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Setting up realtime graphics overlays

You can add realtime alpha-keyed graphics layers to your production (such as to

overlay a title onto a video clip). To do this, you create a single-frame graphics

file using any graphics program that supports an alpha channel, such as Adobe

Photoshop. You can use any graphics format that is supported by Adobe Premiere

(such as .tga or .icg).

°To set up your realtime graphics overlay:

1 Import the graphics file into your Adobe Premiere project.

2 Place the clip in your Timeline on a superimpose track (Video 2 or higher).

3 Right-click your clip on the superimpose track, then choose

Video Options > Transparency.

¦NoteSome graphics file formats (such as .icg) are automatically

alpha-keyed when placed on Video 2 or higher.

4 In the Transparency Settings dialog box, choose Alpha Channel as the

Key type, then click OK to return to your Timeline.

Remarks

• If needed, Premiere will resize your graphics to full screen resolution

(720×480 for an NTSC image, or 720×576 for a PAL image). You can

maintain your clip’s aspect ratio by choosing

Clip > Video Options >

Maintain Aspect Ratio

• You can change the duration of your graphics overlay by dragging its

borders. For example, to make your graphics overlay the same length as your

underlying video clip, drag its left or right border until your clip is the

desired length. To change the default duration of your single-frame graphics

overlays, choose

Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image.

Graphics overlay

Underlying

video clip