-in provides templates to create complex wave animations with text objects. Animate them through three-dimensional planes, character by character: with variable acceleration, scale, loop frequency and more. To create a Text Wave animation: 1 Insert a text object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 74: Token Skew

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Token Skew (G) You can stretch text and objects in any direction with this plug-in effect. In this tutorial, combine the Skew effect with a simple Position animation to make an object appear as if it were being sucked off the screen.

  • Page 75: Token Size

    User Guide Token Size (G) The Token Size (G) effect is especially easy to use because you only have to make most of the settings once, and then all you have to change in the key frames is the value for Level. Learn to make your money grow in this tutorial.

  • Page 76: Token Move

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Token Move (G) It’s easy to choreograph individual letters to move sequentially. This plug-in lets you do this in any direction and in just a few steps. This tutorial shows you how to make individual letters seem to leap out at you.

  • Page 77: Token Rotate

    User Guide Token Rotate (G) With this effect, you can make letters and objects spin and twirl, either all at once or in an elegant sequence. Here, learn how to make a simple wave effect. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To apply the Token Rotate (G) effect: 1 Insert a text object in the Edit Window and adjust its Orientation so that the Y...

  • Page 78: Particle Effects

    Among the other three-dimensional effects, the particle effect is one of the hardest to simulate because these are animated elements of nature. With COOL 3D, the four elements of Snow, Fire, Smoke, and Bubble can be created in a snap. Not only can you click and drag from an available roster of presets, you can also modify the settings to your preference.

  • Page 79: Fire

    User Guide Fire Rendering images of flames in COOL 3D is as easy as lighting a match. You can instantly light up a dark outdoor setting with a bonfire. Adding to the realism is the radiance of the image reflected on its surroundings, which you can control through the color, density and emission settings.
  • Page 80 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio 8 Select Rotate particles to rotate them as they are emitted. 9 Under Size life, set the dimensions the particle from Initial to End by using the spin boxes. You can also control the size differences between particles from Initial to End by editing the values in the spin boxes.

  • Page 81: Snow

    User Guide Snow Simulate winter right on your desktop. With this effect, you can produce a harsh snowstorm or give a calm ambience to your ski holiday setting. Create snow-covered rooftops and snow-filled streets. The effect is so real you can actually see snow particles settle on top of your objects and slowly roll down.

  • Page 82: Bubble

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Bubble Create a playful stream bubbles on a hot summer beach or accentuate a sparkling glass or a newly opened bottle of wine. In whichever scenario you wish to use this effect, the modifying rate of the setting is limitless. Simply change the motion and position and you can surround your background with bubbles.

  • Page 83: Global Effects

    User Guide Global Effects This category of effects can enhance the quality of your text or graphic object. A wide variety of options let you give your 3D objects an eerie aura, set them on fire, or cast a shadow, among others.

  • Page 84: Glow

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Glow Make your object radiate with the glow of the nuclear age, or give it a halo of goodness--it’s your call! One of the things you might want to try with your object is to have it shine like light.

  • Page 85: Lightning

    User Guide Lightning The Lightning plug-in is a Global Effect that throws bolts of lightning all over your objects. Either use presets included with the plug-in, or create your own effects with precise control using the Attribute Panel. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.) To use the Lightning effect: 1 Insert an object in the Edit Window.

  • Page 86: Motion Blur

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Motion Blur With this effect, you can make an object speed across the screen, bouncing with energy. It’s so easy. You can also try this with an animated object (for this particular type of procedure, it is recommended that you use the simplest settings for the animation).

  • Page 87: Shadow

    User Guide Shadow You can give your object a shadow, then animate it easily after making just a few adjustments in the settings. In addition to making gray shadows seem realistic, you can also make colorful shadows. You can even have an object cast a negative shadow on a dark background. In the following tutorial, make an object float away, leaving its shadow behind on the ground.

  • Page 88: Natural Paint

    Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Natural Paint Add elegance to picture your objects, text and background using the Natural Paint effect. Three handsomely created styles can be made to your texts, objects and even backgrounds. Artful touches of Color Pen, Charcoal, and Watercolor can be used for your effects.

  • Page 89: Project Output

    Project output Ulead COOL 3D offers you a wide range of possibilities on how you can output your project. With its features, you can choose to either use your project on a Web page, in a video, or simply as a graphical element on a document.

  • Page 90: Creating Video Files

    Creating video files One of the great things you can do with Ulead COOL 3D is to output projects in AVI, MOV, and RM formats to add to your collection of digital videos. To save your project as a video file, click File: Create Video File.

  • Page 91: Creating Animation For The Web

    Internet surfers or simply to enliven your Web pages. GIF animation Many animations that you see on the Web are animated GIFs. Ulead COOL 3D provides you with extra controls to create a GIF animation that suits your needs. Here’s an introduction to some of the new features that you can find, all of which are accessed by clicking File: Create Animation File - Animated GIF File.
  • Page 92 • Looping Select to repeat the animation continuously or for a specific number of times. • Launch Ulead SmartSaver Lets the program automatically detect and run Ulead SmartSaver, a program that helps you create and optimize animations saved in JPEG, GIF, and PNG formats.

  • Page 93: Flash Animation

    User Guide Flash animation COOL 3D projects can be exported as Macromedia Flash (*.SWF) files. To export a Flash file: 1 Select File: Create Animation File -Export to Macromedia Flash (SWF) - with Bitmap. 2 This opens the Save as Macromedia Flash (SWF) File dialog box with BMP options for working with a transparent background.

  • Page 94: Main Program

    Shortcut Keys Main Program l r t : e l : e l l r t t s i e l i : e l l r t e l i : e l . * ( l r t : e l t n i : t i...

  • Page 95: Path Editor

    User Guide l r t t f i l r t t f i l r t t f i i t i i l c t f i t f i s ' t t i s t i n l a i Path Editor l r t...
  • Page 96 Axis indicator 32 3D models 21 Export 3D Model 21 Background 35 Import 3D Model 21 Color 35 3D scene basics 33 Gradient 57 Image 36 Magic Texture 58 Adjust 18 Video 37 Advance timeline mode 45 Bend 60 Alpha Channels 89 Bevel 28 Amplitude 57, 59 apply a bevel style 29...
  • Page 97 User Guide Distort 68 Global attribute 56 Disturbance 58 Global Effects 83 Fire 83 Glow 84 Lightning 85 EasyPalette 11 Motion Blur 86 EasyPalette file directory 12 Natural Paint 88 Edit Window 11 Shadow 87 Emboss 27 Glow 84 Explosion 69 Gradient Background 57 Export Video Overlay 89 Help...
  • Page 98 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio nodes Add Node 18 Key attribute 56 Remove Node 18 Key Frame Window 46 Number of frames 43 Key Frames Control Line 55 Key attribute 56 Object Effects 59 Key frames 43 Bend 60 Global attribute 56...
  • Page 99 RealText 3D 93 Object Effects 59 Ring 57 Particle Effects 78 RM 90 plug-ins, individual Ruler Bar 46 Bend 60 running Ulead COOL 3D 8 Blast 65 Bubble 82 Bump 66 Saving 89 Cartoon 61 Scene Dance 67 Camera 33...
  • Page 100 Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio Location Toolbar 10 Navigation Toolbar 10 Text Effects Object Toolbar 10 Bump 66 Standard Toolbar 10 Dance 67 Text Toolbar 10 Distort 68 Transparency 28 Explosion 69 Turbulence 58 Jump 70 Twist 64 Path Animation 71...

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