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Controlling color 151
Using the Color Palettes window
Use the Color Palettes window to change and rearrange color palettes and to determine
which colors in a palette are used in an image. This section explains basic features of the
Color Palettes window.
If you add new palettes to your movie from other graphics applications, those palettes appear in
the palette list and in the Cast window.
The row of buttons on the right side of the Color Palettes window are for reserving, selecting, and
rearranging colors in the current palette. If you attempt to change one of the nine built-in
palettes, Director creates a copy of the palette for you to modify.
Note: Selecting a new palette in the Color Palettes window does not change the palette for the movie
or any frame in the movie. Use the Movie tab in the Property inspector to select the movie color
palette, or select Modify > Frame Palette to change the color palette at a particular frame.
When you modify a palette, all the cast members using the palette also change, so make sure you
always keep a copy of the original palette.
To open the Color Palettes window:
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Select Window > Color Palettes.
To edit a palette already used in a movie:
1
Select Window > Color Palettes.
2
Select the palette you want to edit from the Palettes pop-up menu.
3
Double-click any color within the palette.
Director makes a copy of the palette and prompts you to enter a name.
4
Enter a name, and press OK.
5
Edit the palette using any of the methods discussed later in this section.
6
Select all the cast members that use the old version of the palette, or use Find to locate all the
cast members using a particular palette.
Select a palette
to change
Define a new color
Reserve, select, and rearrange colors
Tools