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Changing the color of the pasteboard

May 14, 2007 10:59 AM

I have a movie that I want to have a white background, so I changed the stage to white, but since the pasteboard (all the area outside the stage) is also white, I cannot see where my movie boundaries are. Is there a way to change the color of the pasteboard to something other than white? On my PC it is grey, and on the Mac it is white. I would like to be able to set it to a custom color.
396 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: Brukenet, Oct 12, 2008 7:59 PM
 
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  • zzbama
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    1. zzbama,
    May 14, 2007 11:42 AM   in reply to mdbateman
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    Right click on the pasteboard, select document properties, then select background color.
     
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    2. mdbateman,
    May 14, 2007 11:46 AM   in reply to mdbateman
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    That changes the stage color, not the pasteboard color.
     
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  • zzbama
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    3. zzbama,
    May 14, 2007 12:44 PM   in reply to mdbateman
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    I not familiar with this particular item, I understood that it was extension of the stage. Search all the books, online google search and could not find any info related to the use of the pasteboard, other than a short description.

    Sorry!
     
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  • adam@blueapplestudio
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    4. adam@blueapplestudio,
    May 14, 2007 12:58 PM   in reply to mdbateman
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    I am not sure how to do what you're attempting, but when I need to do this I make an extra guide layer filled with a huge rectangle. The rectangle is well outside the boundaries of the stage. I then cut out an area from the rectangle equal to the stage dimensions.
     
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  • Damon Edwards
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    5. Damon Edwards,
    May 14, 2007 1:02 PM   in reply to mdbateman
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    just drag guides onto the stage to enclose the canvas.

    Make sure you have View, Rulers enabled. then click on the ruler and drag to the stage, a green line will come down, and put it on the edges of your canvas. you can then go to View, Guides, Lock Guides so you dont move them
     
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  • tucker_austin
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    6. tucker_austin,
    Jun 16, 2008 8:10 PM   in reply to mdbateman
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    FIXED, HAD SAME PROBLEM - i had trouble seeing my stage because the pasteboard and the stage were both white. i made some adjustments to my LCD monitor's RGB and Gamma settings and was able to give the stage and pasteboard contrasting colors.
     
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  • Win@12Irene
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    7. Win@12Irene,
    Sep 28, 2008 2:13 PM   in reply to mdbateman
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    I have searched for this issue for several weeks and there are so many people that have this problem. I can't believe the solution is to adjust your monitor. I used to have a grey pasteboard and for some reason my pasteboard is now almost white making it impossible to see the stage. I have searched help and google. There has to be a setting for this.

    If anyone knows!!!! Please share.
     
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  • Brukenet
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    8. Brukenet,
    Oct 12, 2008 7:59 PM   in reply to Win@12Irene
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    I must admit, I didn't expect the solution to involve my monitor, but that is absolutely correct; I use a dual-monitor configuration and recently ran a program (a game on my work computer, I'm ashamed to say...) that automatically adjusts the gamma settings -- It displayed on my left (primary) monitor and that's where I noticed the problem. After reading tucker_austin's suggestion I switched from full screen to a smaller window and dragged it over to the other monitor (which apparently had not had it's gamma settings changed by the game); I was immediately able to see the pasteboard in a different color. After that, I adjusted the gamma on my primary monitor, and the problem was solved.

    I certainly agree that Adobe SHOULD make a better way to modify the pasteboard color... but Tucker's solution is correct and worked great for me. Thanks Tucker!!!!
     
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