Global Effects; Fire - Ulead COOL 3D User Manual

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. These effects are different from Object Effects in that when you apply any one of them
to your project, it is applied to all of the objects in it.

Fire

Make red hot titles that burn and mesmerize. Make cool titles with icicles, or even make titles
ooze with neon green goo - all with the Fire plug-in. In this tutorial, learn how to make a basic
fire effect. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.)
To burn an object:
1 Insert a graphic object in the Edit Window.
Click Add plug-in and select Fire in the
Attribute Panel.
2 At frame 1, set the Strength to 10 and the
Amplitude to 10 in the Attribute Panel.
3 Set also the Direction to 90 to make the
flames go straight up, and enter 2 for the
Soft Edge value.
4 Enter 10 for Length and 1 for Opacity. Then
customize the colors of the flame by clicking
on the color boxes.
5 At frame 30, set the flame to full blast by
entering 200 for Strength and 100 for
Amplitude.
6 Set the Length of the flames to 50, and
increase the Opacity to 75.
7 Click Play to preview the animation.
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