User manual ZAXWERKS PROMODELER 3-ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS PLUGIN

[. . . ] The Zaxwerks 3D InvigoratorTM ProAnimator / ProModeler version 3. 0 User Guide Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProAnimator / ProModeler - User Guide 1 Zaxwerks Inc. Temple City, CA 91780 (626) 309-9102 phone (626) 309-9142 fax http://www. zaxwerks. com Sales: sales@zaxwerks. com Tech Support: support@zaxwerks. com © 1996 - 2003 Zaxwerks Inc. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and does not represent product specifications or commitment on the part of Zaxwerks. [. . . ] The dark gray box below the background color swatch is used to load a background image. The Background image will appear in the 3D window and is used for registering the 3D objects with other images. It is only used during the preview phase. Background Color swatch Grids The Invigorator has several grids to help you align and layout objects. Action Safe - Action appearing outside of this area may not be seen on all TVs. Title Safe - Titles appearing outside of this area may not be readable on all TVs. Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProAnimator / ProModeler - User Guide Lower/Upper Third - Many titles are composed on "thirds" so they can be read at the bottom or top of the TV screen. 12 Field - A general purpose grid for finding other screen proportions. 4:3 Inside 16:9 - When you are using an HD Resolution (16:9) format, this grid shows you what will appear within a standard TV (4:3) screen if you cropped off the sides of the HD image. 241 Light Controls Light Mode Button When this button is made active (blue) the Lighting Controls and tabs are revealed, and the manipulator tools will affect the lights. Light Mode button Manipulating lights is done in two ways, by dragging directly in the 3D Scene Preview window, and by dragging on the light manipulator ball found below the Scene Preview window. Light Manipulation In The Scene Window When the Light mode icon is activated you will notice that all of the manipulator tools turn gray except for the Tumble tool. This is because lights in the Invigorator have a direction but no position. You don't have to worry about the objects going outside the cone of a spotlight or accidentally placing an object behind a light pointing in the wrong direction. By dragging with the Tumble tool in the 3D Scene Preview window you will rotate the currently selected light to change the direction it is pointing. As you drag you will see the lighting change as it illuminates the objects. The lighting direction changes by dragging in the Scene Preview window. 242 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProAnimator / ProModeler - User Guide Dragging up will raise the light until it stops directly overhead. Dragging down will lower the light until it stops directly underneath the objects. Dragging left and right will roll the light around the object from the front to the side to the back to the other side and back to the front. If you keep dragging, the light will circle around the objects several times. Select the light you want to manipulate by picking it from the Lights List popup. Lighting Manipulator Ball The Lighting Manipulator looks like a ball and is revealed when the Light mode icon is selected (blue). Clicking on this ball and dragging will manipulate the currently selected light. You select a light by picking it from the Lights List popup, not by clicking on the pointer inside the Lighting Manipulator window. Once you have dragged the light pointer to a new location, releasing the mouse button will make the 3D Scene Preview window re-render and show you the effect of the new light direction. Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProAnimator / ProModeler - User Guide Clicking and dragging on the Lighting Manipulator ball moves the currently selected light. 243 The Lights List The Lights List popup menu contains a list of all lights in the Invigorator. The currently selected light is the one whose name shows when the popup is collapsed. Selecting a different light is done by clicking on the popup, dragging down to highlight the light you want to select, then releasing the mouse. The text style used for the names of the lights tells you information about the lights. [. . . ] (First item under the Apple menu. ) 444 Keyboard Shortcuts Camera Shortcuts (Temporary overrides. Very useful. ) Macintosh Spacebar = Track Camera parallel to screen Spacebar + Command = Tumble Camera Spacebar + Option = Roll Camera Spacebar + Control = Dolly in/out Windows Spacebar = Track Camera parallel to screen Spacebar + Alt = Tumble Camera Spacebar + Alt + Control = Roll Camera Spacebar + Control = Dolly in/out Tool Selector Shortcuts (Mac/Win) T = Tumble Tool R = Roll Tool M = Track Tool D = Dolly Tool S = Scale Tool V = Selection Tool (Doubleclicking the Selection tool is a shortcut for the Select All command) Z = Zoom Tool (hold down Option/Alt key for Zoom Out) Command/Control Key Shortcuts Use Command key for Macintosh Use Control key for Windows Command + A = select All objects Command + N = New scene (dumps current scene) Command + O = Open scene file Command + S = Save scene file Command + Z = Undo Command + Z + Shift = Redo Command + OK button = Test Render 445 Mode Selector Shortcuts (Mac/Win) C = Activate Camera Mode L = Activate Lights Mode O = Activate Object Mode Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProAnimator / ProModeler - User Guide Nudging Nudging is applied to the selected Camera, Object or Light based on which mode is currently active and which tool is currently selected. Arrow Keys Tumble/ Roll Track/ Dolly Scale Rotate 5 degrees per click Slide 1 point per click Scale up/down 1% Shift+Arrow Keys Rotate 15 degrees per click Slide 10 points per click Scale up/down 10% Object Axis Mode Shortcut Holding down the Command key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) with any tool selected while in Object mode will temporarily turn on Drag Using Object Axis mode. This enables you to switch back and forth between Object Axis manipulations and World Axis manipulations very easily. Complimentary Tool Shortcut You'll notice that tools are in sets. [. . . ]