Pinnacle Systems Xpress DV - 4.0 Quick Reference
Effects Reference
for
Avid Xpress
®
Avid Xpress DV
Pro
make manage move | media
™
Avid
®
Copyright and Disclaimer
Product specifications are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part
of Avid Technology, Inc.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. You can obtain a copy of
that license by visiting Avid's Web site at www.avid.com. The terms of that license are also available in the
product in the same directory as the software. The software may not be reverse assembled and may be
used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the
software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement.
Avid products or portions thereof are protected by one or more of the following United States Patents:
4,746,994; 4,970,663; 5,045,940; 5,267,351; 5,309,528; 5,355,450; 5,396,594; 5,440,348; 5,452,378;
5,467,288; 5,513,375; 5,528,310; 5,557,423; 5,568,275; 5,577,190; 5,584,006; 5,640,601; 5,644,364;
5,654,737; 5,715,018; 5,724,605; 5,726,717; 5,729,673; 5,745,637; 5,752,029; 5,754,851; 5,799,150;
5,812,216; 5,852,435; 5,905,841; 5,929,836; 5,930,445; 5,946,445; 5,987,501; 6,016,152; 6,018,337;
6,023,531; 6,058,236; 6,061,758; 6,091,778; 6,105,083; 6,118,444; 6,128,001; 6,134,607; 6,137,919;
6,141,691; 6,198,477; 6,201,531; 6,223,211; 6,249,280; 6,269,195; 6,317,158; 6,317,515; 6,330,369;
6,351,557; 6,353,862; 6,357,047; 6,392,710; 6,404,435; 6,407,775; 6,417,891; 6,426,778; 6,477,271;
6,489,969; 6,512,522; 6,532,043; 6,546,190; 6,552,731; 6,553,142; 6,570,624; 6,571,255; 6,583,824;
D392,269; D396,853; D398,912. Other patents are pending.
Copyright © 2003 Avid Technology, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
The following disclaimer is required by Apple Computer, Inc.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
REGARDING THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ITS
MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE EXCLUSION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. THERE MAY BE
OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
The following disclaimer is required by Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics, Inc. for the use of
their TIFF library:
Copyright © 1988–1997 Sam Leffler
Copyright © 1991–1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software [i.e., the TIFF library] and its
documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that (i) the above copyright notices
and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the
names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the
software without the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
The following disclaimer is required by the Independent JPEG Group:
Portions of this software are based on work of the Independent JPEG Group.
The following disclaimer is required by Paradigm Matrix:
Portions of this software licensed from Paradigm Matrix.
The following disclaimer is required by Ray Sauers Associates, Inc.:
“Install-It” is licensed from Ray Sauers Associates, Inc. End-User is prohibited from taking any action to
derive a source code equivalent of “Install-It,” including by reverse assembly or reverse compilation, Ray
Sauers Associates, Inc. shall in no event be liable for any damages resulting from reseller’s failure to
perform reseller’s obligation; or any damages arising from use or operation of reseller’s products or the
software; or any other damages, including but not limited to, incidental, direct, indirect, special or
consequential Damages including lost profits, or damages resulting from loss of use or inability to use
reseller’s products or the software for any reason including copyright or patent infringement, or lost data,
even if Ray Sauers Associates has been advised, knew or should have known of the possibility of such
damages.
The following disclaimer is required by Videomedia, Inc.:
“Videomedia, Inc. makes no warranties whatsoever, either express or implied, regarding this product,
including warranties with respect to its merchantability or its fitness for any particular purpose.”
“This software contains V-LAN ver. 3.0 Command Protocols which communicate with V-LAN ver. 3.0
products developed by Videomedia, Inc. and V-LAN ver. 3.0 compatible products developed by third parties
under license from Videomedia, Inc. Use of this software will allow “frame accurate” editing control of
applicable videotape recorder decks, videodisc recorders/players and the like.”
The following disclaimer is required by Altura Software, Inc. for the use of its Mac2Win
software and Sample Source Code:
©1993–1998 Altura Software, Inc.
The following disclaimer is required by Ultimatte Corporation:
Certain real-time compositing capabilities are provided under a license of such technology from Ultimatte
Corporation and are subject to copyright protection.
The following disclaimer is required by 3Prong.com Inc.:
Certain waveform and vector monitoring capabilities are provided under a license from 3Prong.com Inc.
Attn. Government User(s). Restricted Rights Legend
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. This Software and its documentation are “commercial
computer software” or “commercial computer software documentation.” In the event that such Software or
documentation is acquired by or on behalf of a unit or agency of the U.S. Government, all rights with
respect to this Software and documentation are subject to the terms of the License Agreement, pursuant to
FAR §12.212(a) and/or DFARS §227.7202-1(a), as applicable.
