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Lens Effects Gradients 393
When y ou place two gradient flags on top of one
another, you create a sharp break in the gradient.
When a third flag is placed on top of the second
flag, a sharp edge appears in the gradient.
Wa rn in g: When you animate Lens Effects parameters,
this creates pointers into the actual scene, so Lens Effects
animation is lost if you save the Video Post queue in a
VPX file (page 3 –1125)
. To preser ve the animation, save
the Video Post data, including Lens Effects animation,
in the MAX file.
Pr ocedur es
To add an intermediate flag:
• Click the gradient bar where you want to place
the new flag.
The flag uses t he color of the gradient at the
point where you placed it. To adjust the color,
double-click to display the
Color Selector (page
1–52)
.
To adjust the position of a flag:
•Dragtheflagleftorright.
The gradient updates to show you the changes.
To delete a f lag:
• Drag the flag outside the gradient bar.
The flag turns red, and the mouse point
changestoadownarrowpointingtoabucket.
When yo u let go of the mouse button, the flag
is deleted.
To change a f lag’s properties:
1.
Right-click the flag to display a menu.
2. Click Properties and change any settings you
want.
Interfa ce
Right-clicking a gradient flag and selecting Edit
Properties displays the Flag Properties dialog. To
change
gradient options (page 3–394)
,right-click
the g radient bar, not the f lags.
The Flag Properties dialog lets you change the
name of the flag, its color, and its position.
Name—By default, flags are named Flag #. You can
enter a different name for the current flag. The
arrows to the right of the name box let you choo se
other flags on the same gradient.
Co lor—The Color swatch lets you control the color
or brightness component of the gradient at the
position where the flag is located. Click the color
swatch to display the color picker and choose a
different color. The green arrow to the left of the
color swatch indicates that this flag parameter can
be
animated (page 3–365)
.
Posit ion—Each gradient has 100 possible positions
from left to right. The number in the spinner
represents the position of the flag along the
gradient. Gradients are read from left to r ig ht so a
valueofzeroalignstheflagwiththeleftedgeofthe
gradient. T his flag parameter can be animated.