Importing a background
The text in your title card should appear to be moving in outer space. You’ll import an image to
use as a background.
1. Double-click an empty area of the Project panel to open the Import File dialog box.
2. Navigate to the Lesson12/Assets folder, and double-click the Space_ Landscape.jpg file.
3. Drag the Space_Landscape.jpg item into the Timeline panel, placing it at the bottom of the
layer stack.
4. Rename the Space_Landscape.jpg layer Background.
5. In the Timeline panel, select the Background layer, and then click the 3D Layer switch ( )
to convert it to a 3D layer.Note
If you’re displaying only two views, select the Active Camera view, and choose
Right from the 3D View pop-up menu. Then complete step 6.6. Make sure the Background layer is selected. Then, in the Right view in the Composition
panel, drag the z-axis arrow (the blue arrow) to the right to move the Background layer
further behind the text. Watch the views as you drag to see how the layer interacts with 3D
space.
7. In the Timeline panel, press the P key to display the Position property for the Background
layer. Change the Position to 960 , 300 , 150.