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MZ wrote on 5/12/2003, 12:00 AM
Put your PIP video on a higher track then what you want to superimpose over. Then, using Pan/Crop on the PIP'ed event, expand the selection box larger than the default frame. Then you can position the default video frame anywhere you want in your selection box (ie, if you want the PIP in the upper right corner, drag the selection larger and position it so the default frame occupies that corner of the selection box).

You can then select Media FX for the PIP'ed event, select Sonic Foundry Border and give your window a nice border to offset it nicely. Just got done with a documentary where we superimposed a video as PIP over a processed video background, with credits rolling along the right side of the screen. Works really slick. We also put fade in/outs on the PIP event and made them 3D transitions.

God, I love Vegas.

-Mark

PS. I made sure to give Vegas ample credit at the end of the documentary. Why not give credit where credit is due?
Luxo wrote on 5/12/2003, 12:42 AM
Although Pan/Crop works, a more intuitive way to produce PIP is to use Track Motion.
jetdv wrote on 5/12/2003, 9:58 AM
Read the newsletters at www.jetdv.com/tts. There is a series of articles on doing PIPs.
jetdv wrote on 5/12/2003, 11:26 AM
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