Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 254)

248 USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
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Last updated 11/6/2011
• Drag diagonally across the corner points to flip the shape diagonally as you draw.
• Drag across, up, or down to flip the shape horizontally or vertically as you draw.
To flip the shape after you’ve drawn it, use the Selection tool to drag a corner point in the direction you want it to flip.
More Help topics
“ Draw straight segments with Pen Tool ” on page 248
“ Draw curves with Pen Tool ” on page 248
Change the shape of a graphic object or a logo
1 Select one or more objects or logos in a title.
2 In the Title Properties panel, click the triangle next to Properties to expand its list, and then choose an option from
the Graphic Type menu.
Note: When you change shapes, the original object anchor points may be lost. To reveal the object anchor points before
or after changing the shape, select the object with the Selection tool.
Draw straight segments with Pen Tool
Draw straight lines by clicking Pen Tool in the drawing area. This creates object anchor points, that are connected by
straight segments.
1 Select Pen Tool.
2 Position the tip of the pen point where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first object
anchor point. The object anchor point remains selected (solid) until you add the next point.
Note: The first segment you draw is not visible until you click a second object anchor point. Also, if lines extend from either
side of the point, you’ve accidentally dragged Pen Tool; choose Edit > Undo and click again.
3 Click again where you want the segment to end. (Shift-click to constrain the segment’s angle to multiples of 45°.)
This creates another object anchor point.
4 Continue clicking Pen Tool to create additional straight segments. The last object anchor point you add appears as
a large square, indicating that it is selected.
5 Complete the path by doing one of the following:
• To close a path, click the initial object anchor point. A circle appears underneath the pen pointer when it is directly
over the initial object anchor point.
• To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere away from all objects, or
select a different tool in the Tools panel.
Draw curves with Pen Tool
Draw curved segments by dragging the object anchor points with Pen Tool. When you use the Selection tool to select
an object anchor point connecting curved segments, the segments display direction lines, which end in direction points.
The angle and length of the direction lines determine the shape and size of the curved segments. Moving the direction
lines reshapes the curves. A smooth point always has two direction lines that move together as a single, straight unit.
When you drag the direction point of either direction line on a smooth point, both direction lines move
simultaneously, maintaining a continuous curve at that object anchor point. In comparison, a corner point can have
two, one, or no direction lines, depending on whether it joins two, one, or no curved segments, respectively.