Adding Sprite tracks and setting properties

To insert a Sprite track and set various properties:

1 With a movie open in the Movie Viewer window, click the Show TimeLine Window button ().

2 Drag the Sprite Track icon from the QuickTime tab () of the Objects palette onto the track list area of the TimeLine Window. This inserts a new Sprite track, which appears in the Tracks list.

You can also copy and paste a track from another movie. See Adding Video tracks for more information.

3 In the Basic tab of the Sprite Track Inspector, set the options. For information on setting track properties, see Setting the properties of a video or other visible track.

4 Set options in the Sprites tab of the Sprite Track Inspector:

Visible Select this option to display the Sprite track in the Movie Viewer window. By deselecting this option, you can temporarily hide the Sprite track to view tracks below it. This option does not affect the movie's boundary as it can in Show/Hide option in the TimeLine Window.

Scale Sprites When Track Is Resized Select this option if your sprites contain vector graphics. This option ensures that your sprites scale smoothly when the Sprite track is resized. If this option is not selected, sprites with vector graphics may look jagged after resizing.

Background Color Select this option to choose a background color. The default background color is black. To select a color, click on the Color palette. Choose your color and drag it from the color sample pane into the background color box in the Sprite Track Inspector.

Add new sprites Enter the number of sprites you want to add. You enter this number after you import your images into the Sprite Track Image Pool on the Images tab.

The next step is to import your images.

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