Adobe 65036570 - Director - PC User Manual page 171

Director identifies an RGB color as a set of hexadecimal numbers that specify the amounts of red, green, and blue
required to create the color. When a computer is set to display thousands or millions of colors, Director always
displays RGB colors accurately. When a computer is set to 256 colors, Director finds the closest color in the current
color palette to approximate the RGB color.
To choose the color mode for the current movie, use the Color Mode settings on the Movie tab of the Property
inspector. When you select RGB, all the colors you select from the Color menu in Director are specified in RGB
values. When you select Index, the colors you choose are specified according to their position in the current palette.
The Color menu indicates which method is being used.
Display the Movie tab of the Property inspector.
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A. Stage color B. Color mode settings
Select either RGB or Index.
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Changing the color depth of a movie
When you save a Director movie in Windows®, it is set to the same color depth as the system on which you are
authoring. Use Lingo or JavaScript™ syntax to reset the system color depth to match the color depth of a movie. For
more information, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
If you want to set the color depth of a movie without using script, use system utilities to change the color depth of
your system before you save the movie file.
On a Mac®, you can also make the movie reset the system color depth by selecting Edit > Preferences > General and
selecting Reset Monitor To Movie's Color Depth. (If you are using a Mac OS® X operating system, select the Director
menu, instead of the Edit menu, to access Preferences.)
Choosing colors for movie elements
Use the Color menu to select colors for movie elements such as the Stage, vector shapes, and the foreground and
background of sprites. For some elements, such as Stage and sprite colors, you can also enter hexadecimal values for
any RGB color. The Color menu displays the colors in the current palette. The 16 larger color boxes at the top of the
menu identify your favorite colors.
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