ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
User Guide
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Setting cast member and sprite properties
Each time you select a sprite, cast member, or multiple sprites and cast members, your view of the Property inspector
changes. New options and tabs appear, depending on what you have selected. If you select multiple sprites and cast
members, the Property inspector displays only the properties that apply to all the selected items.
Set the properties of a sprite or cast member
1
Do one of the following:
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On the Stage or in the Score, select a sprite.
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In the Cast window, select a cast member.
2
In the Property inspector, change one of the properties.
3
Click the Stage to enter your selection. Then look on the Stage to see the effect of the new property.
Setting movie properties
On the Movie tab, you can control how colors are defined, the size and location of the Stage, the number of channels
in the Score, copyright information, and font mapping. The Movie tab is available whenever an item on the Stage or
in the Score is selected. You do not have access to the Movie tab when a cast member is selected.
The Movie tab in the Property inspector
Set movie properties
1
Make sure that the Property inspector is in graphical view, and select the Movie tab.
2
In the Stage Size row, select a preset value or enter values in the Width and Height text boxes to set the size of the
Stage.
3
In the Channels text box, specify the number of channels in the Score.
4
In the Color text box, enter an RGB value for the color of the Stage, or double-click the color icon and select a
color.
5
In the Palette box, select a color palette for the movie. This palette remains selected until Director encounters a
different palette setting in the Palette channel.
6
To determine how the movie assigns colors, select either RGB or Index.
RGB
makes the movie assign all color values as absolute RGB values.
Index
makes the movie assign color according to its position in the current palette.
Enable Editing Shortcuts
enables or disables the ability to use standard editing shortcuts for cut, copy and paste
operations with editable text and field members on the Stage
