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Adobe After Effects Help Using Vector Paint (PB only)

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If Individual Stroke Seeds is not selected, all strokes use the same wiggle seed, so they all

have the same spatial wiggle values. For example, two strokes exactly on top of each other

will wiggle equally. By setting individual seeds for each stroke, you avoid identical strokes

wiggling in the same way.

Original (left), Individual Stroke Seeds Off (center), and Individual Stroke Seeds On (right)

Selecting viewing options (PB only)

Use the following Interface Options in the Vector Paint Preferences dialog box to

customize the way you view your work in Vector Paint. It is important to understand that,

unlike most other effects, the options you select as Vector Paint Preferences apply to all

your Vector Paint work, both on the current layer and on other layers. Your current

preference settings are also used for subsequent uses of Vector Paint, including future

sessions.

With Vector Paint selected in the Effect Controls window, open the Vector Paint Prefer-

ences dialog box in any of the following ways:

• Click the menu button( )in the Vector Paint toolbar in the Composition window, and

choose Options.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) anywhere in the Composition window,

and choose Options.

• In the Effect Controls window, click the word Options next to the name Vector Paint.

By default, the following three options are selected in this dialog box:

Better Preview While Drawing When selected, this option enables drawing an anti-

aliased preview in the Composition window. When it is not selected, Vector Paint draws a

rough preview that works with any graphics card.

Note: If the preview does not appear to be drawing correctly, you may have an incom-

patible graphics card. Also, Better Preview While Drawing is temporarily disabled in low-

memory situations, and Draft quality is used instead.

Show Actual Brush Size When selected, the cursor represents brush size in the Compo-

sition window by changing into a circle or square of the appropriate size. When

deselected, the normal brush cursor arrow appears.

Show Toolbar When selected, the toolbar appears in the Composition window.

Conﬁguring a stylus for Vector Paint (PB only)

You can specify your preferences for your Wacom or Creation Station tablet in several

areas of the After Effects interface.