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Black Background for Images
Hi, how can I add a default black background to images (so the video layer underneath doesn’t show through)? It seems like it should be easy, but I haven’t found an answer on the forum yet.
Thanks!
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5 Replies
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If the image you want is on the top layer and the layers below are showing for some reason, then delete the lower layers.
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[Michael Gissing] “delete the lower layers.”
Or, right click and simply disable them, because you might change your mind and decide to use them later.
However, if you really must put a black solid underneath, just use a slug, which is always available to you at any time by clicking on the little icon below the jog wheel on the right side of the FCP viewer that looks like a film frame with an “A” on it.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Thanks, a slug should make things a little faster. I’d been using the blade tool to separate the video underneath and set it’s opacity to 0 but if I want to adjust the length of the picture there’s many more steps than if a background automatically filled the space behind the pic.
Does the feature I described not exist in final cut?
Thanks.
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Control B Disables the clip I separate which is pretty fast. So my problems is 70% solved. An automatic black background would still be faster, maybe I’ll just batch the photos in photoshop…
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[andy baumgartner] “An automatic black background would still be faster”
Not for me… I use disable a lot and like it for all the options it gives me for changes and revisions.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
http://www.drwfilms.comPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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