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CHAPTER 9

BASIC COMPOSITION STEPS

This sequence shows how the composition at the beginning of this chapter was produced. More detailed descriptions of the steps follow.

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Select the background. This example uses a still image of a mountain range. You can use imported still jpeg images, gradients, solid color backgrounds, or color bars.

Create a solid color tile. This rectangle serves as a background for the next element and separates it from the main background image.

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Create the next tile, which is a moving video of two polar bears jousting.

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Create another solid colored tile. You might eventually use this tile as a background for a text title.

Create one last solid color tile, but make it long and thin so that it looks like a simple, wide line.

BACKGROUNDS

The background for a composition can be any of the following:

A moving video sequence

A still image (that is, a frozen frame from a video sequence)

A solid color

A set of color bars

A gradient

An imported still frame jpeg image

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