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How to animate a mask
Hi Everyone,
I have a question for the Premier users here. I
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6 Replies
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For masking, you will have to look at AE. Premiere really doesn’t have a mask feature, and probably won’t anytime soon. There is a garbage matte option, but it’s not very workable.
Vince
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The 16 point garbage matte works fine for some things. But, of course, with After Effects you get Bezier curves and as many points as you want.
Steven
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Thanks Vencent and Steven for the quick response.
I think I can deal with the 16 point garbage mattes. Out of curiosity, do you think it is not to pain staking to do some of the masking and 3d space work in AE and import it back to Premiere, I have read that the CS3 series is suppose to integrate really well. Any comment on Encore CS3? -
I personally use AE and Dynamic Link for a lot of work. Integrating an AE composition into Premiere Pro is a snap. I never do titles or any real motion animation in Premiere Pro anymore.
Steven
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Steven,
Thanks for the info. I understand about the titels, but when you say motion animation in AE, does this include, say a photo montage, with panning and zoom or pulling back on the photo, can this be done easily in PP?
Sorry for the newba question, but still playing with the demo. I need to make some decition for what editor to go with for work.
Thanks for you help.
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Actually, it is quite simple with Premiere. Here are the steps:
1. Create a new title. Draw a white box the size you want your matte to be. (Or a circle or any shape for that matter)
2. Place this title (this is your matte) above the clip you want to screen. (Doesn’t have to be exactly above but the matte cannot be under the clip)
3. Apply the filter “Track Matte Key” to the clip.
4. In the filter, you need to have Alpha choosen. (It should be the default).
5. That’s it.
Extras:
1. For a nice look, apply a feather filter on the MATTE (the title) and give it a feather of %70. Paste and copy this filter 7 times on the matte.
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