Apple MA434Z/A User Manual - Page 550

To duplicate a shape: 1 Click the Edit Shapes button to allow you to select shapes in the Viewer. 2 Move the pointer over the transform controls of the shape you want to duplicate, then right-click and choose Copy Shape from the shortcut menu. 3 Right-click in the Viewer, then choose Paste Shapes from the shortcut menu. Editing Shapes Once you've created a shape, there are several ways you can modify it by turning on the Edit Shapes button. Note: When you're editing a RotoShape node containing multiple shapes that are very close to one another, it may be helpful to turn off the Enable/Disable Shape Transform Control button in the Viewer shelf. Doing so hides transform controls that may overlap the shape you're editing. To edit a shape: 1 Click the right side of the RotoShape node you want to modify to load its parameters into the Parameters tab, its controls into the Viewer shelf, and its splines into the Viewer. 2 In the Viewer shelf, click the Edit Shapes button. 3 Select one or more points you want to edit by doing one of the following: • Click a single point to select it. • Shift-click additional points to add them to the selection. • Click in the Viewer and drag a selection box over all the points you want to select. • Hold the Shift key down and drag to use another selection box to add points to the selection. • Hold the Command or Control key down and drag to use another selection box to remove points from the selection. • Move the pointer over the edge, or the transform control, of a shape, and press Control-A or Command-A to select every point on that shape. 550 Chapter 20 Rotoscoping