Name: scale

Type: property

Syntax: set the scale of {<EPSObject> | <videoClip>} to <ratio>

Summary:
Specifies the size at which an <EPS|EPS object> or <video clip> is
displayed. 

Introduced: 1.0

OS: linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:
set the scale of videoClip "Splash" to 0.5 -- half size

Value:
The <scale> of an <EPS|EPS object> or <video clip> is a positive number.
By default, the <scale> <property> of newly created <object|objects> is
set to 1.

Description:
Use the <scale> <property> to change the appearance of <EPS|EPS objects>
or <video clip|video clips>.

The <scale> is the natural size of the <object|object's> content divided
by the size of the rectangle the content is placed in. For example, if
the <ratio> is 1, a <video clip> plays at the movie's normal size; if
the <ratio> is 2, the <video clip> is blown up by a <factor> of 2.

For EPS objects, this property is supported only on Unix systems with
Display PostScript installed.

References: property (glossary), EPS (glossary), factor (glossary),
video clip (glossary), object (glossary), scaleIndependently (property),
height (property)

Tags: multimedia

