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Wildcat · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:04 am Post subject: Sony vegas overlay issue

I'm trying to overlay a clip onto another clip without lowering the Opacity itself, but using the Composing Mode instead after adding another Video track and putting the clip over the other clip...

The issue I'm having is, I want the top clip to change and keep all the other ones from changing. Whenever I try to change the top clip, the others turn darker/different too... if I want to use, let's say "overlay" or "burn" for the top clip, but only the top clip.

I normally use Cookie Cutter or lower the Opacity for a lot of overlay type of stuff but I thought I'd try out different ways to add the overlay effect.
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littleton_pace · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:36 am Post subject:

I've had this issue too; in Compositing Mode select Screen

That lets the overlay effect just on one clip and leaves the others as they are

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Wildcat · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:49 am Post subject:

Thanks, I will try that.

if in case it doesn't work, would you post a screen shot of how it looks (settings) for you so I can see what I might be doing wrong? I will try it first and let u know the outcome.
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littleton_pace · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:19 am Post subject:

Sure, this is what it shoud look like before you change to Screen.

Then this is what it should look like when you've selected screen mode.

and if the overlay is too strong just mess with the opacity a little.

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grable24 · Expert Vidder Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 465

also... if you click on the little "cogweel" looking icon, that allows you to make the track disabled on sections of the timeline.

Wildcat · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:17 am Post subject:

Thank you, both. It worked

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