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This image will allow you to see the effect you are building. When the image is dragged
to the Canvas, it is applied to the clone and background layers. This example uses an
image of a herd of elephants. They’re neat.
2 In the Layers list, select the Background layer.
3 In the toolbar, choose Blur > Gaussian Blur from the Add Filter pop-up menu.
A Gaussian Blur filter is added to the elephant image.
4 In the Filters Inspector, set Amount to 0.
The blur amount will be modified in a subsequent step (when you build the rig).
In the next task, you will add the masks that create the center of the viewfinder and the
split prisms.
To add the focus screen masks
1 Add a mask to the Texture Ring layer:
a In the Layers list, select the Texture Ring layer.
b Choose the Circle Mask tool from the Mask pop-up menu in the toolbar, position the
pointer in the center of the Texture Ring shape and, holding down the Shift and Option
keys, draw a mask in the Canvas.
518 Chapter 11 Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X