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Using basic shapes
Hi all,
I’m new to this forum and failry new to Sony Vegas 8.0 – I was wondering if anyone can help with the followingI know how to add text on top of a movie/picture but is there anyway to draw simple shapes. I have a video track and i want to places various shapes in the corner
I have heard about the masking tool, but are you able to create circular shapes?
Any help would be appreciated
Many thanksRaz
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4 Replies
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If you want to use circular shapes as a mask, you can use the cookie cutter (which you will find in the video fx tab)
Theo
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Eh? Theo I am not sure that that is what Raz is after? OK, if you are wanting masks, but here Raz is wanting “shapes”. And yes this was linked in his comment about “masks”, but I think THAT was because that he regarding the ability of Vegas to create masks. And that is a very short step to a process of drawing! But I could be very wrong?
Now if it is shapes you want, then either import from a graphics package or try some of the Wingding or Dingbat shapes from within the Character Map option.
Vegas doesn’t include a drawing package. However you could very well use Windows Draw package –
Grazie
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Making ‘shapes’ with the cookie cutter is as easy as making masks. But now you select CUT AWAY SELECTION and place your scene above a solid color (or whatever you like to have as texture for your shape).
(If it was possible to add .jpg files to this reply, I could show you how easy it is to create circle-shapes with the cookie cutter). -
Yes, you can create circular shapes with masking tool.
While drawing a mask shape in Event Pan/Crop , don’t release the mouse button after adding a mask anchor point and move mouse to create curves.
You can right click on any anchor point to switch on/off curves by using Initialize Tangents menu.
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