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To set the properties of a sprite or cast member:
Do one of the following:
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On the Stage or in the Score, select a sprite.
In the Cast window, select a cast member.
In the Property inspector, change one of the properties.
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Click the Stage to enter your selection. Then look on the Stage to see the effect of the
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new property.
Setting movie properties
On the Movie tab, you can control how colors are defined, the size and location of the Stage, the
number of channels in the Score, copyright information, and font mapping. The Movie tab is
available whenever an item on the Stage or in the Score is selected. You do not have access to the
Movie tab when a cast member is selected.
The Movie tab in the Property inspector
To set movie properties:
Make sure that the Property inspector is in graphical view, and select the Movie tab.
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In the Stage Size row, select a preset value or enter values in the Width and Height text boxes
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to set the size of the Stage.
In the Channels text box, specify the number of channels in the Score.
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In the Color text box, enter an RGB value for the color of the Stage, or double-click the color
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icon and select a color.
In the Palette box, select a color palette for the movie. This palette remains selected until
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Director encounters a different palette setting in the Palette channel.
To determine how the movie assigns colors, select either RGB or Index.
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RGB
makes the movie assign all color values as absolute RGB values.
Index
makes the movie assign color according to its position in the current palette.
In the Preferred 3D Renderer box, select a default renderer used to draw 3D sprites within the
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movie, if that renderer is available on the client computer.
OpenGL
specifies the openGL drivers for hardware acceleration that work with Macintosh and
Windows platforms.
DirectX 7.0
specifies the DirectX 7 drivers for hardware acceleration that work only with
Windows platforms.
Using the Property inspector
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