Avid NewsCutter ® ® Effects Guide Release 2.
© 2000 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Avid NewsCutter Effects Guide • Part 0130-04674-01 Rev.
Contents Chapter 1 Preparing to Work with Effects Effect Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Effects Creation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 About Real-Time and Downstream Key Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 About Real-Time Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing Real-Time Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2 Basics of Effects Editing Deconstructing Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Applying Effects to a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Applying an Effect to a Single Transition or Segment . . . . . . . 34 Dragging an Effect from the Effect Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Double-Clicking an Effect Icon in the Effect Palette . . . . . 36 Applying an Effect to Multiple Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Rolling Clip That Freezes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Creating a Variable Speed Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Creating a Strobe Motion Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Creating Mosaic Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Using the Effect Editor with the Mosaic Effect . . . . . . . . . .
Manipulating Effects Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Defining Motion Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Moving the Image Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Resizing a Foreground Image by Dragging Handles. . . . . . . . 107 Using an Effect Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Saving an Effect Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 Creating Layered and Nested Effects Creating Key Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Using the Chroma Key Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 About the Chroma Key Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Creating a Chroma Key Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Creating a Luma Key Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Safe Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Selecting a Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Using a Video Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Updating the Video Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Creating a Color Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Using the Alignment Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Arrowheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Changing Arrowhead Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Creating Rolling Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Page Count Limits for Rolling Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Using Auto Size Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Setting Up Text Formatting for Rolling Titles . . . . . . . . . .
Aligning Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Distributing Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Saving Titles and Title Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Matching Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Saving a Title and Exiting the Title Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Saving Multiple Titles in a Session. . . . .
Editing a Title into a Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Setting Marks in Rolling Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Splicing or Overwriting a Title into a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Dragging a Marked Title into a Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Dragging an Unmarked Title into a Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Trimming the Duration of Rolling Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Removing Titles . . .
Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Downstream Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Foreground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Key Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Left Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Right Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Top Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Top Left to Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Top Right to Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Conceal Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Chroma Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Luma Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Matte Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 L-Conceal Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Bottom Left . . . . . .
Top Left to Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Top Right to Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Top to Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Sawtooth Wipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Horizontal Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Horizontal Open Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Top to Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Vertical Centered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Title Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables Table 2-1 Playback Capabilities of Motion Effects . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Table 3-1 Effect Editor Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Table 3-2 Render Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Table 5-1 Toolbar Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Table 5-2 Title Object Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Table 6-1 DSK and Non-DSK Title Playback Capabilities . .
CHAPTER 1 Preparing to Work with Effects NewsCutter offers many effects that you can apply to your sequences. This chapter describes concepts you should understand before you begin creating and editing effects into sequences.
track (that is, the same video layer). For more information on creating transition effects, see Chapter 2, “Basics of Effects Editing and Chapter 3, “Customizing Effects with the Effect Editor.” • Segment effects are applied to an entire clip or group of clips. There are two types of segment effects: - A single-layer segment effect, such as the Mask effect, is applied to a segment on one video track. Single-layer segment effects use one stream of video.
Effects Creation Tools The following chart presents the basic tools used to create effects. Sources of effects: Motion Effect dialog box Title tool Effect Palette Apply transition and segment effects directly to tracks. Title and motion effects appear first as clips in the bin. Effects editing in default editing mode: Edit effect clips into the Timeline.
About Real-Time and Downstream Key Effects Many effects are real time, which means you do not have to render them before you play them. Other effects require rendering before you can play them back at full speed. You can preview effects that are not real time before rendering. Titles and graphic elements imported with an alpha channel display as downstream key (DSK) effects. DSK effects play in real time. See “Downstream Keying of Titles and Graphics” on page 235.
The following sequence demonstrates the maximum real-time playback capabilities of the system. DSK Title effect Nested Mask effect Color effect Playing Complex Effect Combinations If your sequence contains a combination of effects that exceeds the real-time playback capabilities of the system, you can achieve successful playback by using the following additional techniques: • n Render some or all of the effects. For more information, see “Rendering Effects” on page 113.
system. This results in Video Underrun error messages. In this case, render some of the intermediate effects before playing the sequence. Combined Rendering of Real-Time and Non-Real-Time Effects The combination of real-time and non-real-time effects on the same video track can show different results, depending on when you render the non-real-time effects: • If you render non-real-time segment effects after you apply a real-time transition effect, the sequence plays in real time.
To interrupt Render On-the-Fly, do one of the following: t Drag the position indicator in the Timeline. While you are dragging, the sequence appears in the Source/Record monitor as it would if Render On-the-Fly were not selected from the Clip menu. t If you click in the Timeline and the system begins to render, quickly move to another location in the Timeline. This interrupts the rendering process until you release the mouse button.
The effect categories list also includes open bins when those bins contain effect templates or other kinds of effect files. • AVX Sample • Blend • Box Wipe • Conceal • Edge Wipe • Image • Key • L-Conceal • Matrix Wipe • Peel • Push • Sawtooth Wipe • Shape Wipe • Spin • Squeeze The right side of the Effect Palette shows a list of the individual effects that are available for the currently selected effect category. Each effect has its own effect icon.
Displaying the Effect Palette To display the Effect Palette: 1. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu. You can also display the Effect Palette by pressing Ctrl+8 on your keyboard. The Effect Palette opens. Blend effect choices Scrollable list of effect categories 2. Click an effect category on the left side of the Effect Palette to select it and display effects in that category on the right side.
Understanding the Color Coding Effect icons in the Effect Palette and in the Timeline display color-coded dots to help you determine whether an effect is real-time or non-real-time. After opening the Effect Palette, you will notice that: n • Real-time effects are preceded by an orange dot. These effects take advantage of fast rendering. • Real-time effects that might not be playable in real time due to their position in a sequence or the options available on your system are preceded by a green dot.
Displaying Effect Templates Effect templates allow you to save the parameters of an effect to a bin and use them again to create or modify other effects. In addition to displaying all the standard effects, the Effect Palette allows you to view and access effect templates stored in open bins. The names of open bins containing effects appear in a list below the effect categories. To view the effect template: 1. Open the bin containing the effect templates. 2. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu.
Effect templates Effect category list Bin name containing effect templates For example, in the preceding illustration, the bin named Effects contains a series of effect templates using the Picture-in-Picture, Mask, and Superimpose effects. n The Effect Palette also displays other effect files, such as matte key clips and titles. Whenever you open or close a bin or whenever you drop an effect into a bin, NewsCutter automatically updates both lists.
You can also use Play Preview in the Effect Editor to preview effects before rendering by using their outline form. An effect’s outline is a wire-frame representation of the effect’s position, scale, and path of motion. See “Playing a Preview of an Effect” on page 112. Using Third-Party Plug-in Effects You can use third-party plug-in effects to add new effects to NewsCutter or to update existing effects. Third-party plug-in effects are compatible with the Avid Visual Extensions (AVX™) standard.
CHAPTER 2 Basics of Effects Editing This chapter explains how to create basic transition and single-layer segment effects, including motion effects.
Deconstructing Effects Breaking down existing effects into their basic elements provides one good way to understand how NewsCutter builds effects. By learning how the various pieces fit together, and how NewsCutter allows you to manipulate them, you can begin to construct new effects from these building blocks.
The following Timeline for this sequence includes both transition and segment effects applied horizontally, vertically, and nested within video tracks. The callouts summarize deconstructed elements and list the sections of this guide that describe them in more detail. Deconstructing an effects sequence Imported graphic used as a wipe: See “Working with Imported Graphics and Animation” on page 145. Title graphics imported as Matte Key effects: See “Working with Imported Graphics and Animation” on page 145.
Applying Effects to a Sequence This section explains how to apply an effect to a sequence in the Timeline. You can apply an effect to: • One transition or segment on a single video layer • Multiple transitions or segments on a single video layer • Multiple transitions or segments on multiple video layers The effect type (transition or segment) determines where you can place the effect in the sequence. For an explanation of the effect types, see “Effect Types” on page 18.
Dragging an Effect from the Effect Palette To apply an effect to a single transition or segment: For information about editing a sequence, see the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide. 1. Create a sequence in the Timeline, using standard Avid editing procedures. 2. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu. For an explanation of the Effect Palette, see “Using the Effect Palette” on page 24. 3.
n If you apply a segment effect, one segment at a time is highlighted as you drag the effect within the Timeline. If the effect is a transition effect, one transition at a time is highlighted as you drag the effect within the Timeline. Some effects are both transition and segment effects; when you drag such an effect within the Timeline, both transitions and segments are highlighted. Double-Clicking an Effect Icon in the Effect Palette To apply an effect to a single segment: 1.
Applying an Effect to Multiple Transitions To apply an effect to multiple transitions: 1. If there is not already an effect on one of the transitions, add a transition effect. NewsCutter allows you to perform this procedure only if one of the transitions already has an effect on it. 2. Click the Effect Mode button in the Other tab of the Command palette to open the Effect Editor. 3. Click the transition effect described in step 1. 4.
7. If the transitions where you want to apply the effect are not contiguous, Shift+click any transition to deselect it. 8. Open the Effect Palette, and double-click the icon for the effect that you want to apply to the transitions. The effect appears on the highlighted transitions in the Timeline. If the sequence does not have enough incoming or outgoing media to apply the transition effect, a dialog box appears. For more information, see “Sizing the Effect to Fit the Media” on page 58.
Applying an Effect to Multiple Segments You can apply an effect to multiple segments on the same video layer or on multiple video layers in a single step. The following procedure describes selecting multiple segments in the same video layer. You can also use this procedure to select segments on multiple layers. n You cannot apply effects to multiple segments while in Trim mode. To apply an effect to multiple segments: 1.
4. If the segments where you want to apply the effect are not contiguous, Shift+click a segment to deselect it. You can also Shift+click to add one or more segments. 5. Open the Effect Palette, and double-click the effect’s icon to apply the effect to the segments. NewsCutter applies the effect to the highlighted segments in the Timeline.
Deleting Effects in a Sequence You can delete transition effects from a sequence in the Timeline at any time. You can delete segment effects from a sequence in the Timeline at any time except when you are in Trim mode. Use the following procedures to either delete a single effect from a sequence or delete effects in multiple segments. Deleting a Single Effect To delete a single effect: 1. Move the position indicator to the Timeline segment containing the effect’s icon.
c If you delete a segment effect and the segment contains a transition effect, the transition effect will be deleted also, because the transition effect resides “on top of” the segment effect. If necessary, you will have to reapply the transition effect. 3. Delete the effect by doing one of the following: n t If the Effect Editor is not active, click the Remove Effect button in the Tool palette. t When the Effect Editor is active, select the effect and press the Delete key.
Deleting Multiple Transition Effects To delete multiple transition effects: 1. Shift+click each transition effect you want to delete. 2. Click the Remove Effect button, or press the Delete key. n You must be in Effect mode for this procedure to work. For more information on editing in Effect mode, see “Opening the Effect Editor” on page 82. Deleting Multiple Segment Effects To delete multiple segment effects: 1. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button below the Timeline. 2.
To fade one or more segment effects in a sequence: 1. Make a selection in the Timeline by doing one of the following: t To fade a single segment effect, move the position indicator to the segment. t To fade multiple segment effects, click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button below the Timeline; then Shift+click the segments. 2. Click the Fade Effect button in the FX tab in the Command palette. The Fade Effect dialog box appears. 3.
Types of Transition Effects Transition effects are included in all effect categories in the Effect Palette, except the Image effect category. For an explanation of the transition effects in each effect category, see Chapter 7. Applying a Dissolve Effect One of the most common transition effects is a dissolve. NewsCutter has three methods for applying the Dissolve effect: • Select the Dissolve effect from the Effect Palette.
n If the sequence does not have enough incoming or outgoing media to apply a transition effect, a dialog box appears. See “Sizing the Effect to Fit the Media” on page 58. Using the Quick Transition Button You can also click the Quick Transition button to create a transition.
The dialog box includes a graphical display of the outgoing media and incoming media, with the effect icon applied to the transition. For more information, see “Understanding the Graphical Display in the Quick Transition Dialog Box” on page 54. 3. Choose a transition effect from the Add pop-up menu. For an explanation of individual effects shown in the menu, see Chapter 7.
n When you choose a color transition with Quick Transition, the default color is black. You must enter Effect mode to choose another color. For more information, see “Using the Effect Editor” on page 89. 4. Select the transition duration by doing one of the following: t Type the duration in frames in the Duration text box. t Click either the left or the right edge of the Dissolve Effect icon and drag it to change the duration.
t Click one of the alignment buttons below the graphical display. For more information on the graphical display options, see “Understanding the Graphical Display in the Quick Transition Dialog Box” on page 54. The system positions the effect, updates the graphical display to show the new position of the effect, and updates the value in the Start text box. n If you select an alignment for which there is not enough media, the system comes as close as it can to the alignment you requested. 6.
Using the Quick Transition Button to Apply Effects to Multiple Transitions You can select multiple transitions by marking IN and OUT points. Then apply an effect from the Quick Transition dialog box to all the selected transitions at once. To apply an effect to multiple transitions by using the Quick Transition button: 1. Mark IN and OUT points around the transitions to which you want to apply the effect. 2.
4. Click the Quick Transition button. The Quick Transition dialog box appears. Apply To All Transitions check box 5. Choose a transition effect from the Add pop-up menu. For an explanation of individual effects shown in the menu, see Chapter 7.
n n When you save a Dissolve effect template into a bin named Quick Transitions, the effect template appears in the Add pop-up menu. See “Using an Effect Template” on page 108. When you choose a color transition with Quick Transition, the default color is black. You must enter Effect mode to choose another color. For more information, see “Using the Effect Editor” on page 89. 6. Select the transition duration by doing one of the following: t Type the duration in frames in the Duration text box.
n The system automatically selects the Custom option in the Position pop-up menu when you click in the graphical display. t Click inside the effect in the graphical display and drag it to position the effect with respect to the cut point. t Click one of the alignment buttons below the graphical display. For more information on the graphical display options, see “Understanding the Graphical Display in the Quick Transition Dialog Box” on page 54.
Understanding the Graphical Display in the Quick Transition Dialog Box The graphical display of the transition effect that appears in the Quick Transition dialog box allows you to control the length and position of the effect with frame accuracy simply by dragging. You can also quickly reset the position of the effect by using the three alignment buttons. Features of the Graphical Display The following illustration shows the graphical display in the Quick Transition dialog box.
either ends at the cut point, is centered on the cut point, or starts at the cut point. The system draws and scales the graphical display so that it always represents the relative size and position of the transition effect in relation to the media. For example, in the illustration above, the effect is 30 frames long while the outgoing handle is 20 frames long. The effect is therefore shown 50% longer than the outgoing handle.
The graphical display and the Duration text box update to reflect your adjustment. If you are dragging the left edge of the effect, the Start text box also updates to reflect the changed start point. To adjust the position of the effect: 1. Move the pointer inside the effect. The pointer changes to a hand. 2. Drag the effect to adjust its position with respect to the cut point.
