Setting the Color for a Movie Background

Setting the Color for a Movie Background

You can set the background color for all frames in a movie.

Example

Example  

You have inserted several blank frames into a movie. If you do not then add a background image or objects to cover these frames, the background of each of those frames is exposed in the default color. Therefore, you can set the background color for the entire movie as necessary. All of the frames will take on the same background color.

How to Set the Background Color for a Movie

  1. Open the movie.
  2. Select Movie > Properties.
  3. Select the Appearance tab.
  4. Use the Background section to set the color properties.
    • [Pattern] Select either "Solid" or one of the directional patterns (e.g., Top to Bottom, Left to Right) if you want to create a gradient background that progresses in a certain direction from one color to another.
    • Fill Start Click the down arrow to select a color for the start of the background color. If you select a different color for the "fill end," the frame background will be displayed as a gradient of colors moving from the start color to the end color.
    • Fill End Click the down arrow to select a color for the end of the background color.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note If you want to set the background color for a single frame in a movie, see Setting Backgrounds for Frames.

What’s Next?

If necessary, you can continue enhancing the movie. Otherwise, you can finalize the movie by building and distributing it. See Editing a Movie and Building Movie Output Using the Interface.