Vegas 5 Cross Effect at DVinfo.net

Michael Best · December 4th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Hi - I have a project going and I'm using a 16:9 aspect ratio via pan/crop. I have applied a cross effect zoom in several areas but the effect does not stay in the 16:9 aspect ratio and bleeds over the black bars. Any way to correct this? Thanks very much

Edward Troxel · December 4th, 2005, 09:06 PM

Create another video track and make it the top-most track. Then put your mask on the on that track. This will hide anything that goes outside the area.

Michael Best · December 4th, 2005, 09:50 PM

Thank you - what is there to mask, use text generator, media, gen? What is to mask and crop? Really appreciated Ed.

Edward Troxel · December 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM

You can create the mask in several ways. Generated media will work. You could create an image in Photoshop (i.e. black bars on the top and bottom and transparent in the middle). These are but two ways of many available.

Michael Best · December 5th, 2005, 09:35 AM

Thanks very much Ed

Michael Best · December 5th, 2005, 07:01 PM

Darn it, got the mask in there, top track, works fine but all the cross effect zooms still fill the screen back up. I used generated media, solid black, cut out the mask, turned the inside to negative, and ran it the length of the event. Cross effect zoom still blows right over the black bars.

Michael Best · December 5th, 2005, 07:23 PM

......I think maybe it has to be rendered for it to work..

Gary Kleiner · December 5th, 2005, 07:24 PM

Not sure why that's not working for you. If you want, send me your .veg at VegasEditingATaolDOTcom.

Another approah is to bring your project in as a nested veg and apply the pan/crop letterbox to that.

Gary

Douglas Spotted Eagle · December 5th, 2005, 08:31 PM

You can also reach Gary at gary[at]douglasspottedeagle[dot]com or gary[at]vasst[dot]net. I think his gary[at]sonyvegas[dot]com is still active too.

You can find a VASST package of masks at http://www.vasst.com/training/letterboxmasks.zip that contain all 3 common sizes of masks/letterboxes, plus a Vegas 1:78 specific mask.
Put these on a top track, don't do anything with the track, just put them there, and that will mask anything beneath.

Michael Best · December 5th, 2005, 09:22 PM

So I 'd like to say AMEN. The question may have not seemed so significant but the particular effect used was wreaking havoc as I need to have the project done by the weekend and just noticed the problem, $4000 in the toilet without your help. Merry Christmas if you will.

December 4th, 2005, 01:19 PM	#1
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Vegas 5 Cross Effect Hi - I have a project going and I'm using a 16:9 aspect ratio via pan/crop. I have applied a cross effect zoom in several areas but the effect does not stay in the 16:9 aspect ratio and bleeds over the black bars. Any way to correct this? Thanks very much

December 4th, 2005, 09:06 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Create another video track and make it the top-most track. Then put your mask on the on that track. This will hide anything that goes outside the area. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You can create the mask in several ways. Generated media will work. You could create an image in Photoshop (i.e. black bars on the top and bottom and transparent in the middle). These are but two ways of many available. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 5th, 2005, 08:31 PM	#9
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	You can also reach Gary at gary[at]douglasspottedeagle[dot]com or gary[at]vasst[dot]net. I think his gary[at]sonyvegas[dot]com is still active too. You can find a VASST package of masks at http://www.vasst.com/training/letterboxmasks.zip that contain all 3 common sizes of masks/letterboxes, plus a Vegas 1:78 specific mask. Put these on a top track, don't do anything with the track, just put them there, and that will mask anything beneath. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

December 4th, 2005, 09:50 PM	#3
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Thank you - what is there to mask, use text generator, media, gen? What is to mask and crop? Really appreciated Ed.

December 5th, 2005, 09:35 AM	#5
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Thanks very much Ed

December 5th, 2005, 07:01 PM	#6
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Darn it, got the mask in there, top track, works fine but all the cross effect zooms still fill the screen back up. I used generated media, solid black, cut out the mask, turned the inside to negative, and ran it the length of the event. Cross effect zoom still blows right over the black bars.

December 5th, 2005, 07:23 PM	#7
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	......I think maybe it has to be rendered for it to work..

December 5th, 2005, 07:24 PM	#8
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Not sure why that's not working for you. If you want, send me your .veg at VegasEditingATaolDOTcom. Another approah is to bring your project in as a nested veg and apply the pan/crop letterbox to that. Gary

December 5th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#10
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	So I 'd like to say AMEN. The question may have not seemed so significant but the particular effect used was wreaking havoc as I need to have the project done by the weekend and just noticed the problem, $4000 in the toilet without your help. Merry Christmas if you will.