User`s guide

Chapter 10 Using Spline Media
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To create a shape:
1. Select the Spline Primitive track in the timeline.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Track Selector button in the Controls window or pressing F.
• Expand the Spline Primitive track and click the Face track.
3. In the Controls window, select the Shape tab.
4. Select the sub-tab for the shape you want to create. For example to create a rectangle,
click the Rectangle tab.
5. Adjust the settings for that shape.
For parameter descriptions for each tab, see “Shape Tab” on page 568.
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The Oval shape does not have any controls in its tab.
Setting Color and Opacity of Spline Primitive Shapes
You can control how the shape is composited with other objects in the timeline. The settings
in the Fill tab will determine which areas of a shape are filled or become holes, letting you
adjust the appearance of a compound path or a self-intersecting path.
To fill a shape:
1. Select the Spline Primitive track in the timeline.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Track Selector button in the Controls window or pressing F.