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Stroke / Outline Effect
Has anyone else found a GOOD way to add a stroke to a scaled down, inset video layer in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4?
I used to use the “clip” effect in older versions… but this was omitted since CS2. Problem is, a lot of commercial clients LOVE to reuse old tricks–and now old projects open up with the effect stripped. I can get there with “Write-on”, but it takes a lot more work… so other than waiting for responses to ‘feature request’, what is everyone else out there doing to add stroke?James Brady
Senior Editor
Results Video & Animation
El Paso, Texas
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Much easier than constructing a frame with ‘write-on’. Thanks, Eddie.
James Brady
Senior Editor
Results Video & Animation
El Paso, Texas
http://www.resultsvideo.com -
[James Brady] “Thanks, Eddie.”
You’re welcome.
Happy editing. 🙂
Cheers
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Well, that tip doesn’t get old. Thanks.
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True, but only because three years and as many paid software versions later …there STILL is no simple stroke effect in Adobe Premiere.
James Brady
Senior Editor
Results Video, Inc.
El Paso, Texas
http://www.resultsvideo.com -
This post is still #1 in Google results so I figured I’ll post this here. It’s a plugin called CI Feathered Crop by Creative Impatience:
https://www.creativeimpatience.com/feathered-crop/
There’s a border setting that adds a nice stroke effect, and unlike the radial shadow, it stays a consistent width whether it’s mostly cropped or not cropped (if you need that). For a static image radial shadow is probably still better, since you do have to crop your image just a tiny bit to get the border, but if you’re doing any swipes or cropping, it works really well!
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Thanks, Alex. CI Feathered Crop is a nice free effect from the folks at Creative Impatience.
Since it’s crop and border capabilities are limited to straight lines (no use on certain logos or type), I still favor Radial Shadow.
But I do like that CI Feathered Crop lets you invert its crop to achieve a cutout (“yawn” for After Effects, but a real “wow” moment for a Premiere effect).Adobe: A simple stroke effect would still be greatly appreciated.
James Brady
Senior Editor
Results Video, Inc.
El Paso, Texas
http://www.resultsvideo.com
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