User Guide

Corel Painter 433
3 When you’re ready to work on the
next frame, click the Step Forward
button.
Changing frames automatically
saves the frame. You cannot undo
changes after the frame is saved.
Applying Scripts to Movies
The Script feature in Corel Painter
lets you repeat the same actions for
each frame in a movie. For example,
you might want to apply an effect like
Glass Distortion to a video clip. You
can record a script that applies the
Glass Distortion effect to a single
image, then with a single command,
apply that script to the entire movie.
For complete information on working
with scripts, refer to “Scripting” on
page 415.
A script can contain almost any
action—a single command, a series of
commands, or the many steps in
creating an original drawing. You’ll
devise scripts based on the needs of
your project.
There is no Undo for applying a script
to a movie. You might want to work
with a copy of the movie, or you might
apply the script to a short sample
movie to test it.
To create a script for a movie:
1 Become familiar with recording a
script in “Scripting” on page 415.
2 Working with a separate sample
image, determine the precise set of
actions you want to record as a
script; for example, applying the
Adjust Colors or Brightness/
Contrast effect.
3 When you’ve determined the
actions, start over with your
sample image. This time, record
the entire process as a script.
4 Save the script and assign it a
descriptive name—you might
want to use it on a different project
sometime in the future.
To apply a script to a movie:
1 Open the movie to which you want
to apply the script.
2 Choose Movie menu > Apply
Script to Movie
.
3 A dialog appears listing the scripts
in the current library and offers
options for using them.
4 Double-click the script you saved.
Corel Painter applies that script to
each frame in the stack. If you have
few, small frames in your movie,
and the script is not a complicated
one, the script can be applied
quickly. If the movie has several
large frames, a complicated script
could take a long time.
Using Scripts to Set Grain
Position
You might use a script to apply a
surface texture (paper grain) to an
entire movie. In this case, you have
several options for the position of the
grain in each frame. You can put the
grain in exactly the same position,
move the grain randomly, or move it
linearly by a set number of pixels.
For instructions on applying surface
texture and dye concentration, refer to
“Basics of Applying Effects” on
page 259. For instructions on
recording a script, refer to “Scripting”
on page 415.