Ulead COOL 3D Object Plug-in Token Skew (G)
Ulead COOL 3D Object Plug-in: Token Skew (G)

Ulead COOL 3D provides a number of plug-in effects that you can apply to your title once you have them installed on your computer.

This help file introduces you to one of the Object Effect plug-ins and explains how you can customize the effect and apply it to your title. To learn more about each property on the Attribute Toolbar as you work, click the Help button ( [image] ), then click the item in question.

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The Token Skew (G) Effect at a glance

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Token Skew (G) effect at a glance
The Token Skew (G) effect at a glance

To activate the Token Skew (G) effect, go to the Object Effects folder in the EasyPalette file directory, then click Token Skew (G).

Click the attributes to learn more about each item.


How to start with Token Skew (G)
Try Token Skew for your title

The easiest way to use an effect in Ulead COOL 3D is to select the effect you want, visually browse the many examples of the effect in the EasyPalette, and select one to use with your title.

1.	Click the Object Effects folder in the EasyPalette file directory.

2.	Select the Token Skew(G) item.

3.	Double-click one of the preset thumbnail examples in the EasyPalette.

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Drag-and-drop a preset onto your title.

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Attribute samples

Please click a topic below to see a demonstration of the associated Attribute:

Take a look of Token Skew!

  Token Skew

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Attribute samples
Level

Determines the extent to which the effect will be applied to your text. Selecting the value 0 means that none of your title will be affected, while selecting 100 means that all units in your text will be affected. This is the only variable that can be altered in key frame settings.

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Action Sequence

Specifies the order in which the action sequence occurs in your title.

There are four types to choose from:

All All of the letters in your title are skewed simultaneously.

Forward The letters in your title are skewed one after another, beginning with the first .

Backward The letters in your title are skewed one after another, beginning with the last letter.

Random Letters are skewed one after the other, but in no particular order.

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Acceleration

Sets the way in which characters speed up and slow down while starting and completing the action. Three options are available:

None Resizes letters in your title at a continuous speed.

Normal Accelerates letters upon beginning a motion and decelerates them upon completing a motion.

Oscillate Makes letters quiver upon beginning and completing a motion. With the Token Skew (G) plug-in, this can create the effect of colliding.

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Overlap

Sets the timing of movements between each letter in a title. This works only if you have selected an Action other than All. A value of 0 will make each letter move only after preceding letters have completed a motion. A value of 100 will make all letters in the title move simultaneously.

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Skew Center

Allows you to skew your letter from different points of origin.

The following locations can be selected as a Skew Center:

Center the center of the letter.

Front-LT the front of the letter, on the left side, at the top.

Front-LB the front of the letter, on the left side, at the bottom.

Front-RT the front of the letter, on the right side, at the top.

Front-RB the front of the letter, on the right side, at the bottom.

Back-LT the back of the letter, on the left side, at the top.

Back-LB the back of the letter, on the left side, at the bottom.

Back-RT the back of the letter, on the right side, at the top.

Back-RB the back of the letter, on the right side, at the bottom.

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To Origin

Check the box to make each letter return to its original size immediately after completing a motion.

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Planes
Before you skew your title…

The Skew plug-in lets you specify the direction in which your title is skewed. This movement is indicated through a variety of planes located on the Attribute Toolbar. The following diagram should give you a better idea of how these planes work.  Click the link below.

Diagram

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X - Y Plane

Skews your title from the x plane to the y plane, stretching letters in a vertical direction.  Values range from -32767 to 32767.

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Y - X Plane

Skews your title from the y plane to the x plane, stretching letters in a horizontal direction.  Value ranges between -32767 and 32767.

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Y - Z Plane

Skews your title from the y-plane to the z-plane, stretching letters vertically and outwards. Values range from -32767 to 32767.

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Z - Y Plane

Skews your title from the z-plane to the y-plane, stretching the thickness of letters in a vertical direction.  Values range from -32767 to 32767.

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X - Z Plane

Skews letters from the x-plane to the z-plane, stretching letters outwards and horizontally.  Values range from -32767 to 32767.

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Z - X Plane

Skews letters from the z-plane to the x-plane, stretching the thickness of letters horizontally.  Values range from -32767 to 32767.

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Applying Token Skew (G) to your title

Token Skew (G) allows you to warp and stretch your title in all directions.

To apply the Token Skew (G) effect :

1.	Click Edit: Plug-ins or select Token Skew (G) from the Object Effects folder in the EasyPalette file directory.

2.	Click the F/X button on the Attribute Toolbar to activate the effect. Or you can double-click or drag the preset on the EasyPalette to apply to your title.

3.	Specify the Level for your title.

Enter 0 in the first key frame and 100 in the last key frame. This will ensure that all letters in the title will complete a motion sequence.

Note: Level is the only setting which can vary in key frames. All other settings are applied globally for the duration of the animation.

4.	Choose an Action type for your title.

5.	Select an Acceleration option for your title. This affects your title only if you have selected an Action other than All.

6.	Specify a Skew Center to determine from which point the letters will grow.

7.	Enter a value for Overlap in order to specify the timing of movements between individual letters.

8.	Check to Origin to make individual letters return immediately to their original position upon completing an action. This step is optional.

9.	Scroll down to the next set of attributes. Enter numbers for the various Planes in order to determine in which direction your title will be skewed.

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