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Renton Maclachlan · September 16th, 2012, 01:02 AM

What I'm wanting to do:

I have a 10 min project...with four camera angles - green sceened - with varying levels of zoom.

For my background I intend to use a photoshop 'cloud' shot I have made. Three of the angles can use the same backgound with various crops done to make the background appropriate. The fourth will be different but matching...

To create a bit of a subtile variety in the background I want to have one colour on the 'clouds' at the start transitioning to a different colour at the end...and perhaps through a third colour in the middle.

So...the backgound will need to be cut into separate events to accomodate the various cropping that needs to be done, yet the transition will need to be smooth over all the events over whole the 10mins.

I had thought I would fade from one to the other, but have found that fades do not cross cuts.

Any suggestions on how this can be done? I thought of varying opacity in the events but can't see how to do that...

I'm using Vegas Pro 11

Renton Maclachlan · September 16th, 2012, 01:38 AM

Found a way...'Track composite level' envelope and track 'automation'...

September 16th, 2012, 01:02 AM	#1
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	background gradient What I'm wanting to do: I have a 10 min project...with four camera angles - green sceened - with varying levels of zoom. For my background I intend to use a photoshop 'cloud' shot I have made. Three of the angles can use the same backgound with various crops done to make the background appropriate. The fourth will be different but matching... To create a bit of a subtile variety in the background I want to have one colour on the 'clouds' at the start transitioning to a different colour at the end...and perhaps through a third colour in the middle. So...the backgound will need to be cut into separate events to accomodate the various cropping that needs to be done, yet the transition will need to be smooth over all the events over whole the 10mins. I had thought I would fade from one to the other, but have found that fades do not cross cuts. Any suggestions on how this can be done? I thought of varying opacity in the events but can't see how to do that... I'm using Vegas Pro 11

September 16th, 2012, 01:38 AM	#2
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Re: background gradient Found a way...'Track composite level' envelope and track 'automation'...