User Manual

RAM previews
• Preview compositions in real time and benet from intelligent caching, dynamic
previews, and the ability to dene a region of interest for faster and longer RAM
previews.
Disk caching
• Dramatically enhance previewing and interactivity on large projects with highly
ecient disk caching.
Windows and Mac OS optimization
• Take advantage of better performance using the latest Intel® Pentium® based Windows
hardware and PowerPC® G5 based Macintosh hardware.
Integrated Script Editor
Text editing palettes
➤
Organize and edit scripts using numbered lines, user-dened text formatting, and
colored text (Professional edition only).
Debug menu
➤
Clearly isolate specic functions and statements in complex scripts by interactively
managing breakpoints (Professional edition only).
Profile
➤
Prole individual functions or lines within scripts for individual timing and hit count
information to understand how and when individual parts of the script are called
(Professional edition only).
Integrated palette-based interface
➤
Instantly access all scripts in the Scripts menu, which also includes a JavaScript
Console and Call Stack, Breakpoints, and Data Browser palettes (Professional edition
only).
Creative empowerment
Flexible 32-bit float 2D and 3D compositing
Real-time design with OpenGL acceleration
• Composite layers in 2D or 3D space using multiple cameras and lights. Mix and match
2D and 3D layers in a single composition, and design in real time using OpenGL
acceleration.
Cameras and lights for 3D compositions
• Create and animate multiple cameras and lights. Specify a point of interest, produce
so shadows, and simulate dierent types of lights to add depth.
Multiple views and workspaces
• See how layers interact in space, and manipulate a composition from multiple
perspectives using multiple views. Use predened workspaces or create your own to
contextually streamline your workow.
Projection layers and colored shadows
• Project light through a layer to create colored shadows, stained-glass eects, and the
look of projected slides.
Camera data
• Import 3D camera and null animation data in the Alias Maya (MA) format, directly
from Maya or from any 3D tracking soware that can export MA les, such as 2d3’s
boujou (Professional edition only).
Quick arrangement of multiple layers
• Quickly arrange multiple layers in time with the Sequence Layers keyframe assistant,
and arrange layers in space with the Align and Distribute tools.