User Settings

Creating and Editing Edges			Output Tab Settings
Chapter 18, Masking

User Settings

Each tab has a set of User Setting buttons you can use to store initial mask parameters that can be reused during the rotoscoping process. By default, the first time you create a mask without changing any initial settings, the mask will have the following default settings.

Any subsequent mask you create will inherit the same settings except for the mask color (which by default is on Auto and picks a random color), and the mask name instance (the next mask would be named GMask(2)).

If you change the parameters for a second mask, for example, its name, color and toggle off the Auto Color, all masks you create afterward will retain those parameters.

If you need to create masks with a particular set of parameters that you will need from time to time during your rotoscoping process, use the User Settings buttons.

Use:	To:
	Save initial mask parameters as a user favorite.
	Reset mask parameters to a previously saved user favorite.
	Reset mask parameters to factory default settings.
	Reset mask parameters to those of a selected mask in the Mask List.

Example: User Settings Workflow

The following example procedure demonstrates the User Settings workflow where an artist needs to create the following series of masks:

Default settings freeform mask.
Red ellipse of fixed size with Auto Color turned off and saved as a user favorite.
Green rectangular mask drawn from center.
Freeform mask reset to default (second instance).
Second instance of the red ellipse (reset to user favorite).
New rectangular mask (second instance) reset to the green square selected from the Mask List.

To create a series of garbage masks working with User Settings:

Select the Freeform creation tool (or press D) and draw a freeform mask using default values.
Select the Ellipse tool (or press W).
Change the name to Red and press Enter.
Select a red color and turn Auto Color off.
Set the fixed size dimensions.
Select Save As User Favorite .
Click once in the Player to create the mask.
Select the Rectangle tool (or press S).
Change the name to Green and press Enter.
Change the color to a green.
Toggle From Center
Click and drag in the image to create the mask.
Select the Freeform tool (or press D).
Select Reset To Default .
Create the mask in the image.
Select the Ellipse tool (or press W).
Select Reset To User Favorite .
Click once in the Player to create the mask.
Select the Mask named Green from the Mask List.
Select the Rectangle tool (or press S).
Select Reset To Selected .
Click and drag in the image to create the mask.