To reposition the effect with an alignment button: t Click one of the following buttons: • Ending at Cut, to have the effect end at the cut point • Centered on Cut, to center the effect on the cut point • Starting at Cut, to have the effect begin at the cut point Creating a Dissolve in Trim Mode You can create a Dissolve effect in Trim mode by using the Transition parameters displayed in the Effect Editor and in the Source/Record monitor.
Sizing the Effect to Fit the Media When you select a transition effect from the Effect Palette and not enough source media exists to apply the effect, the Insufficient Source dialog box appears. The dialog box shows a graphical display that indicates whether the source that has insufficient material is Media A (outgoing footage), Media B (incoming footage), or both. To automatically size the effect to fit the media: t Click Size to Fit.
Trimming a Transition Effect NewsCutter lets you do the following: • Trim a transition effect, using the standard transition trim procedures. For more information, see the “Working in Trim Mode” chapter in the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide. • Customize a transition effect, such as changing the fade color. For a description of how to change effect parameters, see Chapter 3.
you need for the final motion effect, the rendering time that each type requires, and the media with which you are working (some types are useful only when you are working with two-field media). n For more information on motion effect types, including their relative quality and their compatibility with different types of media, see “Motion Effect Parameters” on page 286. NewCutter allows you to preview some kinds of unrendered motion effects in real time even if they require rendering for final playback.
Table 2-1 Playback Capabilities of Motion Effects (Continued) Effect Playback Capability Preview Capability Strobe Motion effects (all types) Non-real-time Play back as filler (black image) until rendered Strobe Motion effects combined with Variable Speed Non-real-time effects (all types) Play back as filler (black image) until rendered Rendering and Rerendering Existing Motion Effects In certain situations, you might need to render or rerender existing motion effects.
Rendered VTR-Style motion effect (no dot) Unrendered Both Fields motion effect (orange dot — plays in real time) Unrendered Interpolated Field motion effect (blue dot — plays as a Duplicated Field motion effect until rendered) If you use the ExpertRender™ feature, ExpertRender correctly identifies motion effects that require rendering. When you render motion effects, NewsCutter checks the Motion Effects Render Using option in the active Render setting.
dot in the Timeline might not play back in real time under some circumstances.) For more information on the overall real-time playback capabilities of your system, see “About Real-Time and Downstream Key Effects” on page 21. • You might need to render or rerender motion effects when you edit them into a sequence and perform trims or apply transition effects.
NewsCutter writes a message in the Console whenever it changes the type of a motion effect during rendering. You can check these messages to verify the changes that the system has made to your motion effects. Motion Effect icons in the Timeline also change to reflect the new motion effect type. Creating a Freeze Frame A Freeze Frame effect is a still image, based on a chosen frame from a clip, that continues to display for the duration that you choose.
4. Choose Two Field Freeze Frames, and then choose one of the following: • Using Duplicated Field — NewsCutter creates the effect using a single field. This option reduces the vertical resolution of the image by one-half, resulting in a lower quality image. If the footage contains motion, however, this option can be useful in eliminating any jitter in the image caused by motion between the two fields. • Using Both Fields — NewsCutter uses both fields to create the effect.
• Using Interpolated Field — NewsCutter creates a second field for the effect by combining scan line pairs from the first field in the original media. This might result in a slightly softer look to the freeze frame. The chosen option becomes the default until you choose another option. 5. Choose Freeze Frame from the Clip menu, and then do one of the following: t Choose a preconfigured duration. t Choose Other and type a custom duration in the dialog box; then click OK to enter the new duration.
To map the Freeze Frame command to a button or key: 1. Choose Freeze Frame from the Clip menu, choose Two Field Freeze Frames, and then choose one of the following: • Using Duplicated Field — NewsCutter creates the effect using a single field. This option reduces the vertical resolution of the image by one-half, resulting in a lower quality image. If the footage contains motion, however, this option can be useful in eliminating any jitter in the image caused by motion between the two fields.
Creating a Rolling Clip That Freezes One common use for freeze frames is to create a segment that plays normally and then freezes, either to superimpose text information or to add emphasis to the end of a sequence before fading. To create a rolling clip that freezes: 1. Edit the clip into the sequence. 2. Mark an IN point in the sequence at the frame where you want the freeze frame to occur. 3. Create the Freeze Frame effect from the source footage as described in “Creating a Freeze Frame” on page 64. 4.
3. Click the Motion Effect button on the Source/Record monitor. The Motion Effect dialog box appears. Variable Speed option 4. Select the Variable Speed option. 5. Specify the play speed for the Variable Speed motion effect in one of the following ways: t Type a number of frames in the Frames text box. t Type a frame rate in the FPS text box. To indicate reverse motion, enter a negative number for the play rate.
t Type a percentage of the current play rate in the % Speed text box. To indicate reverse motion, enter a negative number for the percentage. t Select the Fit To Fill option to automatically set the Variable Speed parameters so that the duration of the motion effect will match the IN to OUT duration marked in the Source/Record monitor. When you set one of these, all values change to reflect the specified play rate. 6.
8. Complete the effect by doing one of the following: t Click Create to create the new clip and close the dialog box. If you have more than one bin open, another dialog box appears, asking you to select a bin for the effect. t Click Create and Render to render the clip — creating new media files — and close the dialog box. If you have more than one bin open, another dialog box appears, asking you to select a bin for the effect. t A new clip appears in the Source/Record monitor and in the current bin.
n You can also combine the Strobe Motion effect with the Variable Speed effect. For more information on the Variable Speed effect, see “Creating a Variable Speed Effect” on page 68. To create a Strobe Motion effect: 1. (Option) If you want to use only part of the source clip for the effect, mark IN and OUT points in the Source/Record monitor. 2. Click the Motion Effect button on the Source/Record monitor. The Motion Effect dialog box appears.
3. Select the Strobe Motion option. 4. Specify the update rate in frames for the Strobe Motion effect. For example, a rate of 5 causes every fifth frame to be held for five frames before updating in the Strobe Motion effect. 5. (Option) If Original Preference is set as the Motion Effects Render Using option in the active Render setting, select one of the following four available options: n • Duplicated Field — NewsCutter creates the effect using one field.
7. Complete the effect by doing one of the following: n t Click Create to create the new clip and close the dialog box. If you have more than one bin open, another dialog box appears, asking you to select a bin for the effect. t Click Create and Render to render the clip — creating new media files — and close the dialog box. If you have more than one bin open, another dialog box appears, asking you to select a bin for the effect. You must render a Strobe Motion effect to play it back in real time.
Creating Mosaic Effects The Mosaic effect utilizes many of the tools and parameters common to other effects, but it also includes several features unique to this effect: • Feathering parameters • Mosaic parameters • Z-rotation tool • Reshape tool • Bring Forward and Send Backward buttons The Mosaic effect allows you to obscure part of an image, such as a face, by distorting the pixels into a tile pattern within a defined area. n The Mosaic effect is a non-real-time effect.
The following illustration identifies the different sections of the Effect Editor that are available when you apply a Mosaic effect to a segment and enter Effect mode.
The following buttons appear on the right side of the Effect Editor for the Mosaic effect. Button Description Play Loop button Plays back a transition or a segment effect in Effect mode. Reduce button Decreases the magnification of objects in the Effect Preview monitor. Enlarge button Increases the magnification of objects in the Effect Preview monitor. Selection tool Selects an object so you can change its parameters, move it, or delete it. With the Shift key pressed, selects multiple objects.
5. Click either the Rectangle tool or the Oval tool. 6. Click in the Source/Record monitor and drag to create an object. A wire frame outline of the object appears, and the default Mosaic effect appears in the Effect Preview monitor. Wire frame outlining mosaic object To modify the attributes of a mosaic object: 1. Click the Selection tool, and select the object you want to change. 2.
n n Clicking the Fixed Aspect button locks the horizontal and vertical sliders so that they move in unison. This controls how smoothly the effect blends with the background image. Clicking the Anti-alias button reduces the jaggedness of the edges of the mosaic. 3. Use the sliders in the Mosaic parameter category to adjust the appearance of the mosaic distortion: n • The Opac (opacity) slider controls how prominently the mosaic appears against the background image.
Left-hand resize handle selected n The Bring Forward and Send Backward buttons apply to segments with two or more mosaic objects when the objects overlap. You use the buttons to define which object appears closer to the viewer. 5. Drag the center handle of the object to match the mosaic to the movement of the image in the clip. NewsCutter automatically adds a new keyframe each time you drag the object to a new position.
CHAPTER 3 Customizing Effects with the Effect Editor After you have created an effect and have applied it to a transition or segment in your sequence, you can adjust its appearance and operation by changing its effect parameters in the Effect Editor. This chapter explains how to use the Effect Editor to adjust effect parameters.
Opening the Effect Editor After you add an effect to a sequence, you must open the Effect Editor to change the effect’s parameters. Opening the Effect Editor transforms the Source/Record monitor into the Effect Preview monitor. To open the Effect Editor: 1. Move the position indicator to the effect’s icon in the Timeline. 2. Click the Effect Mode button in the Other tab of the Command palette. NewsCutter opens the Effect Editor and displays the values for the current effect.
n If the Effect Editor is blank, click an effect icon in the Timeline and then click in the Effect Editor. Customizing the Effect Display You can adjust the appearance and functionality of various aspects of the Effect display by resizing windows and images, by displaying tracking information, or by displaying guidelines for the placement of effects and titles, as described in this section.
Tracking information Length of effect Current position in effect Effect Preview monitor Effect’s position indicator (blue line) Effect’s position bar Keyframe Pop-up scale bar for expanding the position bar n If the effect you expect does not appear in the Effect Preview monitor, make sure that you have selected the Record Track Monitor button in the Track Selector panel.
with .2 for the second field. These boxes replace the name of the sequence that appears in this position in the Source/Record monitor. Displaying the Safe Title and Safe Action Guidelines Many effects can utilize the outer edges of the viewing screen area.
Safe title area Safe action area To display the safe title and safe action areas in the Source/Record monitor: t Click the Grid button in the Tool palette of the Source/Record monitor. Moving an Enlarged Image in the Effect Preview Monitor You can use the Enlarge and Reduce buttons in the Effect Editor to zoom in or out on an image in the Effect Preview monitor.
n This feature applies only to an enlarged image in the Effect Preview monitor, not to a standard-size or reduced image. To move an enlarged image within the Effect Preview monitor: 1. Click within the boundaries of the Effect Preview monitor. 2. Press and hold Ctrl+Alt. The pointer changes to a hand. Pointer Zoom ratio 3. Drag the hand in any direction to reposition the image within the Effect Preview monitor.
Changing Position in an Effect To change your position in an effect, do one of the following: t Drag the position indicator in the effect’s position bar. t Type the timecode in the same way you do when you are editing a sequence. For more information, see the “Viewing and Marking Footage” chapter of the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide. The type of timecode you enter (master timecode or absolute timecode) depends on the tracking information you are displaying.
t Select the effect in the Timeline, and double-click the new effect’s icon in the Effect Palette. 4. Set the applicable effect parameters in the Effect Editor. n Some effects cannot replace other effects. For example, some segment effects, such as the Mask effect, cannot replace transition effects. In addition, two-layer effects, such as wipes, cannot replace three-layer effects, such as matte keys.
The following illustration shows the location of buttons within the Effect Editor. Table 3-1 describes each button in detail.
Table 3-1 Effect Editor Buttons Button Location Description Triangular opener Left side of Effect Editor Click to display or hide the parameter category. A downward-pointing triangle displays the parameter category; a right-pointing triangle displays only the parameter name. Other Options Inside some parameter categories Click to access additional parameters for some effects, including access to the Windows® Color dialog box for color selection.
Table 3-1 Effect Editor Buttons (Continued) Button Location Description Render Effect Bottom of Effect Editor Click to render the current effect. Outline/Path Bottom of Effect Editor Click to display a wire-frame path to illustrate the movement of an effect from the first keyframe through the last keyframe. Grid Bottom of Effect Editor Click to display the Safe Title and Safe Action guidelines.
Effect name Other Options button Effect icon Triangular opener Parameter category Slider used to adjust parameter Transition parameters This example shows the Grid effect parameters. About Effect Parameters Effect parameters are values that define the appearance of an effect. For example, you can set parameters that control the size and position of a Picture-in-Picture effect. Not all effect parameters apply to all effects.
A number of parameters apply to many effects, such as parameters affecting size, position, or foreground level (transparency). You can adjust these parameters once for the entire effect, or you can use the Effect Editor along with keyframes to change the effect parameter over time. Other parameters can be adjusted only once for the entire effect, regardless of keyframe selection. For more information, see “Global and Keyframeable Parameters” on page 264.
To activate a parameter that has a slider: t Click the slider. When you activate a slider, it changes to pink. Parameter’s numeric value Parameter’s slider To move from one slider to the next slider: t Press the Tab key. To change the value of a parameter that has a slider, do one or more of the following: t Move the slider with the mouse. t Type a new value using the numeric keypad, and, if you entered fewer than three digits, press Enter.
To turn a parameter on or off by using a parameter Enable button: t Click the Enable button. Enable buttons are pink when the parameter is active and gray when the parameter is inactive. Using the Other Options Button to Access Parameters Some effects have additional parameters that control their operation. For example, the Grid effect has additional parameters in which you set the number of columns and rows in the wipe.
Other Options button Eyedropper Color Preview window Using the Eyedropper To select a color by using the eyedropper: 1. Position the pointer over the Color Preview window to activate the eyedropper. 2. Click the eyedropper, drag it into the Effect Preview monitor, and release the mouse button on the color you want to select from the video image. The parameter’s numeric values are updated, and the selected color appears in the Color Preview window.
Currently chosen color Color|Solid box Color matrix Default choices Color slider Custom colors palette Color selection text boxes To use the Windows Color dialog box: 1. To choose a color from the Basic colors palette, click the color you want. 2. To specify a custom color, do one of the following: t Click in the color matrix to choose a color, and then drag the color slider to adjust the amount of white and black in the color.
4. To choose a custom color from the Windows Color dialog box, click the color you want. 5. Click OK. The Windows Color dialog box closes, and the color is applied to the parameter in the Effect Editor. Using Keyframes A keyframe is a point in the effect at which you can set parameters. Modifying an effect’s parameters at various points causes the effect’s appearance to vary as it plays.
Adding a Keyframe You can create a keyframe at any point in the effect’s position bar. To create a keyframe: 1. Click the position in the effect’s position bar below the Effect Preview monitor where you want to add the keyframe. The position indicator moves to that frame. 2. Do one of the following to add a keyframe: t Click the Add Keyframe button either in the Effect Editor or in the FX tab of the Command palette. t Manually adjust a parameter in the Effect Preview monitor (segment effects only).
Moving a Keyframe After you have created a keyframe, you can move it to another position in the effect’s position bar. n The starting and ending keyframes cannot be moved. To move a keyframe, do one of the following: t Alt+click the keyframe, and drag it to its new position. t Select a keyframe and click the Trim Left 1 Frame or Trim Right 1 Frame button or the Trim Left 10 Frames or Trim Right 10 Frames button.
