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jaegersing wrote on 5/28/2006, 12:52 AM
Ho Logan5. Seems to work here. Can you provide more details of how your clips are arranged, and how you are applying the mask and the MB filter?

Richard Hunter
SimonW wrote on 5/28/2006, 1:48 AM
MB does have problems with the order of filters.

In particular the vignette option in the Misfire part of the plugin causes havoc when trying to get legal video levels.
Logan5 wrote on 5/28/2006, 4:48 PM
With any MB for editors filter – I apply a mask to the clips above, I can still see the video on the track below thru the mask – turn on any MB for Editors filter and bam – all masked out areas go to black.
I must have something set wrong – I’ll try some different settings.

thanks for your help
GlennChan wrote on 5/28/2006, 9:54 PM
MBE seems to reset the alpha channel or something like that.

A possible workaround:

Use two layers.
Top layer is the masking layer. Use whatever you do to generate the mask. Add the "mask generator" FX, and set it to alpha or whatever's appropriate. In the bottom left, make sure the lil triangle is pointing right (this is the default, so you dont really need to check).

On the upper track, set composite mode to MULTIPLY.

On the layer track, set it as a -child- of the track above. Apply your MBE here.
jaegersing wrote on 5/29/2006, 5:51 AM
Sorry Logan5, I still don't see it here, (and I'm using MB for Editors too).

I set up a project (mine is PAL DV) with one clip on Track 1, the other on Track 3 (audio on Track 2). Applied a mask (negative mode) to clip on Track 1 using the Pan/Crop tool, to cut a pentagon shape out of the centre of the frame. Underlying video shows through OK. Applied a MB filter to the clip on Track 1. Filter shows up as it should, underlying video still shows through the pentagon hole.

Is this any different from what you are doing?

By the way. on this notebook, which I only use occasionally, my Vegas version is 6.0c. Don't know if that is relevant or not.

Richard