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User Guide
Version 2.0
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Boris Calligraphy Version 2.0
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Boris FX, Inc.381 Congress StreetBoston, MA 02210
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For technical support
, visit the Boris FX Technical Forum athttp://www.borisfx.com/support. You can also contact technical support by calling(617) 451-9900 or e-mailing techsupport@artelsoft.com.The information in this guide is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Boris FX, Inc.assumes no responsibility for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, by any means, electronic,mechanical, by photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permissionof Boris FX, Inc.Boris Calligraphy™, Boris Red™ and PixelChooser™ are trademarks of Boris FX. Apple, theApple Logo, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Mac, Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc.Certain graphics used in the tutorials and illustrations in this book appear courtesy of ArtBeats Inc. For more information on these and other stock footage images, visit
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.Written by Anne Renehan and Jeanine Brennan.Copyright © 2005 by Boris FX, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U. S. A.Updated February 2005
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Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
New Features in Boris Calligraphy 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Understanding the Boris Text Generators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Creating a Text Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Editing Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Understanding the Calligraphy Text Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Working with Sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Working with Dial Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Working with Color Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Understanding Vector Graphics and Bitmaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Advantages of Vector Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Working with the Text Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Selecting Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Working with Tabs and Rulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Resetting Text Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Applying Text Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Importing Text Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Previewing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Updating Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Working with the Style Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Working with the Page Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Working with the Fill Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Working with Gradients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Adding and Deleting Color Stops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Selecting Color Stops and Midpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Setting the Location of Color Stops and Midpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Adjusting Color and Alpha Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Setting the Shape and Direction of the Gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Working with the Border Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Working with the Shadow Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Working with the Style Palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Opening the Style Palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Style Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Categorizing Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Selecting the Thumbnail View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Creating and Saving Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Creating Text Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Creating Color Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Creating Gradient Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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