User Guide

Scripting418
Corel Painter automatically adds
an icon for the script in the Script
selector.
Note
•
If brushes, papers, patterns, or other
materials required by the script are stored
in alternate libraries, these libraries must
be available during playback.
Playing Scripts
When you play your recorded script,
you can sit back and watch the
operations unfold. In Corel Painter,
replaying a script of a painting is like
watching the artist at work.
Playing a Script from the
Scripts Palette
To play a script:
1 On the Scripts palette, choose a
script from the Script selector.
If you want to load another script
library, click the selector menu
arrow and choose Load Library.
2 Click the Play button.
The button glows green during
playback.
3 Use the Stop, Pause, and Step
Forward buttons to control
playback.
Tips
•
To switch between List and
Thumbnails view in the Script selector,
click the selector menu arrow and choose
List or Thumbnails.
•
You can also use Command+. (Mac
OS) or Ctrl+. (Windows) to stop a script
from playing.
Replaying a Script at a New
Resolution
Replaying a script at a higher
resolution is a good way of creating a
high-resolution image without
working on a high-resolution image.
When you’re creating the image, you
can get smoother, more responsive
performance by working at low
resolution. Then, when you play back
the script at a higher resolution, you
get the benefit of a higher quality
image.
The record-to-playback scaling ratio is
limited. A factor of 4 is probably too
much. For best results, experiment.
To record for resolution-
independent playback:
1 Before you start recording, open a
new document at the resolution in
which you want to work.
2 Before painting or drawing, choose
Select menu > All, or press
Command+A (Mac OS) or
Ctrl+A (Windows).
This action creates a reference
rectangle that is part of the
recording. The rectangle must be
recorded to play a session back into
a higher resolution file later.
3 Click the Record button.
4 Deselect the reference rectangle by
doing one of the following:
•Choose Select menu > None.
• Draw inside the selected area.
•Press Command+D (Mac OS)
or Ctrl+D (Windows).
5 Proceed with your script recording
as usual.