I need to put a box onscreen- best method?

[Graham Bernard]

2 Masks, one inside the other. The Outer Mask is set to Positive Mode and the Inner Mask is set to Negative Mode.

* Grazie

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[Mark Barton]

There is also this plugin that looks to make it simple. I remember seeing this when the author was beta testing it and posting here on this forum.

https://www.fbmn-software.com/en/border.html

[Graham Bernard]

Hi Mark! Yes I too have the Border Plugin – I forgot all about that one.

* Grazie

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[James Ollick]

I think I have your answer and it is easy, use the cookie cutter in Vegas. I saw this video and tried it and it works! Very easy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8AVcljQxsQ

James Ollick

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[Stephen Mann]

Wow, I forgot about that one also. And I even bought a copy when Fred posted it.

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[Stephen Mann]

Thanks James, but I need rectangles of various sizes, and the cookie cutter doesn’t allow that.

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[Graham Bernard]

[James Ollick] “I think I have your answer and it is easy, use the cookie cutter in Vegas.”

I understood Steve was wanting multiple rectangles and complete control of the spatial positioning of the rectangles. This can’t be achieved with Cookie Cutter, and that is why I offered the more complex but infinitely more controllable option than the Cookie Cutter and hence why I spent not a little time in delineating the dual Mask option. You should try it out, it’s quite a nice solution.

* Grazie

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[James Ollick]

Yes it does! Just adjust the settings including the size slider. I tried it last night with various sizes.

James Ollick

[James Ollick]

Stephen,

Perhaps I can email a .veg file to you this weekend.

James Ollick

[Stephen Mann]

Thanks, Grazie and James.
James, Grazie is correct- I need to be able to change the X and Y size independently, which is impossible in the Cookie Cutter. I believe that the Cookie Cutter was designed for PIP, and never developed beyond its creation.

Grazie- This sounds like a good article to add to my Vegas Wiki: VegasTips, which I will do when I finish a time-sensitive project. Or I could give you an account on it. Take a look and send me an email.

Steve

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