User Guide

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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To change the shape of a graphic object or a logo
1 Select one or more objects or logos in a title.
2 In the Title Properties panel, click the triangle next to Properties to expand its list, and then choose an option from
the Graphic Type menu.
Note: When you change shapes, the original control points may be lost. To reveal the control points before or after
changing the shape, select the object with the Selection tool.
To draw straight segments with the Pen tool
You draw straight lines by clicking the Pen tool in the drawing area. This creates control points, called anchor points,
that are connected by straight segments.
1 Select the Pen tool.
2 Position the tip of the pen point where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor
point. The anchor point remains selected (solid) until you add the next point.
Note: The first segment you draw is not visible until you click a second anchor point. Also, if lines extend from either side
of the point, you’ve accidentally dragged the Pen tool; choose Edit > Undo and click again.
3 Click again where you want the segment to end. (Shift-click to constrain the segment’s angle to multiples of 45˚.)
This creates another anchor point.
4 Continue clicking the Pen tool to create additional straight segments. The last anchor point you add appears as a
large square, indicating that it is selected.
5 Complete the path by doing one of the following:
• To close a path, click the initial anchor point. A circle appears underneath the pen pointer when it is directly over
the initial anchor point.
• To leave the path open, Ctrl-click anywhere away from all objects, or select a different tool in the Tools panel.
To draw curves with the Pen tool
Draw curved segments by dragging the anchor points with the Pen tool. Before you draw and modify curved
segments with the Pen tool, it’s important to understand two elements that are associated with anchor points on
curves.WhenyouusetheSelectiontooltoselectananchorpointconnectingcurvedsegments,thesegmentsdisplay
direction lines,whichendindirection points. The angle and length of the direction lines determine the shape and size
of the curved segments. Moving the direction lines reshapes the curves. A smooth point always has two direction lines
that move together as a single, straight unit. When you drag the direction point of either direction line on a smooth
point, both direction lines move simultaneously, maintaining a continuous curve at that anchor point. In
comparison, a corner point can have two, one, or no direction lines, depending on whether it joins two, one, or no
curved segments, respectively.
Corner point direction lines maintain the corner by working independently of one another. When you drag a
direction point on a corner point’s direction line, the other direction line, if present, does not move. Direction lines
are always tangent to (perpendicular to the radius of) the curve at the anchor points. The angle of each direction line
determines the slope of the curve, and the length of each direction line determines the height, or depth, of the curve.
1 Select the Pen tool.
2 Position the cursor where you want the curve to begin. Hold down the mouse button.