The Drawing Recorder

[Sewie]

Hello dear TVP friends,

Is it possible, when using the drawing recorder, to have it not record the background color?
In other words; is it possible to record with transparency so that I could use the recording on top of another layer in some other project?

[Hervé]

Yes, press ctrl when you start the recording.

[Sewie]

Great, thanks!
Please, put that in the manual. It's not in there and it is quite an important bit of information, I find.

[Svengali]

Sewie,

Another drawing record option (with transparent background) is the AutoPaint effect in the FX Stack window, especially when using the Stroke>>Size variable, which lets you designate the start and end of a stroke as it moves along a path... Powerful.

Sven

[Sewie]

I see. That's another great option for animating strokes (or ants).
Thanks, Sven.

[Sewie]

I've just played a bit more with and I see many more possibilities with this FX.
Great option for recording live motion of your stylus (or mouse) as well. Powerful indeed!