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  NEED HELP!! — Matte Key Locks to video underneath

  Posted by Jason Brown on July 8, 2005 at 7:26 pm

  Hey all, I posted this a couple weeks ago, and haven’t had any responses…I am back having the same issue again, and need a work around.

  I am using a Media Composer NT v.11

  and as best as I can figure…here’s my problem:

  I have a 2 title keys — single white line (white line used as a border on left and right & top and bottom) the video is cropped to the edges of the white lines…creates a horizontal or vertical box with white borders….Submastered onto video track1

  I create a similar submaster with different video, same effect with white lines though. Place it on top of other clip on video track2

  Any effect I do that repositions the video on the upper track grabs whatever video is underneath it and does same move…ie: PIP/3D warp/resize on video 2 track…move slow right to left, reproduces the whole frame (black background and all) and does the video effect on all of it. If I just do an effect on video1 on the bottom, there is no adverse effect on my timeline.

  As best as I can figure, the white lines I created are Matte Keys…and they are for some reason locking to the video underneath them. I have put blank video layers between the two, and can’t seem to remedy the problem.

  Any help?

  Jason

  P.S. Thanks for everyones help…I love this forum!! I read it all day at work. I have learned so many cool techniques…
  

  Charley King replied 20 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Charley King

  July 8, 2005 at 7:54 pm

  [Jason Brown] “Submastered onto video track1”

  I’m not sure why, but in my head the key to this problem lies in that line. I am trying to visualize in my head what you did, and I feel something is being left out in the explanation. Otherwise, I’m totally stumped.

  Charlie

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