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3 To see the composited clips, position the playhead within the clip that was just added
above the primary storyline.
Primary storyline clip
(composite background)
Connected clip
(composite foreground)
The clip is composited over the primary storyline video clip, with the alpha channel
controlling the opacity of its clip.
You can also use the Opacity adjustment’s fade handles to dissolve the foreground clip
on and o.
Use Compositing settings
The Compositing settings provide a wide variety of options for combining two images.
You can make a simple adjustment to evenly combine two images, or you can choose
from settings that use the video content to determine how to combine the images.
Use the Opacity adjustment
1 Position the playhead in the Timeline where you want to add a clip above the
primary storyline.
2 Select the clip to add in the Event Browser, and choose Edit > Connect to Primary
Storyline (or press Q).
3 To see the composited clips, position the playhead within the clip that was just added.
By default, the new clip completely obscures the clip on the primary storyline.
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