Ulead COOL 3D 3.0 User manual

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First English edition for Ulead COOL 3D Version 3.0, March 2000
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Contents
Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D 3.0 ........................................................ 5
Whats new ...............................................................................................................................5
Getting help .............................................................................................................................. 6
Installation ................................................................................................................................7
Running Ulead COOL 3D ........................................................................................................ 7
Getting updates and free downloads ..................................................................................... 7
Workspace .................................................................................. 8
Getting started ............................................................................11
Using the EasyPalette ........................................................................................................... 11
Using Studio presets ...................................................................................................................... 11
Dimensions and display quality ............................................................................................ 13
Adding and editing text .......................................................................................................... 14
Selecting and grouping objects ............................................................................................ 15
Using the Object Manager ............................................................................................................. 16
Moving, sizing, and rotating an object ................................................................................. 17
Move ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Rotate .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Size .................................................................................................................................................. 19
Editing object style................................................................................................................. 20
Color ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Light ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Texture ............................................................................................................................................. 22
Modifying individual faces of an object ........................................................................................ 23
Basic bevel styles .................................................................................................................. 23
Adding a background ............................................................................................................. 25
Adding and editing 3D graphics and shapes ....................................................................... 25
Making basic 3D objects ................................................................................................................ 27
Animation basics .........................................................................28
Working with key frames and timelines................................................................................ 29
Creating a simple animation ................................................................................................. 31
Animating light and color....................................................................................................... 33
Animating with multiple timelines ......................................................................................... 34
Animating with multiple objects ............................................................................................ 35
Plug-in effects ............................................................................37
Key frames and plug-ins ....................................................................................................... 37
Understanding Global and Key attributes ............................................................................ 37
Bevel Effects .......................................................................................................................... 38
Board ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Custom Bevel ................................................................................................................................. 38
Hollow .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Frame .............................................................................................................................................. 41
Imprint.............................................................................................................................................. 42

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Object Effects ......................................................................................................................... 43
Bend ................................................................................................................................................ 43
Dance .............................................................................................................................................. 44
Distort .............................................................................................................................................. 45
Explosion ......................................................................................................................................... 46
Motion Path ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Path Animation ............................................................................................................................... 48
Surface Animation .......................................................................................................................... 49
Token Move (G) .............................................................................................................................. 50
Token Rotate (G) ............................................................................................................................ 51
Token Skew (G) .............................................................................................................................. 52
Token Size (G) ................................................................................................................................53
Twist................................................................................................................................................. 54
Transition Effects ................................................................................................................... 55
Blast ................................................................................................................................................. 55
Bump ............................................................................................................................................... 56
Jump ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Global Effects ......................................................................................................................... 58
Fire................................................................................................................................................... 58
Glow................................................................................................................................................. 59
Motion Blur ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Shadow............................................................................................................................................ 61
Path Editor ................................................................................. 62
The basics of vector graphics ............................................................................................... 62
Using the Shape tool ............................................................................................................. 63
Using the Object tool ............................................................................................................. 64
Using the Path tool ................................................................................................................ 65
Using the Freehand tool ........................................................................................................ 66
Adjusting paths....................................................................................................................... 67
Viewing paths and images .................................................................................................... 68
Tracing and converting raster images.................................................................................. 69
Outputting your project ..................................................................71
Saving your project ................................................................................................................ 71
Creating image files ............................................................................................................... 71
Creating video files ................................................................................................................ 72
Creating animations for the Web .......................................................................................... 73
GIF animation ................................................................................................................................. 73
RealText 3D .................................................................................................................................... 74
Appendices ................................................................................75
Shortcuts................................................................................................................................. 75
Main Program ................................................................................................................................. 75
Path Editor ...................................................................................................................................... 76
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 77

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Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D 3.0
Unparalleled 3D titling capabilities puts Ulead COOL 3D at the vanguard of its kind.
With this latest version, new tools, plug-ins, and other enhancements let you delve further
into the unlimited depths of your creativity to produce still and animated 3D titles and
other fun projects that you can use to liven up Web pages, videos, and presentations.
Experiment and take advantage of all the power that Ulead COOL 3D has to offer, and
discover why it remains the industry leader in 3D titling software.
Whats new
Ulead COOL 3D brings you a wide range of new features that give you increased flexibil-
ity when creating and outputting your 3D projects. New plug-in effects add extra spice to
your animation, and new tools let you do just what you’ve always wanted to do - create
graphic objects and simple geometric 3D shapes that you can use in your projects.
•Path Editor With this new tool, you can create customized graphic
shapes that you’ve always wanted to use in Ulead COOL 3D
projects, without having to use external vector graphics software.
This feature offers you a multitude of tools for creating and editing
shapes, and tracing images. It even lets you convert simple raster
graphics to vector graphics.
•3D Geometric Shapes The Geometric Toolbar makes it easy to
insert and edit simple three-dimensional geometric objects into your
projects. You can put spheres, cones, cylinders, cubes, and pyramids
into the picture, all of which you can customize.
•New plug-ins This new version expands your creative potential with
whole new plug-ins. Transition plug-ins make one string of text move
to another in amusing and unexpected ways, and a new Bevel plug-in
lets you apply special bevel shapes to your objects for eye-catching
results. The Distort effect stretches your title to new perspective,
while the Motion Path plug-in lets your text string move in unusual
ways along specially designed paths.
•Enhanced GIF animation output You now have additional options
when outputting your project as an animated GIF. Among others, you
can create a global palette, remove redundant pixels, and loop the
animation.
•Object Manager This convenient tool lets you easily determine how
the various objects in your project are grouped together, giving you
more control when editing.

