User Guide

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User Guide
Hold Strokes Like Past Strokes mode, each stroke appears in completed form at the frame
in which it was drawn. The difference between this and Past Strokes mode is that in Hold
Strokes mode, each stroke disappears when the next stroke appears (without any gap
between the disappearance of the first stroke and the appearance of the second).
Otherwise, the results of changing Playback Speed are similar to those in Past Strokes
mode.
To adjust the Playback Speed:
1 In the Effect Controls window under Vector Paint, make sure that the Playback Mode
option is one of the following: Past Strokes, Hold Strokes, or Animate Strokes.
2 In the Effect Controls window, click the underlined Playback Speed value and type a
new value, using a number between 0 and 100.
You can also change the playback speed by dragging the value itself or the slider below it:
left to decrease the speed, right to increase it.
For animations, always begin painting strokes at the layer In point, especially when
adjusting the Playback Speed. Doing this locks the In point (first stroke’s start time) to
the In point of the layer, making it easier to locate the beginning of the animation. Then,
simply place the layer’s In point where you want the animation to begin in the composition.
Using the Re-timer
The results you get from either using the Re-timer or changing the Playback Speed value
are similar, but there are several important differences:
• You apply the Re-timer to individual strokes you select before choosing the Re-timer
option. In comparison, changes in Playback Speed applies to all paint strokes on the layer.
• The Re-timer affects only playbacks that use Animate Strokes mode. Playback Speed
changes can also influence Hold Strokes and Past Strokes modes.
• The Re-timer does not affect the start times of strokes. Changing the Re-timer value
shortens or lengthens the amount of time previews and rendered versions take to draw the
stroke. The strokes begin to appear at the same points in time as before, but they are drawn
more quickly or more slowly.
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