
814 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
There are a number of ways to take advantage of scripting:
• You can record a script to replace repetitive tasks.
• You can use background scripts to backup up your work, which gives you the
ability to revert to any stage in the project by playing the script and stopping it at
the stage you want. This technique is similar to using multiple levels of undo. For
more information, see “Enabling and playing background scripts” on page 817.
• You can play back a script at a different resolution. You can record at a low
resolution, then automatically produce the same results at a higher resolution. For
information, see “Creating resolution-independent scripts” on page 818.
• You can record a script that plays back using the current art materials. For
example, you can record a script of a pencil drawing, then open a new document,
choose a different paper texture, color, and brush, and play back the script. Then,
you can watch Corel Painter repeat your drawing with the selected art materials.
For more information, see “Recording and playing scripts” on page 815.
• You can record a script to use it as a tutorial so you can show someone the step-by-
step process used to create an image. It’s like looking over the artist’s shoulder. You
can then convert the script to an .avi movie to share techniques with others. Every
action you take becomes a frame in the movie. For more information, “Converting
scripts to movies” on page 820.
• You can use scripts with movies. When you have an operation that you want to
apply to each frame in a movie, record the set of commands in a script. You can
then apply the script to the entire movie as one command. For more information,
see “Applying Scripts to Movies” on page 779.
Displaying the Scripts panel
The Scripts panel supplies the basic tools for recording, playing, and editing scripts. It
also gives you access to the Scripts library viewer, which is for storing and managing the
scripts and script libraries that you create.
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