Trademarks
888 I/O, Adrenaline, AirPlay, AirSPACE, AirSPACE HD, AniMatte, AudioSuite, AudioVision, AutoSync, Avid,
Avid DNA, AVIDdrive, AVIDdrive Towers, Avid Mojo, AvidNet, AvidNetwork, AVIDstripe, Avid Unity,
Avid Xpress, AVoption, AVX, CamCutter, ChromaCurve, ChromaWheel, DAE, D-Fi, D-fx, Digidesign,
Digidesign Audio Engine, Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction, DigiDrive, Digital Nonlinear Accelerator,
DigiTranslator, DINR, D-Verb, Equinox, ExpertRender, FieldPak, Film Composer, FilmScribe, FluidMotion,
HIIP, HyperSPACE, HyperSPACE HDCAM, IllusionFX, Image Independence, Intraframe, iS9, iS18, iS23,
iS36, Lo-Fi, Magic Mask, make manage move | media, Marquee, Matador, Maxim, MCXpress,
Media Composer, MediaDock, MediaDock Shuttle, Media Fusion, Media Illusion, MediaLog,
Media Reader, Media Recorder, MEDIArray, MediaShare, Meridien, MetaSync, NaturalMatch, Nearchive,
NetReview, NewsCutter, Nitris, OMF, OMF Interchange, OMM, Open Media Framework,
Open Media Management, ProEncode, Pro Tools, QuietDrive, Recti-Fi, RetroLoop, rS9, rS18, Sci-Fi,
Softimage, Sound Designer II, SPACE, SPACEShift, Symphony, the Avid|DS logo, Trilligent, UnityRAID,
Vari-Fi, Video Slave Driver, VideoSPACE, and Xdeck are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
iNEWS, iNEWS ControlAir, and Media Browse are trademarks of iNews, LLC.
Apple, Macintosh, and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. Windows is either a registered
trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
Footage
Arri — Courtesy of Arri™/Fauer — John Fauer, Inc.
Bell South “Anticipation” — Courtesy of Two Headed Monster — Tucker/Wayne Atlanta/GMS.
Canyonlands — Courtesy of the National Park Service/Department of the Interior.
Eco Challenge British Columbia — Courtesy of Eco Challenge Lifestyles, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
Eco Challenge Morocco — Courtesy of Discovery Communications, Inc.
It’s Shuttletime — Courtesy of BCP & Canadian Airlines.
Nestlé Coffee Crisp — Courtesy of MacLaren McCann Canada.
Saturn “Calvin Egg” — Courtesy of Cossette Communications.
“Tigers: Tracking a Legend” — Courtesy of www.wildlifeworlds.com.
Windhorse — Courtesy of Paul Wagner Productions.
Arizona Images — KNX-TV Production — Courtesy of Granite Broadcasting, Inc.,
Editor/Producer Bryan Foote.
Canyonlands — Courtesy of the National Park Service/Department of the Interior.
WCAU Fire Story — Courtesy of NBC-10, Philadelphia, PA.
Paragliding — Courtesy of Legendary Entertainment, Inc.
GOT FOOTAGE?
Editors — Filmmakers — Special Effects Artists — Game Developers — Animators — Educators —
Broadcasters — Content creators of every genre — Just finished an incredible project and want to
share it with the world?
Send us your reels and we may use your footage in our show reel or demo!*
For a copy of our release and Avid’s mailing address, go to www.avid.com/footage.
*Note: Avid cannot guarantee the use of materials submitted.
