Adobe PREMIERE 5 - Using Color, Transparency, and Gradients

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ADOBE PREMIERE 5.0
User Guide
To specify the kind of shadow:
1 Select an object that has a shadow.
2 Choose Title > Shadow and choose a type of shadow from the Shadow menu:
• Single creates a basic drop shadow.
• Solid simulates a three-dimensional shadow.
• Soft creates a soft-edged version of the Single shadow.
To remove a shadow:
1 Select an object that has a shadow.
2 Drag the Shadow Offset control either outside or to the center of the control area. When the
Shadow Offset control displays the message “No Shadow,” you have successfully removed it.
Using color, transparency, and gradients
You can apply color, transparency, gradient color, and gradient transparency to type, graphic
objects, or shadows. You can also use the eyedropper tool to match a color that already exists
in the title window, even if it is in a background frame you imported.
To apply a solid color:
1 Do one of the following:
• Use the selection tool ( ) to select a text or graphic object to affect the entire object.
• Use the type tool ( ) to select individual characters in a text object to affect just
those characters.
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