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Creating a custom mask DVE effect

To customize the settings for your mask DVE effect, click the Custom Mask

DVEs

tab or the Mask DVE track:

Any settings that you applied under

Allow changes on the Mask DVEs page are

carried over to the

Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the

following:

•Mask

$ Use the Mask list to change the pattern for your mask effect. You can see

an icon representing the selected mask pattern.

$ If you want to invert the opaque and transparent areas of your effect, select

Invert mask.

$ Position X and Position Y Use these controls to move your mask pattern

to various positions.

$ Size X and Size Y Use these controls to resize your mask pattern. You

can adjust the size controls individually, or if you select

Fixed aspect ratio,

you only need to adjust one axis, and the other one automatically takes the

same value.