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  Compositing question about mattes. 2 Questions. Really need help here..

  Posted by Frank Manno on January 31, 2006 at 9:12 am

  Question #1

  I bought some Artbeats stock footage (Film clutter 2). Now some of the clips come with
  mattes. I’m not sure how to use the mattes in Vegas. Is it like this?

  Layer 1: Artbeats footage
  Layer 2: Artbeats Matte – Composite mode set to multiply mask
  Layer 3: My footage

  The above isn’t working. Could someone explain to me how to set it up please?

  Question #2

  In regards to this clip here which is ‘FC278’ in the middle area.
  https://www.artbeats.com/prod/product.php?pg=7&id=403

  Now this is a white background with coloured texta marks on it and also
  comes with a matte.

  I suppose I should be asking Artbeats this question but how are they expecting the
  end result to look like after that one is composited, considering the background is white
  and not black? I’m assuming that the white is meant to be transparent or am I wrong? The Matte
  is black and the texta marks on the matte are white.

  How would I composite that one?

  -Frankie

  Edward Troxel replied 20 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Edward Troxel

  January 31, 2006 at 3:34 pm

  Do this:

  Track 1: Mask you have created – white for the cutout, black for the rest.
  Track 2: Media to show in the WHITE of the mask
  Track 3: Media to show in the BLACK of the mask

  Add a Sony Mask Generator to the mask. Change the compositing mode of track one to Multiply (Mask).

  Make Track 2 a child to Track one.

  Now you will see track 3 in the black area and track 2 in the white area.

  Edward Troxel
  

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