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Example: Composite two image sequences:
Compositing two sets of images together is one of the “workhorse” operations
of Video Post. This is commonly done when a project is nearing completion
and it lets you combine all the images your artists have been rendering.
1 Use the IFL Manager Utility on page 7136 to create an IFL file for each set
of images sequences you want to composite.
2 Choose Rendering > Video Post.
3 Click Add Image Input Event on page 6613 and then click Files.
Choose your first IFL file and click Open and then click OK to close the
Add Image Input Event dialog.
4 Click Add Image Input Event again and click Files.
Choose your second IFL file and click Open and then click OK to close
the Add Image Input Event dialog.
5 Click Add Image Output Event on page 6627 and then click Files.
6 Set the output file format to MOV File and enter a filename like
MyComposite.
Click Save when you've set the name and format
7 Click OK to accept the default setting on the Compression Settings dialog.
Then click OK to close the Add Image Output Event dialog.
8 Select the first Image Input Event and then hold down the Ctrl key while
selecting the second Image Input Event.
Both events will highlight in gold.
9 Click Add Image Layer Event on page 6623 and choose Alpha
Compositor
on page 6707 from the list of compositors and transitions.
Click OK to close the Add Image Layer Event dialog. Notice how the
Image Layer Event becomes the parent of the two Image Input Events.
10 Click the Execute Sequence button on page 6601 .
11 Click Render on the Execute Video Post dialog.
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