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of the plug-in compositor. The list might include
plug-ins for special transformations, such as
wipes, etc.
An Image layer event is always a parent event with
two children. The children can themselves be
parents with children. The children of an Image
Layer event can be Scene events, Image In put
events, L ayer events that contain Scene or Image
Input events, or Filter events that contain Scene
or Image Input events.
Available Image Layer Event Filters
Add Alpha Compositor (page 3–363)
Add C ross Fade Compositor (page 3–363)
Add Pseudo Alpha Compositor (page 3–363)
Add Simple Additive Compositor (page 3–364)
Add Simple Wipe C ompositor (page 3–364)
Pr ocedur es
To add an image layer event:
1.
Make sure the two child events are in the order
you want the Image Layer event to use them.
2. Select the two events.
Click to select the first event, then hold CTRL
and click to select the second.
3. Click Add Image Layer Event.
An Add Image Layer Event d ialog appears.
4. Choose the kind of layer event you want from
the Layer Plug-In drop-down list.
5. If the Setup button is enabled for this kind of
layer event, click Setup to set the options.
6. Choose a mask if you want the layer event to
be masked.
7. Adjust other Image Layer settings, and then
click OK.
The Image Layer event becomes the parent of
the two child events you selected.
To choose the ma sk file:
1.
Click Files.
2. Usethefiledialogtochoosethemaskfile,and
then click OK.
3. Choo se the channel to use from the drop-down
list of channels.
To pos it i on or r es i ze t he m a sk:
•ClickOptions.
AnImageInputOptionsdialogappears,
identical to the dialog you use with Image Input
events.
If the mask is animated, you also use this dialog
to specify its time range and playback speed.
Interfa ce
The Add Layer Image Event dialog provides the
following controls: