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Ulead COOL 3D 3.0
Global Effects
This category of effects can enhance the quality of your text or graphic object. A wide
variety of options lets you give your 3D objects an eerie aura, set them on fire, or cast a
shadow, among others. These effects are different from Object effects in that when you
apply one of them to your project, it is applied to all of the objects in it.
Fire
Make red hot titles that burn and mesmerize, make a cool title that drips with icicles, or
even make the title ooze with neon green goo. All this is possible with the Fire plug-in. In
this tutorial, learn how to animate a basic fire effect. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps)
To burn an object:
1
Select Global Effects: Fire in the
EasyPalette file directory, then click the
F/X button on the Attribute Toolbar.
Fire appears on the Properties Menu.
2
On the Timeline Control, add a key
frame to frame 30.
3
At frame 1, set the Strength to 10 and
the Amplitude to 10.
4
Set the Direction to 90 to make the
flames go straight up, and enter 2 for
the Soft Edge value.
5
Enter 10 for Length and 1 for Opacity.
Then customize the colors of the flame
by clicking on the color boxes.
6
At frame 30, set the flame to full blast
by entering 200 for Strength and 100
to Amplitude.
7
Set the Length of the flames to 50, and
increase the Opacity to 75.
8
Click Play to preview the animation.
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