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4.
Click Add Scene Event (page 3–329) and
set the view to Perspective.
Click OK to close the Add Scene Event di alog.
5. Click Add Image Filter Event (page 3–335)
and choose Starfield from the Filter Plug-In list.
ClickOKtoclosetheAddImageFilterEvent
dialog.
6. Click Add Image Output Event (page
3–339) and then click Files.
7. Set the output file format to BMP Image File
and enter a filename like MyStarfield.
ClickSavewhenyou’vesetthenameandformat
8. Click OK to accept the default sett ing on the
BMP configu ration dialog.
ThenclickOKtoclosetheAddImageOutput
Event dialog.
9. Click the Execu te Sequence button (page
3–325).
10. Set the time output to Single and click Render
on the Execute V ideo P ost dialog.
The final product is a sphere against a starry
background.
Set up a si mple cross fa de b etween t wo ima ges:
Sometimes you want to transition from one view
or animation to another. This set of steps with
show you how to set up a cross fade from one
image to another. For this example the complete
cross fade will occur over 20 frames displaying the
first image for five frames, cross fade for ten f rame
and then display the second image for the last five
frames.
The resulting animation produced by this process
couldbeusedasanImageInputEventfora
different Video Post sequence.
1. Choose Rendering > Video Post.
2. Click Add Image Input Event (page 3–332)
and then click Files.
Choose your first image and click Open and
then click OK to close the Add Image Input
Event dialog.
3. Click Add Image Input Event again and
click Files.
Choose your second image and click Open and
then click OK to close the Add Image Input
Event dialog.
4. Click Add Image Output Event (page
3–339) and then click Files.
5. Set the output file format to MO V File and enter
afilenamelikeMyXFade.
ClickSavewhenyou’vesetthenameandformat
6. Click OK to accept the default sett ing on the
Compression Settings dialog.
ThenclickOKtoclosetheAddImageOutput
Event dialog.
7. SelectthefirstImageInputEventandthenhold
down the
Ctrl key while selecting the second
Image Input Event.
Both events wil l highlight in gold.