Creating 3D Moving Paths - Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 6 User Manual

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Creating 3D moving paths

Creating a 3D moving path, whether it is a simple 3D path, a sphere, or a
cylinder, is much the same procedure as creating a 2D moving path. The
third dimension simply consists of additional rotation angles. Sphere and
Cylinder help you control a 3D path by providing an object around which
the clip can rotate.
When using a Sphere or Cylinder Moving Path, their respective dialog
boxes have options for controlling the behavior of the path and the clip
itself. For example, if you select the Clip Angle (in the Adjust combo
box), you can adjust the rotation of the clip on the surface of the sphere or
cylinder; rotation values can be entered using the rotation dial, the plus/
minus [+/-] buttons, or the entry boxes. The X and Y coordinates deter-
mine the placement of the sphere or cylinder in reference to the center of
the video window, whereas the Angle and Y values (Angle 1, and Angle
2 in the sphere dialog box) rotate the sphere/cylinder vertically or horizon-
tally into the third dimension. You can also rotate or resize the sphere or
cylinder with the Rotate and Radius entry boxes.
3D moving path
Cylinder moving path
Spherical moving path