Bezier Mask

daryl wrote on 9/12/2007, 7:28 PM
G'day y'all. OK, I've tried everything I could think of, and tried "help" in V8, but could not get it to work.
I created a bezier mask, and want to move a few frames and slightly change the mask, maybe a bit larger or smaller, maybe just move the whole mask. How do I do this without recreating the whole thing.
In other words, how do I move/size it like a path?
Any help greatly appreciated.
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TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/12/2007, 7:55 PM
use the selection tool (the little arrow) & click off the mask. Now you can click on any point/line to move it around. Right click -select all to select everything, then click/drag on a point/line to move the whole thing.
daryl wrote on 9/12/2007, 8:53 PM
KEWL, THANK YOU!

I am happy with that, but can I resize the whole think somehow? If not, it's no big deal, just a little more manipulating. I've seen it done in AE, but it's not terribly important.

Thanks again!
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rjkrash wrote on 9/12/2007, 9:23 PM
In Help look up - Panning and Cropping Video Events.
Under What do you want to do? twirl down Create a Bezier Mask then scroll down to the table 4. Edit the curves as necessary. to see how the edit cursor works.

While there is no way I know of to "resize" the entire mask as one can a shape in Photoshop. You can Shift click on two or more points and then click on one of those points and move a portion of the mask.
Grazie wrote on 9/13/2007, 1:58 AM
Yo!

Proportional Mask re-sizing would be real nice. You might want to use Pan/Crop or TM to change the size of the mask - but of course this will GROW/SHRINK the image within the Bez - yeah?

Here's another way I use:

1/- In prefs setup Preview grid to max grid: 20x20

2/- Go back and manipulate the mask while keeping an eye on the Preview window and use the X-Y grid points, in Preview, to get the nearest you can.

Another tip is to DUPLICATE the Track and then go into the duped Bez and move the path! You WILL See a copy of the Bez moving independently of the original!

Grazie
daryl wrote on 9/13/2007, 6:22 AM
KEWL!
Thanks y'all, all this info helps a bunch.

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