
ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE
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Enhancing Overlay clips
Applying transparency, border and filters are some of the ways you can enhance
your Overlay clips. You can also chroma key the Overlay clip to remove its
background color and show the clip in the Video Track as the new background.
Applying transparency to the Overlay clip
In the Attribute tab, click
Mask & Chroma Key
to
go to the Overlay Options
Panel. Drag the
Transparency
slider to set the opacity of the Overlay clip.
Chroma Keying an Overlay clip
Chroma key is a popular technique that makes a particular color in a clip
transparent to be able to show underlying clips, objects or layers. Usually, Chroma
Key is used as special effects in movies or a TV program’s weather forecast.
To specify Chroma Key settings to the current Overlay clip:
1. Click
Mask & Chroma
Key
in the Attribute tab to go to the Overlay Options
Panel.
2. Select
Apply Overlay options
then
Chroma Key
in
Type
.
Tip:
Pause Duration
determines how long your pause will be in the designated area
before the clip exists the screen. If you applied motion to the Overlay clip, drag the
Trim
handles
to set the
Pause Duration
.
Pause Duration