To copy and paste keyframe parameters: 1. Click one keyframe indicator in the effect’s position bar whose parameters you want to copy. 2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu. 3. Select one or more keyframes: t To copy the parameters to one keyframe, click the keyframe. t To copy the parameters to multiple frames, Ctrl+click multiple keyframes. t To copy the parameters to all keyframes, choose Select All from the Edit menu. 4. Choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Manipulating Effects Directly In addition to defining effects by using parameter controls, you can make some adjustments to effects by manipulating them directly in the Effect Preview monitor. These adjustments use handles and wire-frame outlines that you display by clicking the Outline/Path button. You can create a motion path that defines how the foreground image moves across the background video. You can also resize a foreground image such as a Picture-in-Picture.
Moving the Image Directly To add a motion path to the foreground image by moving the image directly: 1. Create a sequence with two video layers (foreground video on track V2, background video on track V1). For information about creating a sequence, see the “First Edits” chapter of the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide. 2. Apply a multilayer effect to the foreground segment on track V2. 3. Select the foreground effect segment on track V2. 4. Open the Effect Editor. By default, the wire frame is active.
Wire frame outlining foreground image on track V2 Background image on track V1 Starting keyframe indicator Effect’s position bar Ending keyframe indicator If the wire frame is not displayed, click the Outline/Path button in the Effect Editor to activate the wire frame. 5. Drag the wire frame to the start point of the motion path you are creating. The starting keyframe indicator represents the start point. 6. Click the ending keyframe indicator to select it.
The wire frame moves with the position indicator; notice the path line does not change. 9. Click inside the wire frame and drag or stretch the wire frame to add a keyframe at the new location. A handle appears in the center of the wire frame, indicating the path position of the new keyframe. 10. Drag the wire frame to change the effect’s path. Path line Wire frame Center handle Selected keyframe (pink) Effect’s position indicator (blue) 11. Repeat steps 8, 9, and 10 to add more variation to the path.
Resizing a Foreground Image by Dragging Handles To resize the foreground image by dragging wire-frame handles: 1. Create a sequence with two video layers (foreground video on track V2, background video on track V1). For information about creating a sequence, see the “First Edits” chapter of the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide. 2. Apply a multilayer effect to the foreground segment on track V2. 3. Select the foreground effect segment on track V2. 4. Open the Effect Editor. By default, the wire frame is active.
If the wire frame is not displayed, click the Outline/Path button in the Effect Editor to activate the wire frame. 5. Drag one of the handles to resize the image: t Drag the top center handle to adjust the image’s height. t Drag the right center handle to adjust the image’s width. t Drag the top right corner handle to change equally the image’s height and width. This option maintains the aspect ratio while resizing the image.
To save the parameters from an effect as an effect template: 1. Drag the effect icon from the Effect Editor to a bin. Effect icon Effect icons for open bins are also displayed in the Effect Palette. This creates a new effect template in the bin, containing the parameter setting information for the effect. The new effect template is identified in the bin by its effect icon. Renamed effect templates 2. To rename the template, click the template name and type a new name.
To save a segment effect with its source media: 1. Press and hold the Alt key, and then drag the effect icon from the Effect Editor to a bin. 2. To rename the template, click the template name and type a new name. n Title effects are saved with source by default. If you press and hold the Alt key while dragging the icon, you will get a keyframe-only template. This template retains the movement of the title without the source.
To apply a specific parameter from an effect template: 1. Select an effect transition or segment in the Timeline. 2. Choose Effect Editor from the Tools menu. 3. Open the parameter category you want to change. For example, the following illustration shows the Position parameter category. 4. Click the effect template icon in the bin or in the Effect Palette, and drag it to the specific parameter category in the Effect Editor. The effect template is applied only to the effect parameter category you selected.
Basic Playback To play an effect: 1. Drag the position indicator in the Timeline to the effect you want to play. 2. Click the Play button. 3. To stop playing an effect, click the Play button, or press the space bar. Playing an Effect in a Continuous Loop To play the effect in a continuous loop while the Effect Editor is open: 1. Drag the position indicator in the Timeline to the effect you want to play. 2. Click the Play Loop button in the Effect Editor. 3.
To play an effect’s outline: 1. Click the Play Preview button in the Effect Editor. The effect’s outline plays from the current position. 2. To stop playing the effect preview, do one of the following: t Click the mouse button. t Press the space bar. t Click the Play Preview button a second time. Rendering Effects You must render any effect whose icon displays a blue dot in the Timeline before NewsCutter can play it.
the entire duration of the tracks below, NewsCutter renders the composite result of all tracks into the top track. One useful way to minimize rendering time is to use the Submaster effect by applying it to a track above layered effects and rendering only the Submaster effect. See “Submaster Editing” on page 157. Creating and Using Render Settings You can create one or more sets of render parameters and save them as a custom Render setting.
Adjusting Render Settings Parameters To adjust the parameters in the Render Setting dialog box: 1. Double-click a Render setting in the Settings scroll list of the Project window. The Render Setting dialog box appears. 2. Select the appropriate options based on the descriptions in Table 3-2, and then click OK. Table 3-2 Option Render Settings Options Suboption Render Completion Sound Description Sets a sound for NewsCutter to activate once the rendering process is complete.
Table 3-2 Option Render Settings Options (Continued) Suboption Motion Effects Render Using Description Uses render effect parameters to determine the processing method when existing motion effects are rendered or rerendered. Original Preference Causes effects to be rendered as whatever type they were when originally created. Duplicated Field Displays a single field in the effect.
Table 3-2 Option Render Settings Options (Continued) Suboption Description VTR-Style The system creates a second field for the effect by shifting selected video fields of the original media by a full scan line. This technique is similar to that used by high-quality professional video decks when playing footage at less than normal speed.
You can also use the Render Ranges command in the Timeline Fast menu to customize the Timeline so that it indicates which parts of an effect NewsCutter has rendered. Interrupting a Render To interrupt a render: 1. Press Ctrl+period to interrupt the render. A message box appears. 2. Do one of the following: t Click Keep to save the material already rendered. t Click Discard to end the render without saving the material already rendered.
n n n n Render Ranges indicator lines do not display if Show Effect Contents is selected in the Timeline Settings dialog box. The red line indicator used by the Render Ranges command is very similar to that used by the Dupe Detection command. To avoid confusion, do not use Dupe Detection and Render Ranges in the Timeline at the same time. The All option of the Render Ranges display provides a simple visual indication of unrendered effects.
The Render Effects dialog box appears. n To prevent this dialog box from displaying, press and hold the Alt key when you click the Render Effect button. NewsCutter will use the last drive selected. 3. Select a drive for the rendered media from the pop-up menu. The Effect Source Drive is the drive where the media files for the outgoing shot of a transition reside. 4. Click OK.
Rendering Effects at Position When you have more than one effect at a particular point in the Timeline (for example, effects on several stacked video tracks), you can render them as a group. To render multiple effects at position: 1. Move the position indicator to the effects in the Timeline. 2. Select all tracks that contain effects you want to render. 3. Choose Render at Position from the Clip menu. The Render Effects dialog box appears. 4.
6. Click OK. If there is not enough room on the drive, NewsCutter displays a message box that gives you the following choices: • Stop — Stop the rendering process and return to the Render Effects dialog box, and then choose another drive before continuing. • Continue — Attempt to render the effects anyway, in case there might be enough room on the drive. NewsCutter renders all effects at the position in the Timeline.
3. Choose Render In/Out from the Clip menu. The Render Effects dialog box appears. 4. Select a target drive from the pop-up menu on which to store the rendered effect. The Effect Source Drive is the drive where the media files for the outgoing shot of a transition reside. 5. (Option) If you do not want to render the real-time effects in the selected group of effects, select the option Skip Real-Time Effects. 6. Click OK.
ExpertRender When you render effects by using Render at Position or Render In/Out, the system renders all effects in the selected material — all effects on the enabled tracks at the position or all effects on the enabled tracks between the marked IN and OUT points. In most cases, some effects are rendered that do not require rendering for successful playback, resulting in a longer render time than necessary and the creation of more precomputes than necessary.
Rendering Effects by Using ExpertRender To render effects by using ExpertRender: 1. Select all tracks in the Timeline that contain effects you want ExpertRender to analyze. 2. Do one of the following: t To render at position, move the position indicator to the effects in the Timeline. t To render between IN and OUT points, mark IN and OUT points around the effects. 3. Choose ExpertRender at Position or ExpertRender In/Out from the Clip menu.
4. Do one of the following: t Click Cancel. The system removes all ExpertRender highlighting and cancels the ExpertRender process without rendering any effects. t Click Modify Selection. The effects identified for rendering remain highlighted, and you can modify the set of effects to render. For more information, see “Modifying ExpertRender Results” on page 127. t Click OK.
Modifying ExpertRender Results To modify the results of an ExpertRender analysis: 1. Perform an ExpertRender by following steps 1 to 3 in “Rendering Effects by Using ExpertRender” on page 125. 2. In the Render Effects dialog box, click Modify Selection. 3. Shift+click effects in the Timeline to add them or remove them from the set of effects to render. Effects currently selected are highlighted. 4. When you are satisfied with your selections, click the Render Effect button in the Tool palette.
6. Click OK. If there is not enough room on the drive, the system displays the following message box: You have two choices: t Click Stop to stop the rendering process and return to the Render Effects dialog box, and then choose another drive before continuing. t Click Continue to attempt to render the effects anyway, in case there might be enough room on the drive. The system renders the selected effects. n To display the estimated render time during rendering, press the T key on the keyboard.
Considerations When Using ExpertRender When you work with ExpertRender, you should be aware of the following aspects of its operation: • ExpertRender operates on all selected tracks in the Timeline, including any enabled tracks that might be above the currently monitored track. To view the material that you are submitting to ExpertRender accurately in the Source/Record monitor, make sure that you are monitoring the topmost selected track in the sequence.
Example 1: Nested Effect with Dissolves In this example, two segment effects are applied to a segment using a nest, and Dissolve effects are applied to the beginning and end of the segment. In the Timeline, the Dissolve effects appear with green dots. Example 1: Timeline Color Effect on segment appears inside nest with an orange dot. Dissolve effects appear with green dots. Mask effect on segment appears with an orange dot.
Example 1: ExpertRender Result in the Render Effects Dialog Box In this example, ExpertRender saves time for the editor who might assume that the sequence cannot play in real time without rendering at least the Dissolve effects. Example 2: Titles with a Dissolve Effect In this example of a situation that is common when working with titles, a Dissolve effect is applied between two Title Effect clips. In the Timeline, the Dissolve effect appears with a green dot.
When this sequence is submitted to ExpertRender, the system recommends the two Title Effect clips for rendering. Example 2: ExpertRender Results Highlighted in Timeline Both Title Effect clips are recommended for rendering. Example 2: ExpertRender Results in the Render Effects Dialog Box In this case, ExpertRender makes a recommendation for rendering that is not ideal. This sequence will play back successfully if the Dissolve effect alone is rendered.
Example 2: Timeline After Rendering of Dissolve Effect n Sequence plays successfully after the Dissolve effect is rendered. This example shows that ExpertRender sometimes recommends the rendering of longer segment effects (including Title Effect clips) when a quicker render of transition effects is sufficient to enable successful playback. You should check for these kinds of recommendations and consider modifying them by using the procedures described in “Modifying ExpertRender Results” on page 127.
Understanding Effect Media Files When you render an effect, NewsCutter creates two elements: a rendered effect clip (also known as a precompute clip) and an associated media file. When you create a title or an imported matte key clip, NewsCutter creates several elements: an effect clip, a precompute clip, and associated media files. Your system overwrites or automatically deletes a media file from your drive only if you: • Render an effect two or more times with the Render Effect button.
To reveal effect clip, rendered effect clip, or motion effect media: 1. (Option) If you want to reveal effect media for rendered effect clips (precompute clips), display those clips in the bin by doing the following: a. Choose Set Bin Display from the Bin menu. The Set Bin Display dialog box appears. b. Select Rendered Effects and “Show reference clips,” and then click OK. Any rendered effect clips appear in the bin.
2. Select an effect item in the bin. In this example, a Title Effect clip is selected. n You can reveal media files for only one item in a bin at a time. 3. Choose Reveal File from the File menu. The system searches all available drives, opens the folder in Windows Explorer, and highlights a related media file.
4. (Option) If more than one media file is associated with the clip, the system displays a message box prompting you to reveal the next file. Do one of the following: t Click OK to reveal the next file. If the Explorer window disappears from view, bring it forward by pressing and holding the Alt key and pressing the Tab key until you select the Explorer window containing the OMFI MediaFiles folder information. t Click Cancel to end the Reveal File operation.
3. Press the Delete key. The Delete dialog box appears. 4. Select the appropriate check boxes for the material you want to delete, and then click OK. For example, to delete only effect media files, select “delete n associated media file(s)” beneath each of the appropriate effect clip types and deselect all other check boxes. Make sure that you select only those file types you want to delete.
CHAPTER 4 Creating Layered and Nested Effects This chapter describes how to apply multilayer effects to your sequence. Layered effects consist of two or more layers of video built up vertically in the Timeline that play back simultaneously with effects such as Picture-in-Picture, Superimpose, or Submaster applied to the tracks. Nested effects consist of one or more effect layers that are contained within another effect on the same video layer.
Creating Key Effects NewsCutter supports the following key effects: • Chroma Key — Replaces one part of the video image with another video image based on color • Luma Key — Replaces one part of the video image with another video image based on luminance (brightness) • Matte Key — Replaces one part of the video image with another video image or graphic based on the location of a high-contrast image known as a matte Using the Chroma Key Effect The Chroma Key effect is used most frequently with a foregro
Chroma Key effect example After Before Creating a Chroma Key Effect To create a Chroma Key effect: 1. Create a sequence with two video layers. 2. Edit the background image onto track V1. 3. Edit the foreground image onto track V2. 4. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu. 5. Click the Key category. 6. Drag the Chroma Key Effect icon from the Effect Palette to the clip on track V2.
The Chroma Key effect is added. Ultimatte® blue is the default key color. 7. Move the position indicator to the segment containing the effect in the Timeline, and click the Effect Mode button in the Other tab of the Command palette. The Effect Editor opens and displays parameters for adjusting the chroma key. 8. Click the Key category. Ultimatte blue is the default chroma key color.
Creating a Luma Key Effect Use a Luma Key effect to replace portions of the foreground video with the background video based on brightness or luminance. To create a Luma Key effect: 1. Create a sequence with two video layers. 2. Edit the background image onto track V1. 3. Edit the foreground image onto track V2. 4. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu. 5. Click the Key category. 6. Drag the Luma Key Effect icon from the Effect Palette to the segment on track V2. 7.
4. Load a high-contrast image into the Source/Record monitor, and edit it onto track V3. The high-contrast image can be an imported graphic or a clip that you adjust within NewsCutter. n n If the image does not have an alpha channel for keying the graphic over video, use the procedure described in “Editing with Imported Master Clips” on page 148 to edit the image onto track V3.
