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Circle of emphasis ??
I did a search trying to find the answer, but not sure how to describe exactly what I want, so my search results did not help much.
I am using Vegas Pro 10.
I want to focus on a small part of what is showing on the screen and have that part very clear, and the rest of what is on the screen to be grayed out. I see it on TV frequently, e.g., when the cops are chasing a car, and we see that car very visibly inside a circle, and the rest of the screen is grayed out. Any help is appreciated. Jim
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[Jim Murphy] “I want to focus on a small part of what is showing on the screen and have that part very clear, and the rest of what is on the screen to be grayed out. I see it on TV frequently, e.g., when the cops are chasing a car, and we see that car very visibly inside a circle, and the rest of the screen is grayed out.”
You can accomplish this with a piece of Sony Color Gradient Generated Media. Choose the Elliptical Gradient Type and create three points that are very close together. You place this on a track over the video that you want to highlight and you keyframe the position by moving it by the + in the center.
- The first point should be transparent
- The second point should be whatever color you want the circle to be (I use yellow)
- The third point should be semi-transparent Black (which will look gray and dim the rest of the image outside the circle).
Like this:
~jr
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Works well. Thanks, John.
Vegas Pro 10 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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You’re welcome. I’m glad that’s what you were looking for.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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