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•VIO support More options are available to you when creating
videos. Among other things, you can preview the final video file,
make advanced video settings, and output your project to the
QuickTime file format.
•New file formats supported Ulead COOL 3D lets you take advan-
tage of the latest in 3D technology - with this version, you can output
your project to the RealText 3D format for convenient use on the
Web, and you can also import complex 3D images in the DirectX file
format (*.X).
•Key frame control improvement Create animations with even
greater control by taking advantage of modifications in key frame
controls. These let you manipulate the first and last key frames (for
plug-in effects) and show/hide your 3D objects as well.
•Enhanced preview performance With the new playback cache, you
can now preview your 3D animations with greater speed.
• Click the Help button, then move the cursor to the object in ques-
tion, and click again to find out more on that feature.
• Go to the Help: Help Topics menu command to get more detailed
information on a certain subject.
• If you are a registered user, you are entitled to Ulead technical
support. This can be accessed through the Help: Ulead Technical
Support menu command, or go to our Web site by clicking the
Ulead Homepage button on the Standard Toolbar. Other helpful
information is available through the newsgroup at
comp.graphics.apps.ulead.
Getting help
The best way to familiarize yourself with Ulead 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:

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User Guide
To install Ulead COOL 3D:
1 Place the Ulead COOL 3D CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
2 When the Setup screen appears, follow
the instructions to install Ulead COOL
3D onto your computer.
Note:IftheSetupscreendoesn’tappearafterloading
theCD,then you canmanuallystart it bydouble-
clickingtheMyComputericon on your desktop,then
double-clickingtheiconfortheCD-ROMdrive.When
theCD-ROMwindowopens,double-clicktheSetup
icon.
Installation
It’s easy to install Ulead COOL 3D. In the installation process, the Installation Wizard
will guide you through the steps and the options.
Running Ulead COOL 3D
There are two ways that you can run the program:
• Double-click the Ulead COOL 3D icon on your Windows desktop, or
click the icon on the Quick Launch toolbar.
• Select the Ulead COOL 3D icon from the Ulead COOL 3D program
group on the Windows Start menu.
Getting updates and free downloads
Keep apace with the latest in Ulead COOL 3D news, updates, and free downloads - the
program automatically detects and notifies you of any new events in the Ulead COOL 3D
homepage. You can also:
•Click the Free Downloads button located on the Standard Toolbar to
check for updates at your leisure.
•Click the Ulead Homepage button to read about other Ulead news and
products.

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Workspace
The intuitive design of Ulead COOL 3D makes it easy to use the program. In this version,
there are more toolbars and buttons that allow you to really take advantage of all the
program’s increased capabilities and new features. The following section should help you
quickly familiarize yourself with all of the main functions.
Geometric Toolbar
Standard Toolbar
Text Toolbar
Animation Toolbar
Object Manager
Location
Toolbar
Edit Window
EasyPaletteEasyPalette
file directory Attribute Toolbar
Object
Toolbar
Menu Bar
Status Bar

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User Guide
•Standard Toolbar Contains all of
the most commonly used functions
and commands. In addition to the
typical file commands, it also has
object and bevel face selection
buttons, as well as the three basic
movement controls: Rotate, Move,
and Size.
•Animation Toolbar Displays all
the controls you need to manipulate
an animated project, including
extensive key frame and timeline
controls, animation looping modes,
frame numbers, and frame rate. See
page 28.
•Location Toolbar Shows the
position, size, rotation, light, and
texture coordinates of the selected
3D object. Allows you to enter
values yourself, or displays the
changing values of the object as
you drag it in the Edit Window.
•Geometric Toolbar Activated
when you insert a basic 3D geomet-
ric shape. Lets you customize its
dimensions and select individual
faces to edit. See page 27.
•Object Toolbar Allows you to
place and edit text, graphics, and
basic 3D shapes in your project.
This is where you really begin your
project.

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•Text Toolbar Allows you to adjust
the alignment of the text within a
text object, as well as the spacing
between lines and characters.
•Edit Window Lets you preview the
3D project as you work. You can
also drag objects directly within the
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. Click on
any item within each category to
access dozens of preset effects in
the thumbnail pane. These can be
quickly and easily applied to your
project. See page 11.
•Attribute Toolbar Lets you
customize many aspects of your
projects, including plug-in effects.
Once you understand the available
options, you have the potential to
create projects like a pro!
•Object Manager A floating panel
that lets you group, rename, and
delete objects for improved editing
control. See page 16.