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Drop Shadow
A drop shadow can be applied to a 2D replicator (a replicator with the 3D checkbox
turned off in the Replicator Inspector). The drop shadow affects layers composited behind
the replicator. If the replicator pattern contains overlapping elements, the shadow does
not appear on individual elements. However, when the Drop Shadow parameter is enabled
for the source layer (in the Properties Inspector), overlapping pattern elements appear
with a drop shadow.
For more information on working with drop shadows, see Drop Shadows.
Four Corner
Available for 2D replicators (replicators with the 3D checkbox turned off in the Replicator
parameters), the Four Corner controls in the Properties Inspector allow you to stretch a
replicator into polygonal shapes. Move a corner point, leaving the other three corners
locked into place. Adjusting the corners of the replicator affects the pattern as a whole.
Crop
Available for 2D replicators (replicators with the 3D checkbox turned off in the Replicator
parameters), the Crop controls in the Properties Inspector allow you to hide portions of
a replicator pattern. You can also use the onscreen cropping controls by choosing the
Crop tool from the toolbar, then dragging any replicator object’s edges or corners.
Timing
After you create a replicator, its duration can be as long or short as necessary, regardless
of the duration of the original sources used for the pattern cells. The duration of a replicator
is defined by the duration of the replicator track in the Timeline. Changing the In or Out
points of a replicator in the Properties Inspector, Timeline, or mini-Timeline changes the
duration of the replicator.
751Chapter 15 Using the Replicator