I have Animattes Vol 1 & 2. I assume you are asking how to use the Animattes that are basically a fancy animated frame for video. To use them in Vegas 5, you do this:

1. Drop the Animatte in Track 1. Most mattes are a white center portion with a black frame.
2. Drop your center portion video in Track 2.
3. Drop your background (ie. the frame) video in Track 3.
4. Make Track 2 a child of Track 1.
5. Change the compositing mode of Track 1 to Multiply (Mask).
6. Drag and drop the Mask Generator FX (use the Luminance Mask preset) onto Track 1.

You should now see your track 2 video in the center of the matte, and the track 3 video as the outer frame.

Incidentally, you can make your own Animattes using the Media Generators - use the black and white Color Gradients, or use the Noise Texture generators. Just use black and white, keyframe some motion, and do the above steps.

Thanks .. I'll try that in the morning and report back.
Tom

Thanks a lot .. that worked like a charm.
Boy, should see the snitty response I got from FreedomFX when I questioned their instructions and support.
Not exactly what I would have expected for a product costing $400. They even implied I got my product on eBay for $75.
Guess I'll know better the next time. :(

Tom

That's funny - Freedom FX now has a Vegas 5 description on their web site Tutorial page that is almost verbatim what I posted to you. I must be a mind reader!