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• Shapes list: This list shows all the unattached shapes that are available in a project, as
well as the shapes that have been assigned to the current shot. Clicking a shape in this
list displays it in the image preview area and updates all the parameters in the Shapes
tab with the selected shape’s settings.
• Name column: The name of the shape, editable in the Shape Name field.
• ID column: An identification number for the shape. ID numbers start at 0 for the first
shape and are incremented by one every time you create a new shape.
• Grade column: When a shape is attached, this column shows the grade to which it’s
been attached.
• Sec column: When a shape is attached, this column shows which of the eight
secondary tabs the shape has been attached to.
• Hide Shape Handles: Click Hide Shape Handles to hide the control points of shapes in
the image preview. The outline of the shape remains visible.
• Reverse Normals: When a shape is feathered using the Softness parameter, this button
reverses which shape defines the inner and outer edges of feathering.
• Use Tracker pop-up menu: If you’ve analyzed one or more Motion Trackers in the current
project, you can choose which tracker to use to automatically animate the position of
the vignette from this pop-up menu. To disassociate a vignette from the tracker’s
influence, choose None.
• Softness: A global feathering operation for the entire shape. When set to 0, the shape
has a hard (but anti-aliased) edge. When set to any value above 0, inner and outer
softness shapes appear along with their own control points. The inner shape shows
where the feathering begins, while the outer shape shows the very edge of the feathered
shape. If necessary, each border can be independently adjusted.
• Shape Name: This field defaults to “untitled”; however, you can enter your own name
for the currently selected shape in order to better organize the shapes list.
• New button: Click New to create a new, unassigned shape.
• Remove button: Choose a shape and click Remove to delete a shape from the Shapes
list.
• Close Shape/Open Shape button: This button switches the currently selected shape
between a closed and open state.
• Save button: Saves the currently selected shape to the Shape Favorites directory.
• Load button: Loads all shapes that are currently saved in the Shape Favorites directory
into the Shapes list of the current shot.
• B-spline/Polygon buttons: Switches the currently selected shape between B-Spline mode,
which allows for curved shapes, and Polygon mode, in which shapes only have angled
corners.
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