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Contents

Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D 3.0 ........................................................ 5

Whats new ...............................................................................................................................5

Getting help .............................................................................................................................. 6

Installation ................................................................................................................................7

Running Ulead COOL 3D ........................................................................................................ 7

Getting updates and free downloads ..................................................................................... 7

Workspace .................................................................................. 8

Getting started ............................................................................ 11

Using the EasyPalette ........................................................................................................... 11

Using Studio presets ...................................................................................................................... 11

Dimensions and display quality ............................................................................................ 13

Adding and editing text .......................................................................................................... 14

Selecting and grouping objects ............................................................................................ 15

Using the Object Manager ............................................................................................................. 16

Moving, sizing, and rotating an object ................................................................................. 17

Move ................................................................................................................................................ 17

Rotate .............................................................................................................................................. 18

Size .................................................................................................................................................. 19

Editing object style................................................................................................................. 20

Color ................................................................................................................................................ 20

Light ................................................................................................................................................. 20

Texture ............................................................................................................................................. 22

Modifying individual faces of an object ........................................................................................ 23

Basic bevel styles .................................................................................................................. 23

Adding a background ............................................................................................................. 25

Adding and editing 3D graphics and shapes ....................................................................... 25

Making basic 3D objects ................................................................................................................ 27

Animation basics .........................................................................28

Working with key frames and timelines................................................................................ 29

Creating a simple animation ................................................................................................. 31

Animating light and color....................................................................................................... 33

Animating with multiple timelines ......................................................................................... 34

Animating with multiple objects ............................................................................................ 35

Plug-in effects ............................................................................ 37

Key frames and plug-ins ....................................................................................................... 37

Understanding Global and Key attributes ............................................................................ 37

Bevel Effects .......................................................................................................................... 38

Board ............................................................................................................................................... 38

Custom Bevel ................................................................................................................................. 38

Hollow .............................................................................................................................................. 40

Frame .............................................................................................................................................. 41

Imprint.............................................................................................................................................. 42

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Object Effects ......................................................................................................................... 43

Bend ................................................................................................................................................ 43

Dance .............................................................................................................................................. 44

Distort .............................................................................................................................................. 45

Explosion ......................................................................................................................................... 46

Motion Path ..................................................................................................................................... 46

Path Animation ............................................................................................................................... 48

Surface Animation .......................................................................................................................... 49

Token Move (G) .............................................................................................................................. 50

Token Rotate (G) ............................................................................................................................ 51

Token Skew (G) .............................................................................................................................. 52

Token Size (G) ................................................................................................................................53

Twist................................................................................................................................................. 54

Transition Effects ................................................................................................................... 55

Blast ................................................................................................................................................. 55

Bump ............................................................................................................................................... 56

Jump ................................................................................................................................................ 57

Global Effects ......................................................................................................................... 58

Fire................................................................................................................................................... 58

Glow................................................................................................................................................. 59

Motion Blur ...................................................................................................................................... 61

Shadow............................................................................................................................................ 61

Path Editor ................................................................................. 62

The basics of vector graphics ............................................................................................... 62

Using the Shape tool ............................................................................................................. 63

Using the Object tool ............................................................................................................. 64

Using the Path tool ................................................................................................................ 65

Using the Freehand tool ........................................................................................................ 66

Adjusting paths....................................................................................................................... 67

Viewing paths and images .................................................................................................... 68

Tracing and converting raster images.................................................................................. 69

Outputting your project .................................................................. 71

Saving your project ................................................................................................................ 71

Creating image files ............................................................................................................... 71

Creating video files ................................................................................................................ 72

Creating animations for the Web .......................................................................................... 73

GIF animation ................................................................................................................................. 73

RealText 3D .................................................................................................................................... 74

Appendices ................................................................................75

Shortcuts................................................................................................................................. 75

Main Program ................................................................................................................................. 75

Path Editor ...................................................................................................................................... 76

Index ....................................................................................................................................... 77

Welcome to Ulead COOL 3D 3.0

Unparalleled 3D titling capabilities puts Ulead COOL 3D at the vanguard of its kind.

With this latest version, new tools, plug-ins, and other enhancements let you delve further

into the unlimited depths of your creativity to produce still and animated 3D titles and

other fun projects that you can use to liven up Web pages, videos, and presentations.

