CG INFINITY: CHAPTER ONE 311Changing the background of an edit windowOnce created, an edit window displays a solid white background. Whenyou create a video or image file, this is the color of the background thatwill appear behind any objects. You can change this background bychoosing a new color or by replacing it with the contents of a video orimage file.To change an edit window’s background:1. Click View: Background to open the Background dialog box.2. Select the type of background you want from the Background sourcegroup box. You can select a general background color by right-clickingon the color square and selecting a color from the pop-up menu thatappears. (You can also enter the RGB values for a color directly intothe RGB spin boxes.) To use an existing image or video file, click onthe appropriate option and then click the Select button. (When choos-ing a video file, you can select a specific frame to insert.) You can alsochoose to resize the image or video to fit the frame, or have it centered.(If you choose to resize, the image or video may appear distorted.)3. Click OK. The dialog box closes and the background changes accord-ingly. (To view any changes, switch to Preview mode.)Placing an image of the sky as the background