.Using the Color Effect to Prepare a High-Contrast Image This section describes how to enhance high-contrast images for use in creating Matte Key effects. To create a high-contrast image from available footage: 1. Apply the Color Effect to the clip, and open the Effect Editor. The Color Effect is in the Image category in the Effect Palette. 2. Drag the Clip slider under Luma Adjust to 255. 3. Drag the Sat (saturation) slider under Chroma Adjust to –100 to remove all color saturation from the image. 4.
• The image was imported as a master clip with no alpha channel (an opaque graphic element) Matte Key clip with alpha channel Graphic master clip with no alpha channel These alternatives apply to both single-frame graphic images and animation. In addition, you can edit imported images into sequences by using standard NewsCutter effects. n AVI files cannot be imported with an alpha channel. To import animation with an alpha channel, you must use another supported format.
n Only single-frame files can be used as real-time keyed graphics. PICT sequences, QuickTime files, PICS animation files, and ERIMovie files cannot be used as real-time keyed graphics. To edit a Matte Key clip into the sequence: 1. Edit the main video sequence. 2. Add a new track above the tracks in the sequence by choosing New Video Track from the Clip menu. n You must edit Matte Key clips onto an upper track to achieve the keying effect.
Matte Key graphic keyed over video 6. Adjust effect parameters in the Effect Editor, if necessary, using procedures described in “Using the Effect Editor” on page 89. n If the keyed portions of the images are the reverse of the intended effect, click Invert Key in the Foreground parameter category. For more information, see “Foreground” on page 278. 7. Use the standard effect editing procedures to preview, render, or play the Matte Key clip.
To edit an imported master clip into the sequence: 1. Drag the graphic clip icon to the Source/Record monitor. 2. Create a sequence in the Timeline. 3. In the Source/Record monitor, mark an IN point at the start of the clip and mark an OUT point to specify the duration of the graphic. 4. In the Source/Record monitor, mark an IN point where you want to edit the graphic clip into the sequence. 5. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button. 6.
Nesting Effects You can use NewsCutter to place effect tracks inside one another to better combine multiple images and digital video effects (DVEs). This involves a process known as nesting, which allows you to use the Timeline to step into a track, perform a series of editing operations, and then step out to view and render the effect as one segment on the track. Additional nested layers inside the first nest Effects nested inside a Submaster effect You can edit up to four video track layers.
multilayered, nesting does not apply to these types of effects; nor do nesting effects apply to audio tracks. n Some effects do not work well with each other when nesting. For example, the Box Wipe effect and Edge Wipe effect cannot be used together in a nested segment because the two effects are competing to establish the shape of the wipe. You can also use nesting to constrain one effect with another effect.
Creating a Simple Nested Effect This example involves nesting a sequence of clips with dissolves inside another segment effect. To create the nest: 1. Create a sequence and add a segment effect. 2. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button, and then double-click the segment. The segment opens to reveal the nested tracks.
3. Edit new footage into the nested tracks, and apply additional effects as necessary. This example shows a series of clips edited onto nested track 1.2, with dissolves applied between the shots. The Picture-in-Picture effect applies to the entire nested dissolve sequence.
4. Double-click the main track for the nested effect (V2 in this example) to close the nested tracks again. Nesting a Matte Key Effect A Matte Key effect uses three layers of video to create the effect. To nest a Matte Key effect: 1. Create a sequence with the background video on track V1. 2. Load a high-contrast image into the Source/Record monitor, and edit it onto track V2 as described in “Editing with Imported Master Clips” on page 148.
3. Choose Effect Palette from the Tools menu. 4. Click the Key category. 5. Drag the Matte Key Effect icon from the Effect Palette to the segment on track V2. 6. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button. 7. Double-click the Matte Key Effect icon in the segment. The Timeline expands to display three nested tracks (1.1, 1.2, and 1.3).
By default, nested track 1.3 contains the same image segment as track V2. Nested track 1.2 is empty (foreground filler track). Nested track 1.1 (background video) is also empty. 8. Click the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button again to leave Segment mode. You can now edit the nested tracks. 9. Edit the foreground image onto nested track 1.1. 10. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button, and then double-click track V2 to collapse the nested tracks. 11.
Submaster Editing The Submaster effect is in the Image category of the Effect Palette. When you render this effect, NewsCutter creates a single media file from several clips or effects in a sequence. Rendering a Submaster effect saves the new Submaster clip to the drive as a single media file. However, each element that makes up the composite is left untouched so you can still manipulate any element.
n The Submaster effect does not render each track separately, so you cannot play each track individually, and the blue dot remains in the effect icon. In addition, you cannot delete or modify a track below a Submaster effect or it becomes unrendered. To apply the Submaster effect to a multilayered sequence: 1. Choose New Video Track from the Clip menu. 2.
Using the Submaster Effect with a Series of Short Clips The Submaster effect is useful when you want to play back bandwidth-limited sequences, such as a sequence composed of a series of short clips (a few frames each). You can apply and render the Submaster effect above the clips to improve playback. To apply the Submaster effect to multiple clips: 1. Choose New Video Track from the Clip menu. 2.
n You can also use the Collapse feature to simplify the deletion of multilayer segment effects. After collapsing the effects, you can select the resulting segment and press the Delete key twice to delete the effect and all the layers. After the tracks are collapsed into a Submaster effect, NewsCutter recognizes a Submaster effect as a multilayer effect instead of a single-layer effect. This allows you to add chroma keys and other multilayer effects to the nested tracks within a Submaster effect.
The tracks are collapsed into a Submaster effect on a single track. 4. To open the nested tracks again, click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button, and double-click the Submaster effect.
To collapse a sequence (alternative procedure): 1. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button. 2. Select the segments you want to collapse. 3. Click the Collapse button. Performing a Video Mixdown Video mixdown allows you to combine several tracks into a new master clip. You can use video mixdown after you have finished building your sequence and want to make it into one piece (for example, a standard opening to a program).
3. Choose Video Mixdown from the Clip menu. The Video Mixdown dialog box appears. 4. (Option) Choose a bin for storing the new master clip. 5. Choose a drive for storing the new master clip, and then click OK. A progress indicator appears, showing the progress of the video mixdown. When the video mixdown finishes, a new clip appears in the bin along with the sequence, and a new media file is created on the target drive.
CHAPTER 5 Creating Titles and Graphic Objects The Title tool enables you to create titles that incorporate text, graphic objects, imported graphics, and video. This chapter explains how to create titles, including graphic objects. Throughout this chapter, the term “title” refers to both text and graphics.
n Titles and graphic elements imported with an alpha channel display as downstream key (DSK) effects. DSK effects play in real time. Creating Titles The following is an overview of the tasks you perform to create a title: • Set up the drawing environment. After you open the Title tool, you choose whether to display a color background or a frame of video from your sequence. You can also use safe colors or safe title and action guidelines or apply a grid for the placement of objects.
play the sequence in real time. The real benefits of downstream keying are seen during editing of title clips into sequences. n For information about editing with DSK titles, including descriptions of various restrictions and playback capabilities, see Chapter 6. Opening the Title Tool To open the Title tool: 1. In the Source/Record monitor, move the position indicator to the video frame that you want to use as a reference. If you are not using video as the background, you can skip this step.
Understanding the Title Tool The following illustration shows a title over a video background. Safe action area Safe title area Video background Title objects Toolbar The Title tool has several major components: • A video background based on a sequence or a color background that you create. For more information, see “Selecting a Background” on page 175. • The title or graphic in the foreground that you create.
• The safe title and safe action area guidelines. For more information, see “Using Title and Action Guidelines” on page 174. • The toolbar at the bottom of the screen. For more information, see “Understanding the Toolbar” on page 168. • Title-related menu items on the File, Edit, Object, and Alignment menus. These menu items are described throughout this chapter. Understanding the Toolbar At the bottom of the Title tool are tools and pop-up menus you can use for creating and editing text and objects.
Table 5-1 briefly describes each section of the toolbar. Table 5-1 Toolbar Elements Tool Description Selection tool Changes the pointer to an arrow and allows you to select text or objects for operations. See “Using the Selection Tool” on page 171. Text tool Changes the pointer to an I-beam and allows you to enter text. See “Working with Text” on page 178. Video Placement tool Changes the pointer to a hand and allows you to pan around the entire video clip within the Title tool.
Table 5-1 Toolbar Elements (Continued) Tool Description Transparency Level boxes Allow you to change the transparency levels of text and objects. See “Adjusting the Transparency” on page 205. Color and Transparency Blend tools Allow you to create a blend between two colors or two transparency values. See “Blending Two Colors in an Object” on page 203. Shadow tools Allow you to create drop shadows and depth shadows for text and objects and to preview the degree of softness set for shadows.
Using the Selection Tool The Selection tool is one of the most frequently used tools. You use the Selection tool when performing certain operations on objects you create, such as moving, formatting, resizing, or applying color. Selection tool To select an object: t Click the Selection tool and click an object. Selection handles appear around the object. Selection handle for width To select multiple objects, do one of the following: t Shift+click with the Selection tool.
Setting Up the Drawing Environment This section describes some aspects of the Title tool that you can use to set up your titling or drawing session. n You can set or change these features at any time during your work on a title. These settings are stored with User settings and will appear each time a particular user opens the Title tool. Installing Fonts You can apply any font installed on NewsCutter when creating titles in the Title tool.
• If you intend to create titles with font sizes of 128 points or larger, use TrueType® fonts. Some non-TrueType fonts cannot display consistently at sizes of 128 points or higher. Previewing Titles Titles are always saved in anti-aliased format. NewsCutter uses anti-aliasing with an 8-bit alpha channel to create text and objects in titles. Anti-aliasing ensures that text, lines, and object edges appear smooth, regardless of size.
Using Title and Action Guidelines By default, NewsCutter displays two outlined boxes in the Title tool to use as guidelines (see the illustration at the beginning of “Understanding the Title Tool” on page 167). The inner box is the safe title area. All text for television broadcast should remain within this inner box. The outer box is the safe action area for video display. These guidelines adjust automatically for PAL and NTSC projects.
Selecting a Background Use the Video Background button to switch between a video background and an opaque color background. Background Color window Video Background button Using a Video Background If you have a sequence in the Source/Record monitor, the Title tool opens with a video background. The location of the position indicator in the Timeline at the time you open the Title tool determines the initial video frame that displays.
To update the video background: 1. Click the Video Background (V) button in the toolbar to activate the video background if you have not already done so. The Video Background button changes to green. 2. Move the position indicator in the Timeline or Source/Record monitor to display the new frame. 3. Click again in the Title tool video background to select it. The system updates the background to reflect the current contents of the Source/Record monitor.
Using the Alignment Grid You can display a grid to help you position text and objects. The visible grid is not part of the title, and NewsCutter does not store it when you save the title. Displaying a Grid To display a grid: t Choose Show Alignment Grid from the Alignment menu. Snapping to a Grid The snap grid is an invisible grid that helps position and connect objects. The snap grid has four lines for each line in the visible grid.
Working with Text Text tool The Text tool is active when you open the Title tool, and you can begin entering text as soon as you click in the Title tool. To use the Text tool at any other time: t Click the Text tool, click anywhere within the text object, and begin typing. An I-beam indicates your position within the text. The Text tool remains selected until you select another tool. To switch between the Selection tool and the Text tool: t n Press the Alt key, and click anywhere in the Title tool.
n By default, text is left-justified. To change text justification, see “Justifying the Text” on page 185. After you create a new text object, it may have unused space to the right of the text (or to the left, if the text is right-justified). You may want to eliminate the unused space, especially if you want to use the Alignment menu commands.
4. Select the text in the word processor or text editor, and then choose Copy from the Edit menu or press Ctrl+C. 5. Click the Title tool again to activate it. 6. Press Ctrl+V to paste the text into place at the insertion point. The pasted text takes on the attributes currently set in the Title tool toolbar. Resizing Text Objects When you resize a text object, the text remains the same size but rewraps to fill the reshaped area. To resize a text object: 1. Click the text object with the Selection tool. 2.
Editing a Text String To edit an existing text string: 1. Click the Text tool. 2. Click anywhere in the text. 3. Perform one or more of the following editing tasks as necessary: t Use the arrow keys to move around within the text string. t Type additional characters. t Press Enter to insert a line return. t Drag to select characters. t Use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands from the Edit menu. t Use the Delete key.
You can modify the following text attributes for either a text object or a selected text string: • Current font • Point size • Bold and italic • Kerning • Leading You can modify the following attributes for an entire text object only: • Color (see “Adjusting the Color” on page 202) • Transparency (see “Adjusting the Transparency” on page 205) • Drop and depth shadows (see “Working with Shadows” on page 207) • Outlined text (see “Selecting a Line or Border Width” on page 192) • Justificati
Setting the Default Text Attributes When you start the application and open the Title tool, NewsCutter uses default text attributes. You can change the defaults at any time. Changes you make to the default text attributes apply until you quit the application. To change the default text attributes: 1. Click the Selection tool. 2. Click in the Title tool but do not select any text. 3. Change any of the text attributes. Now whenever you start typing a new text string, NewsCutter uses your new defaults.
Changing the Font To change the font: 1. Click the Font Selection menu to display the pop-up menu. 2. Select a font from the menu. NewsCutter displays the name in the Font Selection menu and uses this font for text until you change it during the editing session. If you select a new text object, the Font Selection menu displays the font of that text object. Changing the Point Size The point size controls the size of the selected text. A point is a typographical unit of measure.
Point Size pop-up menu To change the point size, do one of the following: t Click the Point Size button, and choose a standard point size from the pop-up menu. t Double-click in the Point Size text box, and type a point size between 5 and 999; then press Enter. t Click in the text box and use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to change the value incrementally. Making Text Bold or Italic The Bold and Italic buttons are located under the Point Size text box.
Text justification buttons To justify the text, do one of the following: t Click the left button to left justify the text. t Click the center button to center the text. t Click the right button to right justify the text. Kerning the Text Kerning improves the appearance of titles by controlling the amount of space between characters. You can expand or condense the character spacing to make text more readable or to create special effects, such as dramatically expanded spacing in a title.
n You can adjust kerning for individual characters or selected groups of characters by using the arrow keys only. Loose kerning Normal kerning Tight kerning You can use the menu options to select predefined kerning options or specify your own custom kerning value. Positive numbers increase the spacing; negative numbers decrease the spacing. You can also use the arrow keys to make incremental adjustments. Adjusting Kerning Manually To adjust kerning manually with the arrow keys: 1.
Note that pair kerning works only on fonts that support kerning tables (for example, Palatino). 3. Choose a kerning option from the Kerning pop-up menu: • Loose adds space between letters. • Normal leaves spacing unchanged. • Tight closes up the spacing between letters. NewsCutter applies the kerning to the entire text object. Using the Kerning Text Box To adjust kerning with the text box, do one of the following: t Click in the Kerning text box, and type a positive or negative numerical value.
