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To now apply the mask on a certain portion of the video image, you have to edit it
further. There are many options available for editing effects masks:
• You can define the size and the position of the effect mask in such a way, that the
mask fits exactly over the image element to be edited. Please read more on this in
the section "Position/size" (view page 137).
• Yo
u can attach the mask to the position in the video so that it moves together
with the image element. To find out more, read "Attach to picture position in the
video (view page 157)".
• Or an
imate the effect mask object directly. To proceed, please read the "Animate
objects" (view page 147) section.
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Tip: You can also use your own effect masks. Any image or photo in JPEG format
can be used. You can draw a suitable image in a graphics program, save it as a JPEG
and load it using the "Load effects mask" option in MAGIX Video Pro X5.
Designing effect masks with Xara Designer
You can also create animated effect masks in Flash format to adjust the effect
regulation to the moving video images. To do this you will need to have either Xara
Photo & Graphics Designer 2013 (or newer) or Xara Designer Pro X (or newer)
installed on your computer.
Please proceed as follows:
1. Select the image or video object for which you would like to create an effect mask.
2. Open the effects page in the Media Pool that will be used as the effect. Click on the
down arrow button and select "Create effect mask".
Here you will also see the option for deleting the effect mask if necessary.