MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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To reverse the colors of the selected area, click the Invert button.
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To increase or reduce the brightness of the selected area, click the Lighten Color or Darken
Color button. This effect works on 8-bit (256 color) images only.
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To fill the selected area with the current foreground color and pattern, click the Fill button.
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To change all pixels of the foreground color within the selection to the currently selected
destination color, click the Switch Colors button.
Using Auto Distort
You can use Auto Distort to create animations that show bitmap cast members gradually changing
from frame to frame. Auto Distort generates intermediate cast members for any cast member that
is free-rotated, made into a perspective, slanted, distorted, or skewed.
Cast members created with Auto Distort after using the perspective effect.
To use Auto Distort:
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Select the portion of a bitmap cast member you want to change.
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Use the Free Rotate, Perspective, Skew, Distort, or Stretch button to change the image.
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Without deselecting the changed image, select Xtras > Auto Distort.