To set leading: 1. Click in the Leading text box. 2. Type the number of points by which to increase (positive) or decrease (negative) the font’s default leading. NewsCutter adjusts leading immediately. Creating Graphic Objects The drawing tools enable you to draw graphic objects such as squares, rectangles, circles, ovals, and lines. To use the drawing tools, select one of these shapes.
n By default, when you use a drawing tool and deselect the created object, the pointer reverts to the Selection tool. To avoid this, double-click the drawing tool when you select it in the toolbar. Drawing a Square or Rectangle To draw a square or a rectangle: 1. Click the Square and Rectangle tool in the toolbar. The pointer changes to a crosshair. 2. Click in the Title tool, and drag to create an object.
Drawing a Line To draw a line: 1. Click the Line tool in the toolbar. The pointer changes to a crosshair. 2. Click in the Title tool, and drag to create a line. n Pressing the Shift key while you drag constrains the Line tool to create a horizontal or vertical line. Selecting Line Attributes Use the line attribute tools to round the corners of a box, select the width of lines and borders, and add arrowheads to line endpoints.
Rounding Corners To round box corners: 1. Select a box. 2. Click the Box Corner tool (the button on the left). The Corner Selection pop-up menu appears. Custom Radius option 3. Choose a rounding option from the pop-up menu, or choose the custom radius option to open a dialog box and enter a custom radius. 4. If you choose the Custom Radius option, in the dialog box type a whole number (in pixels) to specify a custom corner radius and click OK. The maximum radius is 200.
To select a line or border width: Turns off border 1. Select an object (such as a line, shape, or text object). 2. Click the Border Width tool (the middle button), and choose a width from the pop-up menu. 3. Choose from the standard width selections, or choose the Custom Width option to open a dialog box and enter a custom width. Custom Width option 4. If you choose the Custom Width option, in the dialog box type a whole number (in pixels) to specify a custom width and click OK.
Adding Arrowheads Remove arrowhead To add arrowheads to a line: 1. Select a line. 2. Click the Arrowhead tool (the button on the right). Edit Arrowhead option The Arrowhead Selection pop-up menu appears. 3. Choose an arrowhead style from the pop-up menu, or choose the Edit Arrowhead option as described in the following section. Changing Arrowhead Size To change the arrowhead size: 1. Select a line. 2. Click the Arrowhead tool. 3. Choose the Edit Arrowhead option from the pop-up menu.
Creating Rolling Titles You can create text or graphics that roll up the screen. You create the title in the Title tool and refine the motion during editing. n Rolling titles are non-real-time effects. You can step through the effect in a pop-up monitor, the Source/Record monitor, or the Effect Preview monitor, but you must render the effect to play it. Rolling titles scroll vertically, moving from top to bottom or bottom to top, as shown in the following example.
Table 5-2 Title Object Size Graphic objects Height Height 17 pages NTSC 8 K pixels 14 pages PAL Text objects 67 pages NTSC 32 K pixels 57 pages PAL Page limitations are based on the overall size of the text object. Typing more text, increasing the size of the font, or adjusting kerning and leading all affect the number of pages in the object. • If you reach the end of the page limitation while you are typing text, the object stops getting bigger and text entry stops.
To switch Auto Size mode off or on: t Choose Auto Size Mode from the Object menu. A check mark indicates that Auto Size mode is enabled. Setting Up Text Formatting for Rolling Titles Before creating a rolling title, consider setting up the text formatting defaults for such things as font, point size, leading, and kerning.
The button changes to green, and a page number text box appears in the bottom right corner of the Title tool. n You cannot create rolling titles over a color background. For rolling titles, the Background Selection tools automatically set to Video Background and the Video Background button changes to green. 4. Type the title text. The text wraps automatically as you type. 5. When you are finished, click the Selection tool in the toolbar to select the new text object.
t Press the Home or End key to go to the beginning or end of the title. t Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to move the pointer through the title one line at a time. Going to a Page When you first create a rolling title, a page number text box appears in the lower right corner of the Title tool. The page number text box reflects your current position in the title. Page Number text box To go to a different page: 1. Click in the Page Number text box. 2.
Adding Pages You can add pages to a rolling title to create space for adding new elements. To add pages: 1. If Auto Size Mode is selected (a check mark appears next to Auto Size Mode in the Object menu), deselect it by choosing it from the Object menu. n The Add Page command is not available when Auto Size mode is selected. 2. Choose Add Page from the Object menu to add a page. You can choose Add Page repeatedly to continue adding pages up to the maximum page count.
Formatting Rolling Titles You can modify the text attributes of a rolling title with the same methods used to format still text elements: • For information on adjusting font, point size, style, justification, kerning, and leading, see “Formatting the Text” on page 181. • To create outlines surrounding the text, see “Selecting a Line or Border Width” on page 192. • For information on adjusting color and transparency, see “Selecting Colors and Setting Transparency” on page 201.
• The Transparency Level boxes control fill, shadow, and border transparency, respectively. • The Color and Transparency Blend tools appear when you select a Fill or Border Color Selection box or Transparency Level box. If you select a Color Selection box, the top boxes show the two colors that are used to create the blend. The bottom box shows the blended color and allows you to control the direction of the blend or transparency.
Blending Two Colors in an Object NewsCutter lets you blend two colors in a text or graphic object or in a border. You can also specify the direction of the blend. n You can blend the fill and border, but you cannot blend a shadow. To blend two colors: 1. Select text or another object. 2. Click the Color Selection box for either fill or border. The Color Blend Selection boxes appear. Color Blend Selection boxes Color Selection boxes Blend Direction box 3. Click one of the Color Blend Selection boxes.
Color blend tools apply a gradient blend to the selected object. 6. Click the Blend Direction box, and drag clockwise or counterclockwise to achieve the effect you want. As you rotate the pointer, the position of the two colors rotates. Release the mouse button to apply the blend to your selection. Using the Title Tool Color Picker The Title Tool Color Picker opens when you click one of the Color Selection boxes or Color Blend Selection boxes.
To choose a grayscale value, click in the grayscale selection bar. To choose from the Title Tool Color Picker: 1. Drag the pointer along the color selection bar to the color you want. 2. While continuing to press and hold the mouse button, move the pointer down into the shade selection palette to choose a shade. 3. Release the mouse button to apply the color. To use the eyedropper: 1. Drag the pointer to the eyedropper icon, and release the mouse button. The pointer changes to the eyedropper. 2.
The number in the Transparency Value box updates as you drag. Values range from 0 (fully opaque) to 100 (fully transparent). The Transparency Level box and the pop-up control both display the text “Hi” with a background that changes from black to white. This allows you to see the effect of your transparency adjustments as you work. A completely white background represents a fully transparent object or portion of an object. The following illustration shows an example.
Transparency blend tools apply a gradient transparency to the selected object. n For more information on creating a blend, see “Blending Two Colors in an Object” on page 203. Working with Shadows You can add a drop shadow or depth shadow to text and objects. A drop shadow is offset from the title itself, as though cast by a light source. A depth shadow extends from the edges of the title, as though the title were three-dimensional. The following illustration shows an example of drop and depth shadows.
Text with depth shadow Text with drop shadow You can select the color, width, direction, and transparency for the shadow. You can also soften (blur) shadows or create a glow effect behind title text. You can place the shadow anywhere within the title without restriction. The following illustration shows the tools used to create and modify shadows.
Applying Shadows To apply shadows to objects: 1. Select text or an object. 2. Click the Drop and Depth Shadow button to switch between a drop or depth shadow. 3. Adjust the depth or direction of the shadow as follows: t Click the Shadow Depth and Direction button, and drag the shadow displayed to any position. t Press the Shift key; then click the shadow in the Shadow Depth and Direction button and drag to restrict shadow placement to 45-degree angles around the title.
new default setting and applies to any new title objects you create in current and future Title tool sessions. To change the degree of softening that applies to objects in the Title tool, you must set a new value. The following illustration shows a title shadow with a Shadow Softness setting of 15. Setting Shadow Softness To set a degree of softening or blurring for shadows: 1. Choose Soften Shadow from the Object menu. The Soft Shadow dialog box appears. 2.
Adjusting Shadow Softness On-the-Fly You can adjust the shadow softness value of a title object on-the-fly either by entering different values in the Soft Shadow dialog box or by using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys. To adjust shadow softness on-the-fly by using the Soft Shadow dialog box: 1. Select one or more objects in the Title tool. 2. Choose Soften Shadow from the Object menu. 3. Type a number in the Shadow Softness text box to represent a degree of softening. 4. Click Apply.
To confirm the numerical value you have currently set for shadow softness: t Choose Soften Shadow from the Object menu, and check the number in the text box. Creating a Glow Effect You can use the shadow tools to create a glow or halo effect around a title object. To create a glow or halo around a title object: 1. Set Shadow Depth for the object to zero in the Title tool. 2. Set Shadow Softness for the object to a non-zero value. The higher you set the Shadow Softness value, the softer the glow effect.
Manipulating Objects This section describes how to manipulate objects after you have created them. For a description of how to select objects, see “Using the Selection Tool” on page 171. Basic Manipulation Operations You can use commands from the Edit menu to manipulate objects. To perform basic operations: 1. Click an object — such as text, a square, a rectangle, a circle, or an oval — with the Selection tool. 2.
Layering Text and Objects You can use commands on the upper portion of the Object menu to layer text and objects to create complex graphics. The last object created occupies the top layer, but you can move objects forward or backward within the screen area. To adjust the layering of objects in a title: 1. Click an object with the Selection tool. 2. Choose one of the following commands from the Object menu: t Choose Bring to Front to bring an object to the top layer.
Grouping commands Combining the objects into a group means that actions, such as moving or applying color, affect all objects in the group. To group objects: 1. Shift+click multiple objects with the Selection tool. 2. Choose Group from the Object menu. The selected objects are grouped together. Changes to any individual object in the group affect all objects in the group. To ungroup objects: 1. Click a grouped object with the Selection tool. 2. Choose UnGroup from the Object menu.
Locking commands You might also want to lock objects so that you do not inadvertently change them while working on other objects. You can lock an individual object or multiple objects. To lock objects: 1. Click an object with the Selection tool. 2. Choose Lock from the Object menu. The system locks the object and you cannot change it until you unlock it. When you select a locked object, hollow selection handles indicate that it is locked. Hollow object selection handles To unlock objects: 1.
Aligning Objects You can use the Alignment menu commands to align text and objects to each other and to the frame. Aligning to the frame refers to the safe title area. For information about the safe title area, see “Saving Titles and Title Styles” on page 219. To align objects to the frame: 1. Click an object with the Selection tool, or Shift+click multiple objects. 2. Choose a frame alignment direction from the upper portion of the Alignment menu.
Object alignment commands n For information on aligning objects to a grid, see “Using the Alignment Grid” on page 177. Distributing Objects You can use Alignment menu commands to distribute text and graphic objects evenly across the safe title area. For information about the safe title area, see “Using Title and Action Guidelines” on page 174. To distribute objects: 1. Shift+click at least three objects with the Selection tool. 2.
positioning a group of objects and then lining them up without spreading them out to the edges of the safe title area. Distribute commands Saving Titles and Title Styles After creating a new title, save your work in one of the following ways: t Save the title and exit the Title tool. t Save the title and continue creating additional titles. t Save a title style that you can apply to additional titles you create.
n c After editing a title into a sequence and adjusting effect parameters, you can also save a Title Effect template that contains only the effect information (without title media) for applying to other previously created titles. For more information, see “Saving an Effect Template” on page 108. Before exporting a sequence as an OMFI file, render all fast-saved titles and any unrendered rolling titles.
Saving a Title and Exiting the Title Tool To save the title and exit the Title tool: 1. Choose Close from the File menu. If the contents of the title have changed since the last time you saved it, a message box appears, asking if you want to save the existing title. 2. Click Save. The Save Title dialog box appears. 3. Type a name to identify the title in the bin; then choose a bin, drive, and resolution from the pop-up menus. 4. Select or deselect Fast Save, depending on your needs.
The Title tool closes, and the new title is loaded into the Source/Record monitor. A 2-minute Title Effect clip that corresponds to the new title appears in the bin. Saving Multiple Titles in a Session To save multiple titles: 1. Choose Save Title from the File menu. The Save Title dialog box appears. 2. Type a name to identify the title in the bin; then choose a bin, drive, and resolution from the pop-up menus. 3. Select or deselect Fast Save, depending on your needs.
When you exit the Title tool, the last title created is loaded into the Source/Record monitor. n If you keep the same name for the title when you choose Save Title as, NewsCutter retains the first clip and creates a new one with the same name plus a two-digit extension that adds incremental numbering for each revised title. Using the Fast Save Option You can use the Fast Save option to work more quickly when creating and saving multiple titles in a Title tool session.
Saving a Title with Fast Save To use the Fast Save option: t Select Fast Save (Unrendered) in the Save Title dialog box when saving the title. For complete procedures for saving titles, see “Saving a Title and Exiting the Title Tool” on page 221 or “Saving Multiple Titles in a Session” on page 222. n Fast Save remains in effect until you either deselect it, load a title that was saved without Fast Save selected, or exit the Title tool.
6. Click OK. After generating the title media, NewsCutter deletes the unrendered versions from the bin and replaces them with the newly rendered titles. Revising a Title in a Bin If you want to revise a title that has not been edited into a sequence, you can reopen the title in the Title tool directly from the bin. n For information on revising a title that has been edited into a sequence, see “Revising a Title in a Sequence” on page 253. To revise a Title effect in a bin: 1.
The Save Title dialog box appears. b. n Rename the title or choose other options from the Bin, and Target Drive, and Resolution pop-up menus. If you keep the same name for the title, NewsCutter retains the original Title Effect clip in the bin and creates a new clip with the same name plus a two-digit extension that increments for each revision. c. Select or deselect Fast Save, depending on your needs. For more information, see “Using the Fast Save Option” on page 223. d.
The following illustration shows the location of the two buttons that allow you to choose and define title styles. Save Style Parameter button Styles button Saving a Title Style To save title parameters to a Style sheet: 1. Click the Selection tool. 2. Select the object that you want to use as a basis for the title style. 3. Click the Save Style Parameter button. A menu appears that allows you to choose either an existing title style name or Save As. 4. Choose Save As.
5. Select the parameters that you want to include in the style. NewsCutter uses the values from the currently selected object or from the current defaults if no object is selected. 6. (Option) Type a function key number in the Function Key text box to assign the style to a function key. For example, typing 5 assigns the style to the F5 function key. 7. Type a name in the Style Sheet text box, and click Done when you are ready to exit the dialog box and save the values.
To recall title style attributes by using the Title Styles tear-off menu: 1. Click the Styles button to display the Title Styles tear-off menu. Arrows on the right and left allow you to scroll back and forth. The menu contains a scaled visual representation of each style. 2. Drag the pointer to the chosen style, and release the mouse button. 3. The style attributes appear in the Title tool toolbar. To recall a title style attribute by using a function key: t Press the appropriate function key.
Applying Title Styles to Text Objects To apply a title style directly to text objects: 1. Select one or more text objects. 2. Do one of the following: t Click the Styles button to display the Title Styles tear-off menu, and then choose a title style. t If the style is assigned to a function key, press the appropriate function key. Managing Title Styles NewsCutter lists the available title styles in the Project window. To manage title styles in the Project window: 1.
t To rename a style, either change the name in the Project window or perform a Save As operation as described in “Saving and Recalling Title Styles” on page 226 and change the name in the Style Sheet text box. Creating and Using Title Templates Title templates let you create a standard format for text and graphics that you use regularly. After you have set up your template, open the template, edit the text, and save the new title.
