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freeze frame matte key
Does anyone know a good way to freeze a matte key after it has been imported? I have tried taking it apart and even mixing down its elements but nothing seems to work perfectly. I thought I read about a console command that allowed for this but I can’t remember.
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What exactly do you mean? Do you have an animated alpha that you want to freeze frame?
If you’re importing a still matte key just cut it into the timeline a few times until it’s as long as you want.
I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking. What exactly did you import and what do you want it to do?
Michael
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importing a still matte and fill , embeded alpha channel.
once it is a pre-compute can it be extended for the length of a show? Other than looping, and stil be a keyable element. A network bug for example. The stamp tool would be good for this but it has been removed in newer versions. -
There is a console command to change the default length of a still image import.
Go into the console and type “help commands” to find it.
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I still suggest just cutting it in over and over. If you go through the console and force the imported still to be 30 minutes long instead of 60 seconds you’ll be creating a much, much larger file. There’s no reason to bog your system down and take up drive space with 1 long graphic.
If you have a bug that’s going over an entire show just cut it (B) onto the top video track, repeat. After hitting the B key a few times select all of the titles you’ve cut in, hit Alt+C to copy it to your source monitor, then cut this longer bit in. You can bug an entire show in about 15 seconds quite easily.
Mike.
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