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Add Starfield Filter 361
-->SimpleWipe(filter)
------>Im age #2
Therateofthewipeisdeterminedbythelengthof
theWipefilter’stimerange.Theareanotcovered
by the image renders as black unless you use an
Image Layer event to composite the Wipe filter
with another image.
Inter face
Direction
Ri ght-pointing ar row—Wipes from left to right.
Lef t-poi nt in g arrow—Wipes from right to left.
Mode
Push—Reveals the image.
Pop—Erases the image.
Add Star field Filter
Rendering menu > Vid eo Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
Image Filter Event > Choose Starfield Filter from the Filter
Plug-In list.
The Starfield Filter generates a realistic starfield
with optional motion blur. The Starfield filter
requires a camera view. Any motion of the stars is
aresultofcameramotion.
Procedure
To use the Sta r f iel d fi lter :
1.
Create a camera and (optionally) animate t he
camera’s or target’s position, field of view, and
roll.
2. Choose Rendering > Video Post and add a
SceneEvent,usingthecamerafortheview.
3. Select the Scene Event in the queue, click
Add Image Filter, select the Starfield filter , and
click the Setup button.
4. In the Stars Control dialog, make sure that the
selected camera matches the camera used in
the Scene Event.
If these don’t match, the stars will not match the
camera’s motion. If there is only one camera in
the scene, the field will default to that camera.
5. Set the starfield par ameters, then exit the Stars
Control dialog and the Edit Filter Event dialog.
6. Execute the Video Post sequence to see stars.