Experiment and take advantage of all the power that Ulead COOL 3D has to offer, and

discover why it remains the industry leader in 3D titling software.

Whats new

Ulead COOL 3D brings you a wide range of new features that give you increased flexibil-

ity when creating and outputting your 3D projects. New plug-in effects add extra spice to

your animation, and new tools let you do just what you’ve always wanted to do - create

graphic objects and simple geometric 3D shapes that you can use in your projects.

• Path Editor With this new tool, you can create customized graphic

shapes that you’ve always wanted to use in Ulead COOL 3D

projects, without having to use external vector graphics software.

This feature offers you a multitude of tools for creating and editing

shapes, and tracing images. It even lets you convert simple raster

graphics to vector graphics.

• 3D Geometric Shapes The Geometric Toolbar makes it easy to

insert and edit simple three-dimensional geometric objects into your

projects. You can put spheres, cones, cylinders, cubes, and pyramids

into the picture, all of which you can customize.

• New plug-ins This new version expands your creative potential with

whole new plug-ins. Transition plug-ins make one string of text move

to another in amusing and unexpected ways, and a new Bevel plug-in

lets you apply special bevel shapes to your objects for eye-catching

results. The Distort effect stretches your title to new perspective,

while the Motion Path plug-in lets your text string move in unusual

ways along specially designed paths.

• Enhanced GIF animation output You now have additional options

when outputting your project as an animated GIF. Among others, you

can create a global palette, remove redundant pixels, and loop the

animation.

• Object Manager This convenient tool lets you easily determine how

the various objects in your project are grouped together, giving you

more control when editing.

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• VIO support More options are available to you when creating

videos. Among other things, you can preview the final video file,

make advanced video settings, and output your project to the

QuickTime file format.

• New file formats supported Ulead COOL 3D lets you take advan-

tage of the latest in 3D technology - with this version, you can output

your project to the RealText 3D format for convenient use on the

Web, and you can also import complex 3D images in the DirectX file

format (*.X).

• Key frame control improvement Create animations with even

greater control by taking advantage of modifications in key frame

controls. These let you manipulate the first and last key frames (for

plug-in effects) and show/hide your 3D objects as well.

• Enhanced preview performance With the new playback cache, you

can now preview your 3D animations with greater speed.

• Click the Help button, then move the cursor to the object in ques-

tion, and click again to find out more on that feature.

• Go to the Help: Help Topics menu command to get more detailed

information on a certain subject.

• If you are a registered user, you are entitled to Ulead technical

support. This can be accessed through the Help: Ulead Technical

Support menu command, or go to our Web site by clicking the

Ulead Homepage button on the Standard Toolbar. Other helpful

information is available through the newsgroup at

comp.graphics.apps.ulead.

Getting help

The best way to familiarize yourself with Ulead COOL 3D is to experiment with all of the

options provided. To help you get started, this manual offers basic tutorials as well as a

glimpse into advanced techniques. If you should get stuck at any time, you can use one of

the following methods for more assistance:

User Guide

To install Ulead COOL 3D:

1 Place the Ulead COOL 3D CD into the

CD-ROM drive.

2 When the Setup screen appears, follow

the instructions to install Ulead COOL

3D onto your computer.

Note: If the Setup screen doesn’t appear after loading

the CD, then you can manually start it by double-

clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop, then

double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When

the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the Setup

icon.

Installation

It’s easy to install Ulead COOL 3D. In the installation process, the Installation Wizard

will guide you through the steps and the options.

Running Ulead COOL 3D

There are two ways that you can run the program:

• Double-click the Ulead COOL 3D icon on your Windows desktop, or

click the icon on the Quick Launch toolbar.

• Select the Ulead COOL 3D icon from the Ulead COOL 3D program

group on the Windows Start menu.

Getting updates and free downloads

Keep apace with the latest in Ulead COOL 3D news, updates, and free downloads - the

program automatically detects and notifies you of any new events in the Ulead COOL 3D

homepage. You can also:

• Click the Free Downloads button located on the Standard Toolbar to

check for updates at your leisure.

• Click the Ulead Homepage button to read about other Ulead news and

products.

Workspace

The intuitive design of Ulead COOL 3D makes it easy to use the program. In this version,

there are more toolbars and buttons that allow you to really take advantage of all the

program’s increased capabilities and new features. The following section should help you

quickly familiarize yourself with all of the main functions.

Geometric Toolbar

Standard Toolbar

Text Toolbar

Animation Toolbar

Object Manager

Location

Toolbar

Edit Window

EasyPaletteEasyPalette

file directory

Attribute Toolbar

Object

Toolbar

Menu Bar

Status Bar

User Guide

• Standard Toolbar Contains all of

the most commonly used functions

and commands. In addition to the

typical file commands, it also has

object and bevel face selection

buttons, as well as the three basic

movement controls: Rotate, Move,

and Size.

• Animation Toolbar Displays all

the controls you need to manipulate

an animated project, including

extensive key frame and timeline

controls, animation looping modes,

frame numbers, and frame rate. See

page 28.

• Location Toolbar Shows the

position, size, rotation, light, and

texture coordinates of the selected

3D object. Allows you to enter

values yourself, or displays the

changing values of the object as

you drag it in the Edit Window.

• Geometric Toolbar Activated

when you insert a basic 3D geomet-

ric shape. Lets you customize its

dimensions and select individual

faces to edit. See page 27.

• Object Toolbar Allows you to

place and edit text, graphics, and

basic 3D shapes in your project.

This is where you really begin your

project.

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• Text Toolbar Allows you to adjust

the alignment of the text within a

text object, as well as the spacing

between lines and characters.

• Edit Window Lets you preview the

3D project as you work. You can

also drag objects directly within the

the window to customize basic

aspects, such as position, rotation,

and size, among others.

• EasyPalette Contains a file

directory of all the aspects that you

can apply to your 3D object,

including plug-in effects. Click on

any item within each category to

access dozens of preset effects in

the thumbnail pane. These can be

quickly and easily applied to your

project. See page 11.

• Attribute Toolbar Lets you

customize many aspects of your

projects, including plug-in effects.

Once you understand the available

options, you have the potential to

create projects like a pro!

• Object Manager A floating panel

that lets you group, rename, and

delete objects for improved editing

control. See page 16.

Getting started

Starting a project in Ulead COOL 3D is simple. The following section takes you through

the steps of beginning a first project.

Using Studio presets

Studio is the first category of presets that appears in the EasyPalette file directory. By

using its collection of presets, you can easily complete a project with special animated

effects, shapes, and backgrounds in no time. The following section briefly describes its

preset categories and how to customize them to your needs.

• Drag and drop the preset into the Edit Window.

• Double-click the preset.

• Right-click a preset, and select Apply from the menu that appears.

Using the EasyPalette

The EasyPalette provides you with the fastest way to create astounding titles and graphics

with Ulead COOL 3D. With its vast number of presets, this is where you can add color

and life to your project with just a few clicks.

The EasyPalette file directory lists all of the effects that you can apply to your project.

When you click on a category or a specific plug-in name, the thumbnail presets for that

particular item appear in the thumbnail pane. To apply a preset, use one of these

methods:

EasyPalette file directory EasyPalette thumbnail pane

Ulead COOL 3D 3.0

To create a finished title in a few minutes:

1 Drag a Composition preset to the

workspace, or double-click it. The entire

composition appears in the Edit Win-

dow.

2 On the Standard Toolbar, select a text

that you want to change from the Object

List.

3 On the Object Toolbar, click the Edit

Text button. The Ulead COOL 3D Text

dialog box appears, displaying the text

object that you selected.

4 Change the text as desired, then click

OK. The new text appears in the

project, replacing the original text.

5 On the Animation Toolbar, click Play to

preview the animated project.

• Compositions Completed animated

projects that you can apply to blank

projects, including special effects. See

the next section for a tutorial.

• Backgrounds A collection of patterned,

photographic, and solid color back-

grounds.

• Shapes A group of three-dimensional

objects inspired by objects familiar to us

in daily life.

• Objects A variety of graphic objects that

you can insert into your project. Some

include texture attributes and animation

effects.

• Motion Animation presets designed

using the basic Position, Orientation,

and Size controls.

