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Corel Painter allows you to play back a script in a movie file. This allows you to create some interesting effects, as well as automate processes. Corel Painter also lets you apply a script to a movie. This feature is particularly useful when you have a script that functions as a macro.
For example, you might want to apply an effect like Motion Blur to a video clip. You can record a script that applies the Motion Blur effect to a single image. Then, with a single command, you can apply the script to each frame of a movie. You can also use a script to set grain position in a movie.
For more information about applying a script to a movie, refer to Applying Scripts to Movies. For more information about setting the resolution of a movie, refer to Replaying a Script at a New Resolution.
You can convert a script into a Corel Painter movie and save it as a QuickTime or AVI movie. Every action you take becomes a frame in the movie. This is a great way of creating special effects for your movies. For more information about creating movies, see Creating a Movie.
If the script was recorded to be resolution-independent, you can replay your session into a movie with different dimensions. For additional information, refer to Replaying a Script at a New Resolution.
If the script is not resolution-independent and the new image window is larger, the script plays back in the upper-left corner of the movie. If the new image is smaller than the script dimensions, only the upper-left portion of the scripted session appears in the movie.
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In the Scripts panel, click a script in the Script library viewer.
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Open a new image at the size you want the movie to be.
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In the Scripts panel, click Script Options button  , and choose Script Options.
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In the Script Options dialog box, enable the Save Frames on Playback check box.
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This is the option that directs Corel Painter to create a movie on playback. |
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Type the number of tenths of a second that you want between frames.
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The lower the number, the more frequently a frame is created and the more fluid the movie is. More frames, however, use more disk space. |
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In the Scripts panel, click Play.
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In the Enter Movie Name dialog box, type a name, choose a destination folder, and
click Save.
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In the New Frame Stack dialog box, choose the number of layers of onion skin and
the storage type you want. Corel Painter plays the script into the Frame Stacks
dialog box.
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Not all actions can be converted into a movie. For example, a script that
contains a File  New command will not be converted.
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