Accessing the Paint menu with a blank canvas

To access the Paint menu with a blank canvas:

1. Select Tools > Composite > Paint.

   The cursor changes to Pick Front.

2. From the Input Mode box, select None.

   The Resolution Parameters controls appear.

   The cursor changes to Render Here.

3. Choose a resolution, width, height, pixel aspect ratio, bit depth, and scan mode to apply to the background in Paint.
   Note: The default parameters are the project resolution parameters.
4. Set the frames per second and drop-frame values for the clip from the Frame Code Mode box.
5. Click on any free (or a grey) area on the workspace.

   You are now in the Paint Tool.

   The Paint menu appears.