• Camera Effects that simulate the

motion of a camera and its specific lens

type to zoom in and out of the entire

project.

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Working with key frames and timelines

When you start to create an animation, you begin with a timeline. The timeline represents

a number of frames in the animation. In Ulead COOL 3D, you use the Timeline Control

to edit the attributes of timelines. Many properties of the 3D object (such as size, position,

color, and any plug-in effects) have individual timelines that you can edit independently.

These are listed in the Properties Menu.

Key frames let you choreograph your animation sequence as you work with the timeline.

By adding key frames and editing attributes in those key frames, you can, for instance, set

your object to move from left to right, and then rotate. Any adjustments you make to your

object at a given key frame determines the state of the object at that frame of the anima-

tion (for example, the position, size, color, etc.). The following describes some basic

controls of the Timeline Control:

• Ping Mode Plays the animation forwards and backwards infinitely.

• Loop Mode Plays the animation repeatedly in its normal sequence,

skipping the last frame.

• Play/Stop Plays and stops the animation.

• Show/Hide Allows you to display or hide the selected object. Use it to

hide the object for certain parts of the animation or simply for conve-

nience when editing multiple objects.

• Number of frames Sets the total number of frames in the animation

sequence.

• Frames per second (fps) Sets the speed at which the animation plays.

• Properties Menu Use this to select the timeline for a specific object

property that you want to edit. By default, the basic attributes are listed

(i.e. Position, Rotation, Color, etc.). If you apply a plug-in effect to the

object, that will be added to the list. Once you select a property, the

timeline for that property will appear.

Properties Menu

Slider Move to

Next Frame

Move to

Previous Frame

Jump to

Next Key

Frame

Jump to

Previous Key

Frame

Key frames

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In the next diagram, two key frames have been added to the color timeline. At key frame 1

the object is red, at key frame 5 it is blue, and at key frame 10 the object is green. When

previewing the animation, you see the object’s color start out at red, gradually transform

to blue and finally to green.

Below is a simplified diagram of the default timeline for an object’s color. It contains 10

frames and always has a key frame at frame 1 of the animation. At this key frame, the

object is set to be red. When you preview the animation, the object remains red in all

frames.

Because each property has its own timeline, you can control multiple timelines in your

animation, as shown in the following illustration. Not only can you set the timing within

each timeline, but you can also control the timing of events between the many timelines by

coordinating their key frames, as if you were a director telling your various actors what to

do and when to do it. After you familiarize yourself with timelines and key frames, you

can also work with multiple objects that have multiple key frames.

Frame 1 Frame 10 Frame 30Frame 20

Start at far left Move to far right Move to center

Red Red Green

No rotation No rotation Rotate 360º

Position

Orientation

Color

Frame 1 (Frame 10)

Red

Frame 1 Frame 5 Frame 10

Red Blue Green

• Slider Drag this to move to any frame in the animation, or click the

Move to Next/Previous Frame buttons.

• Jump to Next/Previous Key Frame Click these buttons to move from

one key frame to the next, or directly select a key frame by clicking it.

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Imprint

Make a deeper impression by engraving a title or banner on a board with this plug-in

effect. You can also make an animated effect using this plug-in. Learn how to make a

basic title sink into a board in the following tutorial. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps)

To apply Imprint to an object:

1 Insert a text or graphic object into the

Edit Window. In the EasyPalette file

directory, select Bevel Effects: Imprint.

The Imprint presets appear.

2 On the Attribute Toolbar, select Imprint

from the Bevel Mode list. The Attribute

Toolbar displays the Imprint options,

and the Edit Window displays the object

on the default rectangular board. To use

a different board shape, drag an Imprint

preset to the Edit Window.

3 On the Timeline Control, add a key

frame at frame 30 of the animation.

4 At frame 1, on the Attribute Toolbar,

enter 500 for Extrusion and 1 for

Imprint.

5 Scroll down to the next set of attributes.

Under Board Bevel, select None. Enter

values for Extra Width and Extra

Height if you want to increase the

dimensions of the board.

6 At frame 30, enter 250 as the Imprint

value.

7 Click Play to preview the animation.

The title should slowly sink into the

board.

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