Using Title Templates To use a title template: 1. Open the Title tool by choosing New Title from the Clip menu or Title Tool from the Tools menu. 2. Click the Templates button. 3. Choose Include Template from the pop-up menu. The Open dialog box appears. 4. Select the template you want to use, and click Open. The Title template opens. 5. Make any edits you want to the text. 6. Close the Title tool, and click Save in the dialog box. The Save Title dialog box appears. 7.
Exporting a Title as a Graphics File To export a title as a PICT graphics file: 1. Choose Export Title from the File menu. The Export Pict As dialog box appears. 2. Select the location where you want to export the file to, type a file name, and click Save. The system saves the title.
CHAPTER 6 Editing with Titles Editing with titles involves placing title clips in a sequence and then adjusting parameters or revising the title in the Title tool. The following sections provide guidelines for editing with title media.
Workflow for Editing with Titles The following is an overview of the tasks you perform to edit a title into a sequence: • Edit the title into the sequence. You can load a title into the Source/Record monitor or drag the Title Effect icon from the bin to a segment in the Timeline. Titles play in real time, using NewsCutter’s downstream key (DSK) capabilities. For more information, see “Editing a Title into a Sequence” on page 242. • Adjust the title’s parameters.
Downstream keying allows you to add uncompressed titles or graphics over multiple streams of compressed or uncompressed media and to continue to play the sequence in real time. The benefits of downstream keying include: • High-quality images: Because the DSK title or graphic is uncompressed, the image retains its full quality. • Real-time adjustment of keyframes and title parameters: When you adjust keyframes or effect parameters for a DSK title, the title continues to play back in real time.
• Rolling titles cannot play back at a rate greater than one page per second. This situation occurs when you edit a lengthy title roll into a short segment in the sequence. If you experience a playback problem with a DSK title, do one or more of the following: • Render the DSK title or underlying effects. See “Rendering Titles” on page 259. • Slow the roll by extending the duration of the clip. See “Trimming the Duration of Rolling Titles” on page 249. • Separate DSK clips in the sequence.
To convert a DSK title to a non-DSK title: 1. Move the position indicator to the DSK title or graphic in the Timeline. 2. Click the Effect Mode button in the Other tab of the Command palette to open the Effect Editor. 3. Deselect the Downstream Key button. The Downstream Key button changes from pink to gray, and the effect is now a non-DSK effect. 4. To reenable the DSK capabilities, open the Effect Editor and click the Downstream Key button again.
When you attempt to play too complex a title, the following conditions might occur: • Background video jitters. • Title flashes. • Title displays a gray slide. • Video shifts left or right. • Video displays a gray slide. • Video underrun error occurs. • Audio underrun error occurs. If you encounter any of these conditions, try one or both of the following: • Render the title or underlying effects. • Simplify the title by removing text or drop shadows or by selecting different colors.
Playback Capabilities of Title Effects Static DSK and non-DSK Title effects behave differently in terms of real-time playback during editing and adjustment of effect parameters. Table 6-1 lists the different playback capabilities in different circumstances. n Playback that is usually possible in real time as described in Table 6-1 might not be possible for combinations of unusually complex background footage and title materials.
About Title Clips When you save a title, NewsCutter creates a title clip and saves it in the selected bin. One media object, referred to as a precompute, has references to the RGB and alpha channel information. Every time you make a change, NewsCutter creates two additional media files. The original media files remain unchanged. Bin – Frame view Rendered effect media object (precompute) n Title clip By default, the bin display does not show rendered effects.
For more information, see “Managing Effect Media Files” on page 133. Displaying Title Frames in the Bin With your bin in Frame view, you can display a frame from the title itself rather than the Title Effect icon for the clip. This is especially useful if you have many titles in the bin and want a quick visual reference. To display a frame from the title: t Select one or more title clips, and then press the Home key on the keyboard.
t Drag a marked title clip directly into the sequence from a bin: Mark IN and OUT points in the title clip, and then drag the clip directly into the sequence. See “Dragging a Marked Title into a Sequence” on page 246. t Drag an unmarked title clip directly into the sequence from a bin: Drag the title clip directly from the bin to the location of the position indicator. See “Dragging an Unmarked Title into a Sequence” on page 248.
n Titles must be placed a track above the video that forms the background. If an upper track already exists with an open region for the title, you can skip step 2. 3. Double-click the Title Effect icon for the clip in the bin to load the title in the Source/Record monitor. 4. Patch the title source to the video track in the sequence by clicking the V1 Source Track button in the Track Selector panel and dragging it to the V2 Record Track button.
6. In the Source/Record monitor, mark IN and OUT points. IN and OUT points 7. Make sure all other Record Track buttons are deselected in the Track Selector panel. 8. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button below the Timeline to edit the title into the sequence. This adds the title segment to the top video track.
Dragging a Marked Title into a Sequence To mark a portion of a title clip and then drag the marked clip directly into the Timeline: 1. Load the sequence into the Source/Record monitor. 2. (Option) Choose New Video Track from the Clip menu. The system adds the next video track for the sequence to the Timeline. For example, if the sequence includes only V1, the system adds V2. n Titles must be placed a track above the video that forms the background.
As you drag the title in the Timeline, a white outline of the clip indicates its location in the sequence. Title segment outline 8. When you find the right position for the title on the correct track, release the mouse button. The title appears in place in the sequence.
Dragging an Unmarked Title into a Sequence If you are not concerned about the OUT point for your title, or if you plan on trimming the title later, you can quickly drag the unmarked title directly into the Timeline. To add a title to a sequence without adding marks: 1. Load the sequence into the Source/Record monitor. 2. (Option) Choose New Video Track from the Clip menu. The system adds the next video track for the sequence to the Timeline. For example, if the sequence includes only V1, the system adds V2.
Title clip outline 6. When you find the right position for the title on the correct track, release the mouse button. The title appears in place in the sequence. Trimming the Duration of Rolling Titles When you edit the title clip into a marked segment of a sequence, the clip plays back from beginning to end regardless of the duration of the segment. The entire roll shrinks to fit within the duration of the marked segment in the sequence.
To trim the duration of a rolling title: 1. Enable the track containing the title and disable all other tracks by using the Track Selector panel. 2. Click the Trim Mode button in the Other tab of the Command palette to enter Trim mode. 3. Select either the head or the tail of the title segment for trimming. 4. Trim the title segment to the duration you want by using standard trim procedures described in the “First Edits” chapter in the Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide.
3. Click the Remove Effect button in the Tool palette. The system removes the title from the segment. The alpha channel media file remains. n The title remains in the bin. To remove the title from the bin, click the Title Effect icon for the clip in the bin and press the Delete key. Replacing Titles To replace a title in a sequence: 1. Click the Lift/Overwrite button below the Timeline. 2. Click the title segment currently in the sequence to select it. 3.
Adjusting Title Effect Parameters After editing a title into a sequence, you can open the Effect Editor and refine the title with keyframe control over effect parameters. n When you adjust Title effect parameters, you affect the real-time playback capabilities of your titles in various ways, depending upon the particular options available with your system. For more information, see “Playback Capabilities of Title Effects” on page 240. To display the effect parameters for a title: 1.
For information on specific Title effect parameters, see “2D Effects Parameters” on page 263. n n To work with the Title effect parameters: • Adjust Title effect parameters by using basic techniques described in “Using the Effect Editor” on page 89. • Use multiple keyframes to gradually change keyframeable parameters over time. For more information, see “Using Keyframes” on page 99.
3. Click the Other Options button in the Effect Editor. Other Options button The Title tool opens. 4. Revise the title, using techniques described in Chapter 5. 5. Save the title, using one of the following options: t Save Title: To save the title with the same name (numbered incrementally) and media parameters (bin, drive, and resolution): a. Choose Save Title from the File menu. A message box appears. b. Click Save.
t Save Title as: To rename the title or change any of the media parameters (bin, drive, and resolution): a. Choose Save Title as from the File menu. The Save Title dialog box appears. b. Rename the title or choose other options from the Bin, Drive, and Resolution pop-up menus. n When you save a new title, you must choose a resolution for the title that is compatible with the project. See “Matching Resolutions” on page 220. n You cannot select Fast Save when revising a title in a sequence. c.
Replacing Fill Tracks You can replace the fill track of titles with video or graphics. The moving video or graphic effect then appears inside the title itself, keyed over the background. All newly created titles and graphics imported with an alpha channel are DSK clips by default. When you replace the fill track with a graphic or video, the title is converted automatically to a non-DSK title. c After replacing the fill track, you cannot restore the DSK capabilities of a title.
To replace the fill track: 1. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button, and then double-click the title segment to step into the effect. 2. Load the video you would like to use as replacement filler into the Source/Record monitor. 3. Drag the Source Track button to the Record Track button in the Track Selector panel to patch the new source video to the title fill track.
4. Using standard editing methods, edit the video from the Source/Record monitor onto the fill track.
Rendering Titles The following are a few situations in which you might want to render titles: • If you want to layer DSK rolling titles in a sequence • If you want to layer multiple effects, particularly more than one layer of DSK titles • If you want to place other effects over a DSK title • If you encounter a message about audio or video underrun when playing a complex layered effect If you play a complex layered effect and encounter a message about audio or video underrun, you need to render any
To re-create title media: 1. (Option) If you want to re-create the title in a different resolution, choose Media Creation from the Tools menu, click the Titles tab, and choose the resolution you would like to use for the re-created title media. 2. Load the sequence containing the titles into the Source/Record monitor. 3. Mark the IN and OUT points in the sequence surrounding all the titles that you want to re-create. 4. Select the tracks where the title or titles are located. 5.
Troubleshooting Titles This section describes several errors that might occur when working with titles and includes recommendations for resolving the problems. Title Does Not Display over Video If the title does not display over video, check whether the resolution is compatible with the video. When you save a new title, you must choose a resolution for the title that is compatible with the project. See “Matching Resolutions” on page 220.
Wrong Title Format If you see an image in a monitor that says Wrong Format, it means that the resolution of the title is not compatible with the resolution of the video clips used in the sequence. You will have to determine the resolution of the video clip. Then, you must regenerate the title at the same resolution as the video clip. To determine the resolution of the current video clip: 1. Open the bin containing the sequence. 2. Choose Set Bin Display from the Bin menu.
CHAPTER 7 2D Effects Reference This chapter describes all 2D effects parameters and then summarizes all 2D effects in alphabetical order within each effect category. For information on effects editing, see Chapter 2. • 2D Effects Parameters • 2D Effects • Comparison of Similar Effects 2D Effects Parameters This section provides a general description of all 2D parameters, in alphabetical order.
Effect parameters are grouped in the following categories: • Acceleration • Background • Border • Color Effect Parameters • Crop • Foreground • Key Parameters • Matrix Parameters • Mosaic Parameters • Motion Effect Parameters • Position • Plug-in Effect Parameters • Scaling • Transition Parameters For an explanation of how to change a parameter, see “About Effect Parameters” on page 93.
Acceleration Parameter Type Global Description Adjusts the effect’s speed over time by having the effect ease in and ease out of every keyframe. This gives the effect a more natural appearance. The overall speed of an effect is determined by the duration of the effect, which is determined by the length of the clip in the sequence.
Background Parameter Type Global Description Sets the color for the background in effects that display a background. For example, the background parameters determine the color to be used in a Fade to Color, Fade from Color, or Dip to Color effect. Use of Controls Other Options button Hue Opens the Windows Color dialog box for precise color selection. For more information, see “Using the Windows Color Dialog Box” on page 97. Identifies the background color.
Border Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Allows you to place a border on the inner or incoming picture in many effects. The Border parameters allow you to specify the color, softness, and width of the border. Some effects also include Blend Color parameters for blending border color. Use of Controls Other Options button Hue Opens the Windows Color dialog box for precise color selection. For more information, see “Using the Windows Color Dialog Box” on page 97.
Color Effect Parameters The Color Effect parameters, which apply to the Color Effect only, allow you to perform color correction or to create certain colorization effects such as posterization or solarization. Luma Adjust Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to adjust the luminance characteristics of the image. Use of Controls Bright (brightness) Changes the brightness of the image. The parameter ranges from –100 to +100, where a value of 0 indicates no change.
Brightness Example Original – Brightness 0 Brightness –50 Brightness +50 Contrast Example Contrast –50 Original – Contrast 0 Contrast +50 Luma Range Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to adjust the range of brightness from black to white. Fast menu: 16 to 235 The default for video images.
Fast menu: 0 to 255 Allows you to map normal video to alpha ranges. This is useful if you have a high-contrast image that you want to expand to the full dynamic range. For example, use this value when you want to convert video to alpha for Matte Key effects. you change the Luma Range to 0 to 255, the system attempts to go from n When 0 to 255 but will be clipped by the Low Clip and High Clip values in the Luma Clip parameter category.
Gamma Allows you to adjust the midtones in an image without affecting the extreme white or black values. Lowering the value darkens midtones and brings the image closer to black. Raising the value lightens the midtones and brings the image closer to white. For example, a person shot in front of a window in daylight may be very dark, almost in silhouette. You can use gamma correction to increase the midtones without changing the blacks or whites. Values range from –100 to +100 with 0 being no change.
Chroma Adjust Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to adjust the chrominance characteristics of the entire image. Use of Controls Hue Hue varies the tint of all colors in the image. The Hue parameter is measured as degrees on a color wheel from –180 to +180, where 0 does not change the hue. Changing the value of the Hue causes all colors in the image to rotate around the color spectrum.
Color Style Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to create effects by limiting or inverting the color values of the image. Use of Controls Post Posterization allows you to limit the number of colors in the (posterization) image by controlling the number of luminance steps that are displayed. This gives the image a graphic appearance. The range of values is 0 to 25, where 0 displays all colors and 25 displays the least number of colors.
Posterization Example Original image Posterization 10 Posterization 20 Solarization Example Original image Solarization 100 274 Solarization 200
Color Gain Parameter Type Global Description Allows individual control of the Color Gain for each of the three color components: red, green, and blue. Use of Controls Red Changes the amount of red in the whole image. The parameter value is a percentage of the range from 0 to 200, where a value of 100 indicates that the color is unchanged. Green Changes the amount of green in the whole image.
Crop Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Removes material from the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the video. Use of Controls T (top) Removes video from the top of the inner or incoming video. Values range from 0 to 999; 0 is the top of the screen, 500 is the middle of the screen, and 999 is the bottom of the screen. B (bottom) Removes video from the bottom of the inner or incoming video.
Downstream Key Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to control whether the DSK (downstream key) capability of a title or graphic is enabled. Downstream keying allows you to add uncompressed titles or graphics over multiple streams of compressed or uncompressed media and to continue to play the sequence in real time. By default, all titles are created using NewsCutter’s downstream key (DSK) capabilities. Graphic elements imported with an alpha channel are also created as DSK clips.
