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Animating Floating Windows
Floating Windows can be animated using the Float Window keyframing track, found within the
Sizing track of the Keyframe Editor, to push the edge of the frame in as needed, and then pull it
back out when the partially occluded subject has moved fully into the frame. For more
information about animating keyframing tracks, see Chapter 128, “Keyframing in the
Color Page.
Floating Windows have the following controls and parameters.
L/R/T/B buttons: Lets you choose an edge to which to apply a Floating Window. Click
the button corresponding to the edge you want to adjust. Each edge has its own
position, rotate, and softness settings.
Position: Adds masking to the currently selected edge.
Rotate: Rotates the currently selected edge, letting you create an angled Window.
Softness: Feathers the edge of the currently selected edge, letting you create a soft
Window that can be less noticeable to viewers.
To add a Floating Window to fix a Window violation:
1 Choose to which eye you want to add the Floating Window.
To apply a Floating Window to eliminate a Window violation on the right-hand side of
the screen, click the right eye view.
To apply a Floating Window to eliminate a Window violation on the left-hand side of
the screen, click the left eye view.
2 Choose which edge you want to adjust by clicking the L or R buttons.
To eliminate a Window violation on the right-hand side, click R.
To eliminate a Window violation on the left-hand side, click L.
3 Adjust the Position parameter as necessary to crop the portion along the edge of the
selected eye that’s not visible in the other.
4 Optionally, if you feel that the Window adjustment you’ve just made is too obvious,
increase the Softness parameter to make that edge less noticeable.
Stereo Controls on the DaVinci Control Panel
If you’re doing convergence adjustments and stereographic work throughout a program, you
can use many of the controls described in this section from the DaVinci control panel.
To show the Stereo transform controls page on the Transport panel:
1 Press the 3D soft key. The Transport panel’s knobs and soft keys are remapped with all
available Stereoscopic commands.
2 When you’re finished, press MAIN.
To show the Floating Windows controls on the Center panel:
1 From the main page of the Center panel, press the 3D soft key. The Floating Windows,
Auto Match, and Auto Align controls appear on the Center panel.
2 Press the 3D OVERLAY soft key to expose the Stereoscopic sizing controls on the
Transport panel. Press 3D OVERLAY again to return to the ordinary sizing controls.
3 When you’re finished, press the MAIN soft key to exit the 3D control page.
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