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  Creating transparent masks in Xpress?

  Posted by Alex Meistrell on October 10, 2006 at 8:18 pm

  I’m trying to create a semi-opaque mask or blur over some text, but I’m not sure how to alter mask opacity without using another program. Is this something I can do within Xpress? If not, what program do you recommend?

  thanks!

  Lee Gardner replied 19 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Michael Hancock

  October 11, 2006 at 4:33 am

  I’m not entirely sure I understand what you’re looking for. Are you trying to mask footage using a matte key, or something more like a letterbox effect? If you want a semi-opaque/semi-transparent mask that’s just a solid, use your title tool–make your solid using the rectangle or circle in the title tool, then lower the transparency in there. Otherwise, whenever you put a matte key effect on something you can adjust the opacity in the effect editor. What exactly are you trying to do?

  Mike.
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  Lee Gardner

  October 11, 2006 at 8:53 pm

  I’m not sure if Xpress has this capability, but you can use the Paint Effect to mask and blur parts of whatever you like. You just drag the effect onto your clip, go to Effect Mode and draw a shape over what you’d like to mask. The effect defaults to Solid Mode, but you can switch it to Blur in the dropdown icon.

  I hope that helps. If not, After Effects will definitely do the trick.

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