Effects Reference for Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV • Part 0130-05716-01 •
September 2003
Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2D Effects Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Global and Keyframeable Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avid Pan & Zoom Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other Options button for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect. . . . . . . . 23
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Position for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Background for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Color Effect Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Luma Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Luma Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5
Luma Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chroma Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Color Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Color Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Foreground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Illusion FX Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Glow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Start Timecode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Key Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Secondary Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Spill Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Key Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chroma Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Matte Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Color Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Matrix Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Traditional Motion Effect Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Freeze Frame Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Variable Speed and Strobe Motion Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Plug-in Effect Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
6
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Scroll Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Region Stabilize Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Region of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Progressive Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
2D Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Blend Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dip to Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dissolve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fade from Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Fade to Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Picture-in-Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Superimpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Box Wipe Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Bottom Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Bottom Left to Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Bottom Right to Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Left Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Right Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Top Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Top Left to Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Top Right to Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Conceal Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bottom Left to Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bottom Right to Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bottom to Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Right to Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Top Left to Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Top Right to Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Top to Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
7
Edge Wipe Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Horizontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Horizontal Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lower Left Diagonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lower Right Diagonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Upper Left Diagonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Upper Right Diagonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vertical Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Film Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
1.66 Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
1.85 Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
16:9 Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Anamorphic Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Blowup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Film Dissolve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Film Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Illusion FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Color Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Crystal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Film Grain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
FluidBlur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
FluidColorMap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
FluidMorph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Kaleidoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Lightning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Melt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Motion Blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Page Curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Particle Blast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Particle Orbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Particle Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
8
Pattern Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Pinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Radial Blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Random Blend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ripple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rollup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Sparkler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Sphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Swirl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Timecode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Twist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Image Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Avid Pan & Zoom (AVX Plug-In Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Color Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Color Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Flip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Flip-Flop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Flop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Region Stabilize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Resize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Key Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Chroma Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Luma Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Matte Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
RGB Keyer (AVX Plug-in Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
L-Conceal Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
9
Matrix Wipe Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
One-Way Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Speckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Zig-Zag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Motion Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Freeze Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Variable Speed and Strobe Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Peel Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Bottom Left Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bottom Right Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Bottom to Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Right to Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Top Left Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Top Right Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Top to Bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Push Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bottom Left to Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Bottom Right to Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Bottom to Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Right to Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Top Left to Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Top Right to Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Top to Bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Sawtooth Wipe Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Horizontal Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Horizontal Open Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vertical Open Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vertical Sawtooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Shape Wipe Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4 Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Center Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
10
Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Ellipse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Horizontal Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Horizontal Blinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vertical Blinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Spin Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
X Spin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Y Spin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Squeeze Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Bottom Centered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Bottom Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bottom Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Bottom to Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Centered Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Horizontal Centered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Left Centered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Right Centered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Right to Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Top Centered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Top Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Top Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Top to Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vertical Centered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Timewarp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Timewarp: 0% To 100% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Timewarp: 100% To 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Timewarp: 50% Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Timewarp: Trim to Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Timewarp: Reverse Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Timewarp: Speed Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Timewarp: Speed Bump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
11
Title Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Comparison of Similar Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Chapter 2 3D Effects Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
3D Effects Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Global Versus Keyframeable Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
The Hierarchy of Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Direct Manipulation of 3D Effect Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Axis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Border. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Foreground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Shadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Spline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Trail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Xpress 3D Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
3D Shape Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
3D PIP Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Page Fold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tips for Page Fold Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
3D Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Limitations to 3D Ball Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
3D Slats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
12
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid editing application. You can
use it to create broadcast-quality output incorporating every possible
production element from full-speed, high-resolution footage, to
multimedia artwork and animation, to computer-generated effects and
titling.
n
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models.
Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and hardware
that are covered in the documentation.
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for all Avid users, from beginning to advanced.
About This Guide
This guide contains reference material for your Avid application’s effects
capabilities. It is a companion volume to the Effects Guide for Avid Xpress
Pro, Avid Xpress DV, which contains a complete explanation of all the tools
and techniques required to create, apply, and adjust various effects and
graphics, including useful tips, shortcuts, and custom options.
Using This Guide
Symbols and Conventions
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the
Windows
®
XP and Mac® OS X operating systems. When the text applies
to a specific operating system, it is marked as follows:
• (Windows) or (Windows only) means the information applies to the
Windows XP operating system.
• (Macintosh) or (Macintosh only) means the information applies to the
Mac OS X operating system.
The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a
Windows XP system, but the information applies to both Windows XP and
Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows XP and
Mac OS X screen shots are shown.
The following terms are used in this document:
• “effects guide” refers to the Effects Guide for Avid Xpress Pro,
Avid Xpres s DV
• “user’s guide” refers to the User’s Guide for Avid Xpress Pro,
Avid Xpres s DV
• “supplement” refers to the User’s Guide Supplement for
Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV
14
• “online library CD-ROM” refers to the Avid Xpress Products Online
Library CD-ROM
The effects guide, user’s guide, and supplement are all available on the
online library CD-ROM.
Symbols and Conventions
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
n
c
w
> This symbol indicates menu commands (and
t
k This symbol represents the Apple or Command key.
A note provides important related information,
reminders, recommendations, and strong
suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could
cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose
data.
A warning describes an action that could cause you
physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this
document or on the unit itself when handling
electrical equipment.
subcommands) in the order you select them. For
example, File > Import means to open the File menu
and then select the Import command.
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure.
Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform
one of the actions listed.
Press and hold the Command key and another key to
perform a keyboard shortcut.
Margin tips In the margin, you will find tips that help you
perform tasks more easily and efficiently.
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to
indicate variables.
Courier Bold font
Click Quickly press and release the left mouse button
Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).
button (Macintosh) twice rapidly.
