Chapter 16. Building a Composite Image

Lesson Files

FCP4 Book Files > Lessons > Lesson 16 Project

Media

Sahara folder, Titanic folder

Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Blend clips to create a comp

Apply a composite mode

Apply a Luma Key filter

Apply a Chroma Keyer filter

Work with generated items

Display filter keyframes in the Timeline

Add keyframes in the Timeline

Add filter keyframes in the Viewer

Render and export a comp

Up until now, you have been placing clips side by side in the Timeline, building horizontally or sequentially in time. In this lesson, you will learn how to lay clips on top of each other to build vertically, or at the same moment in time. By layering clips over one another and allowing them to blend ...

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