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Compositing mode Sample

Description

 

 

 

Overlay

 

Heightens contrast by using Multiply mode on darker colors and Screen

 

 

 

mode on lighter colors. Available only in the full version of Vegas

 

 

 

software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Light

Adds overlay colors as if the overlay were lit by a bright, focused spotlight.

 

 

 

Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

 

 

Dodge

 

Brightens the background based on the overlay color values. Available

 

 

 

only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burn

Darkens the background based on the overlay color values. Available only

 

 

 

in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

 

Darken

 

Compares the overlay and background pixel by pixel and selects the darker

 

 

 

color value for each pixel. Available only in the full version of Vegas

 

 

 

software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighten

Compares the overlay and background pixel by pixel and selects the lighter

 

 

 

color value for each pixel. Available only in the full version of Vegas

 

 

software.

 

 

 

Difference

 

Compares the overlay and background pixel by pixel and subtracts the

 

 

 

darker color value from the lighter color to generate a new color value

 

 

 

(difference). Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference Squared

Remaps color values along a parabolic curve. The color values of the layers

 

 

 

in the composite group are subtracted, and then the subtracted values are

 

 

squared.

The resulting image will have less extreme changes in color values as the colors approach black (RGB 0,0,0) and more extreme changes in color values as colors approach white (RGB 255,255,255). Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

Adjusting opacity with the composite level slider

You can precisely control the transparency or blending of the overlay with the composite level slider. Left is transparent and right is 100% opaque. You can also double-click the current value to enter a specific numeric percentage.

Composite level slider

CHP. 14

USING VIDEO FX, COMPOSITING, AND MASKS