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Spline Object not working properly Boris Red, Avid MCA
I’ve been having an ongoing issue with spline objects on my Avid. For example, I am trying to isolate specific areas of an image layer with a spline track to apply a blur to. Simple enough. When I put the spline object on the mask layer of that image it causes the entire image to disappear as opposed to cutting out the area I want like its supposed to. I’ll try various options and it still will not work properly. What’s strange is that it works without a problem on some effects I have in other parts of the show. This has happened on several occasions and it has also happened to some of my co-workers on different computers. Our solution thus far has been to jump over to another computer with the project and it will usually work fine. Is there a setting I need to change or is this some strange glitch in the program?
Many thanks,
John
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3 Replies
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Hi John,
What happens if you disable the OpenGL preview in RED … do you get the same result? You can disable OGL by going to the Preview pulldown menu, then selecting OpenGL mode and then selecting Off.
Thanks,
Peter.
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It was already set to off, and nothing happened when I switched between options. I’ve tried restarting everything, and that had no effect as well. I can paste already working splines built the exact same way that are taken from other effects in the same project and they will work fine. But when I create a new one to build a custom effect in a different spot it will not work. In the past I’ve had this issue while primarily onlining DNx145, 1:1, etc., but I’m currently working with 15:1 media so it should be easier on the RAM if that’s part of the problem (but I have 3GB, Windows XP can’t handle much more).
-John
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Odd. Another thing to do is to select the spline that is not generating a result with the hollow arrow tool and make sure that the fill is enabled.
Can you please send me a copy of a RED project that has a spline mask that is not behaving as expected? My email is peterm@borisfx.com.
Thanks,
Peter.
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