[Neil Pollick]

Thanks for the input and the Vegas 20 project files
It’s sorted now.

I went with the first one … the slight difference in mine is that the images are a bit smaller. I made it that way to leave space on the right side of the frame for the titles.

I was surprised by the arc that the photos moved in with just a key frame at the start and at the end but it was what I was going to try and do – yet it just happened like that!

I will post the final titles as an mp4 if you like? (not ready yet, I got side tracked)

[Neil Pollick]

I was going to ask you to send me a Vegas 20 compatible file but it’s not necessary, it’s fixed!
Thanks for your help

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[Neil Pollick]

Thanks a lot

I will check it out when i get time.

All my photos and video clips are full hd, 16:9, 3840×2160. Making them the same size overcame other problems I was having but not all 😀 as you know

I hope I can get back to you if I am still confused?

[Neil Pollick]

If you can’t access that attached veg file I will happily upload it to google drive, just let me know – thanks again

[Neil Pollick]

There are only 2 key frames, one at the start and one at the end. I don’t see any others that I added accidentally.
The start and end keyframes are essential for the animation.

[Neil Pollick]

I appreciate that Derek

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[Neil Pollick]

Thanks for the suggestion – that only matters, I think, if you the clips are not rotated or don’t have their size reduced. It’s when you are trying to fill the screen with a source clip of a different ratio.

In the “pan and crop” tool in Vegas there are options to choose “match source aspect” and “match output” aspect – these options apear when you right click on the videoclio/image and also when you click on the frame — but no combination makes a difference.

I have attached a screenshot for anyone who might want to take a look – there are settings on the side and maybe its related to those – idk
There are 2 screenhots from the PAN+CROP tool, image no.1 shows the positon of the clip at the start of the animation, and image no.2 is the position at the end, when the image has moved through the frame

It’s weird, something else I can’t identify seems to be limiting the area of the screen where the images are allowed to appear, and the size of the lower horizontal bar changes!

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[Neil Pollick]

Suggestions so far have been helpful but I am still looking to find ways to construct a black and white mask using from a luminance range and/or color ranges. This is a monchrome black and white mask, which I know already exactly how to apply.

I am sure that a mask can be made based on a luminance range (the method I saw involves a horizontal bar representing a 256 brightness range but the video I saw was not explanatory). Perhaps also from color ranges.

If you know of a way to do these specific things then please answer here.

I know there are many ways to approach grading in Vegas, and my skills have already expanded, but THIS IS WHAT I AM SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

Trust me, I am skilled, experienced and creative and can perform wonders.

[Neil Pollick]

Thanks Mads……….. I will look at the stuff

[Neil Pollick]

Thanks Mads

Thanks for the Color Grading link but that’s not the problem here.

Please read the post I made in reply to Hector Vera for a sample image and more explanation of my ambition if you are still interested.