How to add blur vignette

bruceo wrote on 12/9/2005, 11:59 PM

If I want to add a vignette I normally just add a lyer on top and use generated media to create a black-transparent mask to create it. What is the best way to create a blur vignette besides having to apply it on each clip individually?

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SimonW wrote on 12/10/2005, 3:19 AM

You could use the Track FX and apply the cookie cutter filter. I've done that occasionally, although I sometimes wish that its feathering could go much further.

bruceo wrote on 12/11/2005, 7:55 PM

I duplicated the track and then applied blur and cookie cutter. I wish the track motion had masking just like the event pan & crop.

I still think there should be an easer way.

FrigidNDEditing wrote on 12/11/2005, 8:00 PM

I'm not sure that cookie cutter is the best way

I might suggest using the Masking in pan crop to do it, I may be mistaken but it seams to me that the P/C masking gives a better feathered edge. Could be I'm confusing it with masking via parent track, but what do I know :)

(u the same guy as on the VU?)

Dave

DrLumen wrote on 12/11/2005, 9:58 PM

Another way would be with a radial gradient using it as a mask.

GlennChan wrote on 12/12/2005, 8:04 PM

Some different ways to do it:

A- Nesting

B- Use the compositing modes. Have tracks 1 2 and 3.

3 is the original track.

2 is the original track duplicated. If you want specific clips: create a new track. Select the clips you want. Hold CRTL as you drag them onto track 2.
Apply blur at the trackFX level.

1 is the composite track. Use the gradient generator to make a vignette. Set the compositing mode to multiply. Be sure to put the mask generator filter on the gradient.

2 should be a child of 1... look up parent/child.

bruceo wrote on 12/12/2005, 8:54 PM

Yep same as the VU. Which Dave ru?

I wanted to avoid P&C because I don't want to apply it clip by clip.

bruceo wrote on 12/12/2005, 9:11 PM

Duh.... that was simple. Thanks for the renlightenment!