Foreground Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Used, together with keyframes, to set the relative amount of the effect to be displayed over time. The additional options included with the Level slider vary, depending on the effect. Use of Controls Level Controls the opacity of the foreground image. A Level of 0 is 0 percent opacity (the foreground is transparent), a Level of 50 is 50 percent opacity, and a Level of 100 is 100 percent opacity (no transparency).
Invert Key This option applies to key effects only (such as Chroma Key or Luma Key). Select Invert Key to reverse the key. In the case of a Chroma Key effect, inverting the key displays the key color regions while showing the background image source through the foreground image area. In the case of a Luma Key effect, inverting the key displays the background image source through the darker areas rather than the lighter areas of the foreground image source.
Key Parameter Type Global Description Selects the primary key color to be replaced by video. Available in both Chroma Key and Luma Key. Use of Controls Other Options button Opens the Windows Color dialog box for precise color selection. For more information, see “Using the Windows Color Dialog Box” on page 97. Hue Identifies the key color. The Hue parameter is measured as values on a color wheel ranging from 0 to 255. The start (0) and ending (255) values are both red.
Secondary Key Parameter Type Global Description Selects a secondary background color to key out. For example, the floor in a bluescreen or greenscreen shot might be a slightly different shade from the background. You can choose the floor color as your secondary color and key it out. Available for the Chroma Key effect only. Use of Controls See “Key” on page 280.
Spill Suppression Parameter Type Global Description Neutralizes the selected color for the Chroma Key effect without affecting the luminance. NewsCutter changes the spill color to a grayscale, allowing it to blend more easily with the foreground image. Use the Spill Suppression key color to fix the following problems: Use of Controls • Remove background color spill from the foreground image. Color spill occurs when the background color is present in the foreground image due to backdrop reflection.
Use of Controls Grid Options button Grid Options button Other Options buttons Opens the Matrix effect dialog box. Columns Rows Graphical representation of the grid Select a standard grid size or enter a custom number of rows and columns, and then click OK. The minimum number of rows and columns is 2 x 2. A graphical representation of the grid you have selected appears on the right side of the dialog box. Other Options button Opens the Windows Color dialog box for precise color selection.
Mosaic Parameters Mosaic parameters apply only to the Mosaic effect. These parameters control the way the area distorted by the effect blends with the background image. They also control the appearance of the distorted area. Feathering Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Adds soft edges to a mosaic object. Modifying the edges can make a composited object stand out from or blend into the background. Bias Increases control over the dissipation of pixels around the edges of a mosaic object.
Fixed Aspect Keeps the Hor and Vert sliders together. When you drag one of the sliders, the other slider moves in unison with the first slider. n When you enable the Fixed Aspect option, horizontal is the dominant value. Anti-alias Decreases the jagged appearance of a selected mosaic object’s edges. You can use anti-aliasing in combination with feathering to improve the appearance of an object around its edges.
Motion Effect Parameters Motion effect parameters apply to Freeze Frame, Variable Speed, and Strobe Motion effects. For information about applying and editing various motion effects, see “Creating Motion Effects” on page 59. Freeze Frame Parameters Duration Custom duration Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to create and customize a freeze frame clip based on the image currently displayed in the Source/Record monitor.
Duration commands (in seconds or minutes) Specifies the length of the Freeze Frame clip that NewsCutter creates in the Source/Record monitor. You can either select a duration from the Freeze Frame pop-up menu or select Other to enter a custom duration. Other Opens a dialog box that allows you to specify a custom duration for the Freeze Frame clip.
Variable Speed and Strobe Motion Parameters Variable Speed effect Parameter Type Global Description Allows you to create and customize variable speed or slow motion clips based on all or part of the clip currently loaded in the Source/Record monitor. Use of Controls Variable Speed Variable Speed and Slow Motion parameters are available in the Motion Effect Parameters dialog box. To open the Motion Effect parameters dialog box, click the Motion Effect button in the Tool palette.
Rate The rate of speed in frames per second (fps) at which the video will be played. Normal speed is 30 fps for NTSC video, 25 fps for PAL video. % speed The percent of speed at which the video will be played. Normal speed is 100%. Fit To Fill Sets the Variable Speed parameters, so the duration of the motion effect will match the IN to OUT duration marked in the sequence. Strobe Motion Update every __ frames Specifies the update rate in frames for the Strobe Motion effect.
Interpolated Field NewsCutter creates a second field for the effect by combining scan line pairs from the first field in the original media. This option calculates the motion effect at the field level rather than the frame level. Because NewsCutter considers all fields and does not disturb the original order of fields, the smoothest effect results. Effects created using this option take the longest amount of time to render.
Position Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Sets the horizontal and vertical position of the effect. Use of Controls H Pos (horizontal position) Moves the video from side to side. Values range from –999 to +999. Negative values move the image to the left. Positive values move the image to the right. V Pos (vertical position) Moves the video up and down. Values range from –999 to +999. Negative values move the image to the top. Positive values move the image to the bottom.
Scroll Position V Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Moves a rolling title up or down in the frame. Available for rolling titles only. Use of Controls Move the slider to adjust the position of the roll. The number range refers to the position of the roll relative to its overall length, where 0 represents the point at which the top of the roll is aligned with the top of the screen.
Scaling Parameter Type Keyframeable Description Resizes the effect by adjusting height and width. Use of Controls Wid (width) Controls the width of the image when the Fixed Aspect parameter is disabled. Values range from 0 to 400. Hgt (height) Controls the height of the image when the Fixed Aspect parameter is disabled. Values range from 0 to 400. Fixed Aspect Determines which position and size parameters display. Enabling the Fixed Aspect parameter prevents the aspect ratio from changing.
The Transition parameters appear at the bottom of the Effect Editor. Transition Effect Alignment The Transition Effect Alignment parameters specify the start of the transition effect relative to the cut point in the sequence.
2D Effects This section summarizes each 2D effect in alphabetical order within each effect category listed below. Parameters for each effect are listed here and are described in “2D Effects Parameters” on page 263.
Blend Effects Blend effects are general two-channel effects used for transitions or multilayer segments.
Dip to Color Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Transitions Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Background – hue, saturation, luminance Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Fades from the outgoing video to black, white, or any color and then fades up to the incoming video.
Dissolve Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Transitions Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Blends images from the outgoing video with the incoming video over time.
Fade from Color Beginning color Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Transitions Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Background – hue, saturation, luminance Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Fades from any color to the incoming video.
Fade to Color Outgoing footage Middle of effect Final color Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Transitions Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Background – hue, saturation, luminance Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Fades from the outgoing video to any color.
Picture-in-Picture Bottom track PIP as a segment effect Top track Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Crop – top, bottom, left, right Description Creates a picture within a picture.
Superimpose Bottom track Superimpose effect Top track Effect Icon Effect Category Blend Apply to Multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Description Blends the image from the upper video track (where the effect is applied) with the image from the lower video track over time. Level set at 100 percent shows only the video image from the upper track where the effect is applied. Level set at 0 percent shows only the video image from the lower video track.
Box Wipes Box Wipes reveal one video channel on top of another video channel, using predefined growing rectangular shapes. Box Wipes include: n • Bottom Box • Bottom Left to Top Right • Bottom Right to Top Left • Left Box • Right Box • Top Box • Top Left to Bottom Right • Top Right to Bottom Left For examples of similar effects, see “Comparison of Similar Effects” on page 405.
Bottom Box Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the center of the bottom edge of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Bottom Left to Top Right Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the bottom left corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Bottom Right to Top Left Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the bottom right corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Left Box Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the center of the left edge of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Right Box Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the center of the right edge of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Top Box Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the center of the top edge of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Top Left to Bottom Right Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the top left corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Top Right to Bottom Left Effect Icon Effect Category Box Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a box in the top right corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the box expands to fill the screen.
Conceal Effects Conceal effects overlap one video channel over another video channel, using a predefined path. Conceal effects include: n • Bottom Left to Top Right • Bottom Right to Top Left • Bottom to Top • Left to Right • Right to Left • Top Left to Bottom Right • Top Right to Bottom Left • Top to Bottom For examples of similar effects, see “Comparison of Similar Effects” on page 405.
Bottom Left to Top Right Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the bottom left to the top right of the s
Bottom Right to Top Left Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the bottom right to the top left of the screen.
Bottom to Top Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the bottom to the top of the screen.
Left to Right Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the left edge to the right edge of the screen.
Right to Left Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the right edge to the left edge of the screen.
Top Left to Bottom Right Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the top left to the bottom right of the screen.
Top Right to Bottom Left Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the top right to the bottom left of the screen.
Top to Bottom Effect Icon Effect Category Conceal Apply to Transitions, single-layer and multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides on top of the outgoing video from the top to the bottom of the screen.
Edge Wipes Edge Wipes reveal one video channel on top of another video channel by wiping an edge across the screen.
Horizontal Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins at the left edge of the screen and moves to the right edge, wiping out the outgoing video.
Horizontal Open Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a vertical band in the center of the screen. This band expands to the left and right edges of the screen, wiping out the outgoing video.
Lower Left Diagonal Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Scaling – width, height, fixed aspect Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins in the bottom left corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as a diagonal line moves from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the screen.
Lower Right Diagonal Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Scaling – width, height, fixed aspect Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins in the bottom right corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as a diagonal line moves from the bottom right corner to the top left corner of the screen.
Upper Left Diagonal Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Scaling – width, height, fixed aspect Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins in the top left corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as a diagonal line moves from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of the screen.
Upper Right Diagonal Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Scaling – width, height, fixed aspect Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins in the top right corner of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as a diagonal line moves from the top right corner to the bottom left corner of the screen.
Vertical Open Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a horizontal band in the center of the screen. This band expands up and down to fill the screen.
Vertical Effect Icon Effect Category Edge Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins at the top edge of the screen and expands downward to fill the screen.
Image Effects Image effects are general effects that apply to a single stream of video.
Color Effect Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters Luma Adjust – brightness, contrast, invert Chroma Adjust – hue, saturation, invert Luma Range – W point, B point, gamma Luma Clip – high, low Color Style – posterization, solarization Color Gain – red, green, blue Description The Color Effect modifies the luminance, chroma, style (posterized or solarized), and color gain of the segment.
Flip Original image Flip effect applied Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters None Description Video image is flipped vertically.
Flip-Flop Original image Flip-Flop effect applied Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters None Description Video image is flipped both horizontally and vertically.
Flop Original image Flop effect applied Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters None Description Video image is flipped horizontally, which reverses the camera angle.
Mask Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters Background – hue, saturation, luminance Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Description Masks out any area of the image that is not inside a rectangle defined by the Scaling, Fixed Aspect, and Position parameters of the effect. The effect’s background color masks the area surrounding the rectangle.
Mosaic Effect Original image Mosaic effect applied Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters Acceleration Feathering – bias, horizontal feathering, vertical feathering, fixed aspect, anti-alias Mosaic – opacity, mosaic visible, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment Description Distorts an area defined by the sizing tools of the effect. Use the Feathering parameters to soften the edges of the distorted area within the clip.
Resize Original image Resize effect – reduced image Resize effect – enlarged image Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to Single-layer segments Parameters Background – hue, saturation, luminance Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Crop – top, bottom, left, right Description Resize modifies the size and position of the video. The background color displays where no video is present.
Submaster Effect Icon Effect Category Image Apply to The top video track under which are the video tracks that will be included in the Submaster effect Parameters None Description When rendered, the Submaster effect creates a single media file for all the video on the layers below the Submaster effect. This allows you to group several effects that reside on different video layers and render them as one effect; this is quicker than rendering each effect separately.
Chroma Key Background – video layer 1 Key image – video layer 2 Chroma Key effect Effect Icon Effect Category Key Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Key – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness Secondary Key – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness Spill Suppression – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness Foreground – level, swap sources, reverse animation, invert, show alpha Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical p
Luma Key Key image Background image Luma Key effect Effect Icon Effect Category Key Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Key – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness Foreground – level, swap sources, reverse animation, invert, show alpha Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Crop – top, bottom, left, right Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Replaces one part of the video im
Matte Key Video layer 1 — background Video layer 2 — foreground Matte Key effect Video layer 3 — high-contrast matte image Effect Icon Effect Category Key Apply to Multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, swap sources, reverse animation, invert key, show alpha Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Crop – top, bottom, left, right Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Downstream Key (for graphics file
L-Conceal Effects L-Conceal effects overlap one video channel over another using a predefined L-shaped path.
Bottom Left Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category L-Conceal Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides up the left half of the screen from bottom to top and then fills the screen from left to right.
Bottom Right Effect Icon Effect Category L-Conceal Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides up the right half of the screen from bottom to top and then fills the screen from right to left.
Top Left Effect Icon Effect Category L-Conceal Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides down the left half of the screen from top to bottom and then fills the screen from left to right.
Top Right Effect Icon Effect Category L-Conceal Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video slides down the right half of the screen from top to bottom and then fills the screen from right to left.
Matrix Wipes Matrix Wipes reveal one video channel on top of another video channel, using blocks or bands that appear in a predefined position or path.
Grid Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Matrix Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as blocks in a grid patter
One-Way Row Effect Icon Effect Category Matrix Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a block in the top left corner of the screen that wipes out the outgoi
Speckle Effect Icon Effect Category Matrix Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video appears in a random series of blocks that wipe out the outgoing video until the bloc
Spiral Effect Icon Effect Category Matrix Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video spirals over and wipes out the outgoing video by using blocks of screen space, starti
Zig-Zag Effect Icon Effect Category Matrix Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a single block in the top left corner of the screen that wipes out the out
Motion Effects A motion effect is applied to a clip in the Source/Record monitor and controls the rate at which the video channel is played. Motion effects include: • Freeze Frame • Variable Speed and Strobe Motion Freeze Frame Effect Category Motion Apply to Current frame in the Source/Record monitor Parameters Motion Effect Parameters – duration, two-field media Description This effect repeats the current frame in the Source/Record monitor for the specified duration.
Peel Effects Peel effects treat one video channel as though it were a sheet of paper being peeled from the other video channel.
Bottom Left Corner Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the screen.
Bottom Right Corner Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the bottom right corner to the top left corner of the screen.
Bottom to Top Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the bottom edge to the top edge of the screen.
Left to Right Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the left edge to the right edge of the screen.
Right to Left Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the right edge to the left edge of the screen.
Top Left Corner Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of the screen.
Top Right Corner Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is peeled from the incoming video from the top right corner to the bottom left corner of the screen.
Top to Bottom Effect Icon Effect Category Peel Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video is peeled from the outgoing video from the top to the bottom of the screen.
Push Effects Push effects move one video channel to fill the screen while the other video channel is pushed out of the screen. Push effects include: n • Bottom Left to Top Right • Bottom Right to Top Left • Bottom to Top • Left to Right • Right to Left • Top Left to Bottom Right • Top Right to Bottom Left • Top to Bottom For examples of similar effects, see “Comparison of Similar Effects” on page 405.
Bottom Left to Top Right Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the screen.