15
Using This Guide
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
Right-click Quickly press and release the right mouse button
(Windows only).
Drag Press and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or
the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the
mouse.
Ctrl+key
k+key
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid editing product:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task
in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your
workflow.
2. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for the
latest information that might have become available after the hardcopy
documentation was printed.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your
hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online
services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this
online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to
access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join
online message-board discussions.
Press and hold the first key while you press the
second key.
16
5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).
For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call
800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).
If You Have Documentation Comments
If You Have Documentation Comments
Avid Technology continuously seeks to improve its documentation. We
value your comments about this guide, the Help, the online library DVD,
and other Avid-supplied documentation.
Simply e-mail your documentation comments to Avid Technology at
TechPubs@avid.com
Please include the title of the document, its part number, and the specific
section you are commenting on in all correspondence.
How to Order Documentation
To order additional copies of this documentation from within the
United States, call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are
placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local
Avid representative.
Avid Educational Services
For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications,
courseware, and books, please visit www.avid.com/training or call
Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).
17
Using This Guide
18
Chapter 1
2D Effects Reference
This chapter describes all 2D effects parameters and then summarizes all
2D effects in alphabetical order within each effect category. For
information on effects editing, see the chapter “Basics of Effects Editing”
in the effects guide or the Help.
• 2D Effects Parameters
• 2D Effects
• Comparison of Similar Effects
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
2D Effects Parameters
This section provides a general description of all 2D parameters, in
alphabetical order. Some parameters apply to a wide range of effects;
others are specific to a small group of effects, such as keys or motion
effects.
Effect parameters are grouped in the following categories:
• Acceleration
• Avid Pan & Zoom Parameters
• Background
• Border
• Color Effect Parameters
• Crop
• Foreground
• Illusion FX Parameters
20
• Key Parameters
• Matrix Parameters
• Traditional Motion Effect Parameters
• Plug-in Effect Parameters
• Position
• Region Stabilize Parameters
• Scaling
• Transition Parameters
For an explanation of how to change a parameter, see “Understanding
Effect Parameters” in the effects guide or the Help.
Global and Keyframeable Parameters
The effects parameters are divided into two types:
• Global
Changes apply to all keyframes. When you change a global parameter,
the system automatically sets the value for all keyframes in the effect.
• Keyframeable
Changes can be applied to individual keyframes. You can use keyframe
parameters to alter an effect over time.
This distinction is noted throughout this section for each parameter.
Acceleration
2D Effects Parameters
Parameter Type Global
Description Adjusts the effect’s speed over time by having the effect ease in and ease out of every
keyframe. This gives the effect a more natural appearance. The overall speed of an
effect is determined by the duration of the effect, which is determined by the length of
the clip in the sequence. If you want to slow down or speed up the movement of an
effect, you will need to change the length of your effect or use add edits to limit the
portion of the clip affected by the effect.
Use of Control Drag the slider to control ease in and ease out motion. When the slider is to the left
(value of 0), there is no ease in and ease out motion. The effect maintains a constant
speed throughout its path. As the slider moves to the right (toward a maximum value
of 100), ease in and ease out motion increases.
21
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
Avid Pan & Zoom Parameters
This section describes the parameter categories available for the
Avid Pan & Zoom AVX plug-in effect.
Other Options button
22
Other Options button for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect
Parameter type: Global
The Other Options button opens a file selection dialog box. Use it to
specify the image file for the Avid Pan & Zoom effect.
2D Effects Parameters
Display
n
If you move the image file after importing it into the Avid Pan & Zoom
effect, the effect will not be able to locate the file and you must reimport the
image.
Parameter type: Global
The Display Fast menu lets you choose how you view the image as you
work on it.
• Source shows you the entire image scaled to fit inside the Effect
Preview monitor. Use Source as you draft the effect.
• Tar ge t shows you the results of your pan and zoom settings. Use
Target for previewing your moves.
For more information, see “Viewing the Image While You Work” in the
effects guide or the Help.
Display Options
Parameter type: Global
Show Action Safe in the Display Options parameter category selects or
deselects the display of the safe action area. When Show Action Safe is
selected, the safe action area appears as a rectangle superimposed on the
field of view.
23
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
Size
Parameter type: Keyframeable
The Size parameter category contains the Zoom Factor slider. This slider
controls how far you zoom into or out from the source image.
The Zoom Factor ranges from .1 to 20. At .1, the application scales down
the image to one-tenth the original. At 1, the application applies no
magnification to the source image. At 20, the application scales up the
image 20 times - that is, by 2,000%.
