Rendering with the Camera tool
You can use the Camera tool to create a paint object from any area in
a document. The Camera tool renders the area you select. You can set
the resolution, color mode, and other options for the rendered image.
The Camera tool is located in the Effects toolbar in the Toolbox.
Using the Camera tool is like taking a snapshot of the screen. You
simply use the Camera tool to select a rectangular area for rendering.
Render Image settings
When you use the Render
command, you can specify
image mode, resolution, and
other settings in the Render
Image dialog box.
Dimensions. Displays the
width and height of the paint
object Canvas will create.
A Choose the measurement
for the Width and Height values
in the Dimension area; inches,
centimeters (cm), points, or pi-
cas.
Mode. Choose the color mode
for the resulting image: Black
& White, Grayscale, Indexed
Color, RGB Color, CMYK Col-
or, or LAB Color.
Width and Height. Enter the
pixel dimensions for the paint
object. When you change a
value, Canvas adjusts the oth-
ers to maintain the size and
proportions of the original
objects.
Res. Choose pixels per inch or
pixels per centimeter in the
pop-up menu. The value
shown after Size is the
amount of data in the image,
based on the mode, resolu-
tion, and dimensions.
Anti-Alias. Blurs edges while
rendering to make the edges
of text characters and vector
objects appear smoother in
the resulting image. Choose
Fine, Medium, or Coarse in
the pop-up menu.
Coarse uses 16 shades for
anti-aliasing and is the fastest
option. Medium uses 64
shades for anti-aliasing. Fine
uses 256 shades for anti-
aliasing. Fine produces the
softest edges and is the slow-
est option.
Mask. Select this option if you
want the resulting paint object
to have a visibility mask or a
channel mask. Then choose
the type of mask.
Transparency creates a chan-
nel mask. The channel mask is
based on the silhouette of the
rendered objects. In other
words, if there are spaces
between the objects, the chan-
nel mask will create transpar-
ent spaces.
Visibility creates a visibility
mask in the paint object. The
result is a clear background in
areas not covered by objects.
If you do not select Mask,
areas not filled by rendered
objects within the paint
objects bounding rectangle
will be white and opaque. If
you select Mask and either
Transparency or Visibility,
areas that are not filled by ren-
dered objects will be transpar-
ent.
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