Bottom Right to Top Left Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the bottom right corner to the top left corner of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Bottom to Top Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the bottom to the top of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Left to Right Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the left edge to the right edge of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Right to Left Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the right edge to the left edge of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Top Left to Bottom Right Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Top Right to Bottom Left Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the top right corner to the bottom left corner of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Top to Bottom Effect Icon Effect Category Push Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video pushes out the outgoing video from the top to the bottom of the screen. Border is on the incoming video.
Sawtooth Wipes Sawtooth Wipes are described in this section.
Horizontal Open Sawtooth Effect Icon Effect Category Sawtooth Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a vertical sawtooth in the center of the screen.
Vertical Open Sawtooth Effect Icon Effect Category Sawtooth Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a horizontal sawtooth in the center of the screen. The sawtooth expands up and down, revealing the incoming video.
Vertical Sawtooth Effect Icon Effect Category Sawtooth Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description The sawtooth edge moves from the top of the screen down, covering the outgoing video and displaying the incoming video above the sawtooth.
Shape Wipes Shape Wipes reveal one video channel on top of another video channel, using a growing or moving geometric shape.
4 Corners Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as blocks in four corners of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as the blocks expand to fill th
Center Box Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a small box in the center of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as it expands to fill the screen.
Circle Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a small circle in the center of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as it expands to fill the screen.
Clock Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and durations Description Incoming video appears as a vertical line from the center of the screen to the top edge. The incoming video replaces the outgoing video in a clockwise motion as if it were the hand on a clock.
Diamond Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a small diamond in the center of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as it expands to fill the screen.
Ellipse Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, and softness Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as a small ellipse in the center of the screen and wipes out the outgoing video as it expands to fill the scr
Horizontal Bands Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Reversible Yes Description Horizontal bands expand toward the center of the screen to reveal the inco
Horizontal Blinds Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as horizontal bands on the screen that wipe out the outgoing video a
Vertical Blinds Effect Icon Effect Category Shape Wipe Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Matrix Parameters (access through Other Options button) – matrix columns and rows Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video begins as vertical bands on the screen that wipe out the outgoing video as th
X Spin Middle of effect Outgoing footage Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Spin Apply to Transitions Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is squeezed until it appears as a vertical line. The incoming video then expands from that vertical line until it fills the screen.
Y Spin Middle of effect Effect Icon Effect Category Spin Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Outgoing video is squeezed until it appears as a horizontal line. The incoming video then expands from that horizontal line until it fills the screen.
Squeeze Effects Squeeze effects expand a video channel from a single point or line until it fills the screen, obscuring the second video channel.
Bottom Centered Outgoing footage Middle of effect Incoming footage Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the center bottom of the screen and expanding
Bottom Left Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the bottom left corner of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Bottom Right Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the bottom right corner of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Bottom to Top Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning at the bottom of the screen and filling to the top of the screen.
Centered Zoom Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Description Incoming video starts as a rectangle in the center of the screen and zooms to fill the screen.
Horizontal Centered Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video starts as a vertical band squeezed in the center of the screen and expands horizontally to fill the screen.
Left Centered Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the center left edge of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Left to Right Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning at the left edge of the screen and filling to the right edge of the screen.
Right Centered Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the center right edge of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Right to Left Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning at the right edge of the screen and filling to the left edge of screen.
Top Centered Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the center top edge of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Top Left Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the top left corner of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Top Right Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning as a rectangle in the top right corner of the screen and expanding to fill the screen.
Top to Bottom Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video squeezes over the outgoing video, beginning at the top edge of the screen and filling to the bottom edge of the screen.
Vertical Centered Effect Icon Effect Category Squeeze Apply to Transitions, multilayer segments Parameters Border – hue, saturation, luminance, width, softness Blend Color – hue, saturation, luminance Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration Description Incoming video starts as a horizontal band squeezed in the center of the screen and expands vertically to fill the screen.
Title Effects Effect Icons Effect Category Title effects Apply to Multilayer segments Title Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scroll Position V (rolling titles only) Downstream Key Disabling Downstream Key enables the following additional parameters: Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect Position – horizontal position, vertical position Crop – top, bottom, left, right Rolling Title Parameters Foreground – level, reverse animation Acceleration Scroll Position V Reverse D
Comparison of Similar Effects There are four effect categories that have a similar result: Box Wipe, Conceal, Push, and Squeeze. Examples of these effects are shown here to assist you in using these effects.
APPENDIX A Using AVX Plug-Ins You can use third-party plug-in effects compatible with the Avid Visual Extensions (AVX™) standard to supplement NewsCutter by adding new effects or updating existing effects. AVX is a cross-platform software architecture that links effects modules with a host application such as NewsCutter. n If you are transferring from another system a project that includes sequences with AVX plug-in effects, you must install matching AVX plug-ins to see the effects.
After you install third-party plug-ins, the effects appear in the Effect Palette in their own category (usually the name of the plug-in vendor). Individual effects all have a plug effect icon. The plug icon also appears in the Timeline when you apply a third-party plug-in effect. After you create an effect, you can save it as an effect template and reapply the template to other transitions or segments in your sequence. Effect templates also appear in a special section at the bottom of the Effect Palette.
To install AVX plug-ins manually: 1. Quit the NewsCutter application. c Do not add or remove plug-ins while NewsCutter is running. 2. Copy the plug-in files from the software vendor’s folder to the AVX_Plug-Ins folder located on your NewsCutter system. The default location for the AVX_Plug-Ins folder is: C:\Program Files\Avid\AVX_Plug-Ins However, the AVX_Plug-Ins folder might be in a different location on your system.
Locating the AVX_Plug-Ins Folder When the NewsCutter application is first installed, the installation program asks the administrator to choose a location for the AVX_Plug-Ins folder. The default path is: C:\Program Files\Avid\AVX_Plug-Ins If the administrator accepts the default location for the AVX_Plug-Ins folder, you can install AVX plug-ins here.
the Windows NT Explorer, you will find the AVX_Plug-Ins folder in that location. Directory entry. The path listed here is the path that contains the AVX_Plug-Ins folder. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Avid Technology\AVX Plug-Ins n Remember that AVX plug-ins must be installed in the AVX_Plug-Ins folder itself, not elsewhere in the path that contains that folder.
If the new version of the plug-in has new or redesigned parameter controls, NewsCutter sets these controls to their default settings when upgrading existing effects. Controls that are unchanged from the older version of the plug-in retain the values previously set by the user when NewsCutter upgrades existing effects. c After you upgrade a plug-in effect or transition, you should not reinstall the older version of the plug-in.
For more information on nested effects, see “Nesting Effects” on page 150. Using AVX Plug-in Controls AVX plug-ins use a variety of different interfaces that give you control over the effects. Some plug-ins use custom interfaces that appear in their own dialog boxes. Others use some combination of controls that appear within the Effect Editor.
Custom AVX Controls in the Effect Editor This section introduces some of the custom controls that might appear in the Effect Editor for an AVX plug-in effect. For more information on using these controls, and other controls specific to individual effects, see the documentation for the plug-in. Some plug-in effects allow you to adjust an image by using controls that appear as overlays, such as handles and wire frames, in the Effect Preview monitor.
Troubleshooting AVX Plug-Ins This section describes problems that you might encounter with AVX plug-ins and makes suggestions for possible solutions or sources for more information. If a plug-in does not work as expected and the following suggestions do not solve the problem, contact the plug-in vendor. Plug-in Does Not Appear in the Effect Palette AVX plug-ins have a plug icon in the Effect Palette and in the Timeline.
Some plug-ins write more information about the failure to the Console window. Also, some plug-ins might report the problem in a message box. Blank Effect Icons in the Timeline AVX plug-ins have a plug icon in the Effect Palette and in the Timeline. If the effect icon in the Timeline is blank, NewsCutter could not find the plug-in. To identify a plug-in that is missing or misplaced: t Open the Console window (choose Console from the Tools menu), and look for the message “Can’t find effect.
Index ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Numerics Applying transition effects to multiple transitions 46 Arrowheads in titles 194 Aspect ratio See also Fixed aspect parameter defined 293 Assigning multiple tracks in AVX plug-ins 411 AudioSuite plug-ins 407 Auto Size Mode command (Object menu) 197 Auto Size mode in Title tool 196 Avid Unity MediaManager 133 Avid Unity workgroup environment 133 Avid Visual Extensions See AVX AVX (Avid Visual Extensions) 30 AVX plug-ins assigning multiple tracks in 411 blank icons i
Right Box 308 Top Box 309 Top Left to Bottom Right 310 Top Right to Bottom Left 311 Brightness See Luminance Bring Forward command (Object menu) 214 Bring to Front command (Object menu) 214 Buttons Add Edit (Tool palette) 158 Add Keyframe (Effect Editor) 91 Centered on Cut (Quick Dissolve dialog box) B Bias option 284 Bins effect templates in 28, 109 Title effects in 241 Blend effects Dip to Color 297 Dissolve 298 Fade from Color 299 Fade to Color 300 palette for 45 Picture-in-Picture 301 Superimpose 302 B
Shadow Depth and Direction (Title tool) 209 Starting at Cut (Quick Dissolve dialog box) Commands See Menu commands Comparison of 2D effects 405 Compressed video with uncompressed (DSK) titles and graphics 165 Compression tool 259 Conceal effects Bottom Left to Top Right 313 Bottom Right to Top Left 314 Bottom to Top 315 Left to Right 316 Right to Left 317 Top Left to Bottom Right 318 Top Right to Bottom Left 319 Top to Bottom 320 Console AVX plug-in messages in 415 Copy command for title elements 179, 213
duration of 45 Quick Transition button 57 Distribute commands (Alignment menu) 218 Downstream keying See DSK Drawing environment preparation in Title tool Effect Editor buttons in 91 color parameters in 96 for adjusting Title effects 252 for Mosaic Effect 76 opening 82 Other Options button in 89 parameter sliders in 89 Effect media files deleting 137 described 134 revealing 134 viewing and deleting 133 Effect Mode button 82 Effect Palette display of plug-ins in 30, 407 displaying 26 effect categories in 24
modifying results of 127 rendering with 125 ExpertRender commands (Clip menu) 125 Export Title command (File menu) 233 Exporting titles as graphics files 233 Extract/Splice-in (Timeline and Command palette) 36 Eyedropper using 97 applying to multiple transitions using Add Dissolve button 50 changing position in 88 Chroma Key 140 color coding for 21, 27 creation tools for 20 deconstructing 32 deleting multiple segments 43 deleting multiple transitions 43 deleting one 41 Freeze Frame 64 keys described 140 Lu
Freeze Frame command (Clip menu) 64 Freeze Frame effect See also Motion effects controlling with a single button or key 66 creating 64 described 353 Function keys mapping title styles to 228 Horizontal Blinds Shape Wipe 384 Horizontal Centered Squeeze 394 Horizontal Edge Wipe 322 Horizontal Open Edge Wipe 323 Horizontal Open Sawtooth Wipe 373 Horizontal Sawtooth Wipe 372 Hue defined 266, 267 G I Gain with key effects 280 Global versus keyframeable parameters 264 Graphical display in Quick Dissolve dialo
K Lines attribute options 191 in titles 191 Locating AVX_Plug-Ins folder 409 Lock command (Object menu) 216 Locked objects hollow handles indicating 216 Locking title objects 215 Lossless images 24, 165 Lower Left Diagonal Edge Wipe 324 Lower Right Diagonal Edge Wipe 325 Luma adjust with Color Effect 268 Luma Key effect 340 See also Key effects creating 143 described 340 Luminance defined 266, 267 of color effect 268 Kerning of title text 186 Key effects See also Effects Chroma 339 Luma 340 Matte 341 Keyf
Motion effects creating a Freeze Frame 64 creating Strobe Motion 71 creating Variable Speed 68 defined 19 described 59 playback capabilities for 60 rendering existing 61 Variable Speed 353 Motion path 103 Multilayer effects See also Submaster effect Chroma Key 339 defined 19 deleting 43 overlapping of 23 Picture-in-Picture 301 Superimpose 302 Media files insufficient source material 58 Menu commands Align Objects (Alignment menu) 218 Align to Frame (Alignment menu) 217 Auto Size Mode (Object menu) 197 Brin
Top Left Corner 360 Top Right Corner 361 Top to Bottom 362 Picture-in-Picture effect defined 301 foreground image movement 103 Play Preview button 112 Playback capability of effects 22 Playback of effects from Effect Editor 112 in a loop 112 in a wire-frame preview 112 Submaster restriction 338 Plug-in effects See AVX plug-ins, Digidesign AudioSuite plug-ins Posterization of Color Effect 273 Precomputes 113 Previewing anti-aliased titles 173 Push effects Bottom Left to Top Right 364 Bottom Right to Top Left
Reverse Animation option 278 Reversing fast-motion effects 70 motion effects 290 slow-motion effects 70 Revising an existing title 253 Right Box Wipe 308 Right Centered Squeeze 397 Right to Left Conceal 317 Right to Left Peel 359 Right to Left Push 368 Right to Left Squeeze 398 Rolling Title button (Title tool) 197 Rolling titles adding pages to 200 defined 195 formatting text in 201 going to a page in 199 removing additional pages 200 resizing width 198 scrolling through 198 setting marks in 243 size limit
Sequences applying a Submaster effect to 157 applying effects to 35 deleting effects from 41 title editing in 242 Set Bin Display command (Bin menu) 135, 241 Settings render 114 Shadow softness 209 Shadows for title graphics 207 Shape Wipes 4 Corners 377 Center Box 378 Circle 379 Clock 380 Diamond 381 Ellipse 382 Horizontal Bands 383 Horizontal Blinds 384 Vertical Blinds 385 Show Alignment Grid command (Alignment menu) 177 Show Alpha option 279 Single-layer effects See Segment effects Size of effect foregro
Softness parameter for borders 267 Solarization of Color Effect 273 Speckle Matrix Wipe 350 Speed of an effect and video underruns 23 Spill Suppression parameters 282 Spin effects X Spin 386 Y Spin 387 Spiral Matrix Wipe 351 Squeeze effects Bottom Centered 389 Bottom Left 390 Bottom Right 391 Bottom to Top 392 Centered Zoom 393 Horizontal Centered 394 Left Centered 395 Left to Right 396 Right Centered 397 Right to Left 398 Top Centered 399 Top Left 400 Top Right 401 Top to Bottom 402 Vertical Centered 403 S
recalling 228 saving 226 Title tool See also Titles Add Page option 200 adjusting shadow color 209 adjusting shadow softness 209 adjusting shadow transparency 209 Auto Size mode 196 background options 175 bringing to foreground 177 creating text in 178 described 167 opening 166 overview 165 pasting text into 179 safe title/action area display in 174 setting color 201 setting transparency 201 Titles See also Title effects bold text in 185 color of background 175 exporting as a graphics file 233 formatting te
Squeezes 388 summarized 44 trimming 59 Transition parameters 294 Transparency adjusting for shadows in titles 209 setting in Title tool 201 Trim mode trimming transitions in 59 Troubleshooting AVX plug-ins 414 Two-channel effects See Blend effects Types of effects 263 Video background updating in Title tool 175 Video layers See Tracks of video Video mixdown 162 Video Underrun error messages 23 Viewing effect media files 133 W Width parameter for borders 267 Windows Color dialog box 97 Wipe effects Box Wip