The larger the Zoom Factor, the smaller the field of view rectangle appears
when you use Source mode.
Position for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect
24
Parameter type: Keyframeable
You control pan by either using the X and Y Position parameters or
dragging the field of view across the source image.
The Position parameters refer to the center of the field of view. A Position
of 0, 0 centers the field of view over the center of the image.
For more information, see “Panning Over the Source Image” in the effects
guide or the Help.
Velocity
Parameter type: Keyframeable
The Avid Pan & Zoom effect uses Velocity In and Velocity Out at each
keyframe to modify apparent camera speed as it pans across the image
between keyframes. It modifies changes in the Zoom Factor setting in the
same way.
The Velocity parameters divide the time between keyframes in half.
Velocity In controls the rate of movement in the first half; Velocity Out
controls the rate of movement in the second half.
Table 1 Velocity Parameter Options
Parameter Option Description
2D Effects Parameters
Velocity In Linear For the first half of the time between the selected keyframe and the next
keyframe (starting at the selected keyframe and ending at the midpoint
between keyframes), the effect makes no modification to the pan and zoom
movement. This results in apparent camera movement that begins immediately
with no ease in.
Constant The effect does not use the keyframe’s Position parameters to calculate the
speed of the effect. However, the effect still uses the keyframe’s Position
parameters to determine the path of the effect (the pan) and the keyframe’s
Zoom Factor to calculate the zoom between the selected keyframe and the
next keyframe. For more information on using the Constant option, see
“Creating a Path with Constant Velocity” in the effects guide or the Help.
When you select Constant for Velocity In, the effect automatically selects
Constant for Velocity Out, and vice versa.
25
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
Table 1 Velocity Parameter Options (Continued)
Parameter Option Description
Ease In For the first half of the time between the selected keyframe and the next
keyframe (starting at the selected keyframe and ending at the midpoint
between keyframes), the effect modifies the pan and zoom movement by
providing a slight acceleration. To ease in and ease out of the entire effect, see
“Using Ease In and Ease Out” in the effects guide or the Help.
Velocity Out Linear For the second half of the time between the selected keyframe and the next
keyframe (starting at the midpoint and ending at the next keyframe), the effect
makes no modification to the pan and zoom movement. This results in
parameters that change at a constant rate up to the next keyframe.
Ease Out For the second half of the time between the selected keyframe and the next
keyframe (starting at the midpoint and ending at the next keyframe), the effect
modifies the pan and zoom movement by providing a slight deceleration. To
ease in and ease out of the entire effect, see “Using Ease In and Ease Out” in
the effects guide or the Help.
Constant The effect does not use the keyframe’s Position parameters to calculate the
speed of the effect. However, the effect still uses the keyframe’s Position
parameters in determining the path of the effect (the pan) and the keyframe’s
Zoom Factor to calculate the zoom between the selected keyframe and the
next keyframe. For more information on using the Constant option, see
“Creating a Path with Constant Velocity” in the effects guide or the Help.
When you select Constant for Velocity Out, the effect automatically selects
Constant for Velocity In, and vice versa.
Hold At the midpoint between the selected keyframe and the next keyframe, the
image freezes (pan and zoom movement stops). Movement resumes at the next
keyframe. The effect disregards the Velocity In value of the next keyframe.
If you have Background set to Video, the background continues to update.
26
Path
2D Effects Parameters
Parameter type: Global
The Path parameter controls how the Avid Pan & Zoom effect interpolates
Position parameter changes between keyframes.
• Linear interpolation creates straight-line changes from one keyframe
to the next.
• Spline interpolation smooths out changes between keyframes to create
a more natural movement.
The Avid Pan & Zoom effect calculates a Spline path so that it is
smooth through all points. If you move a point the effect recalculates
the entire path.
n
If you combine a Spline path with Constant velocity, when you move a
keyframe the path recalculation might result in a change to the velocity of
the effect.
27
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
Filtering
Parameter type: Global
Filtering controls the method by which the Avid Pan & Zoom effect
renders and determines the quality of the rendered result. The various
filtering methods allow you to trade off the clarity or sharpness of the
resized image and the speed at which the effect renders.
The following illustration ranks the Filtering options from fastest render
time and lowest quality image to longest render time and highest quality
image. For more information, see “Filtering” in the effects guide or the
Help.
Longest Render
Time
Shortest Render
Time
Quadratic
Triangle
Real Time
Lowest Image Quality
Avid Ultra Qual
Avid Hi Qual
Gaussian
B-Spline Catmull
Cubic
Highest Image Quality
28
Background for the Avid Pan & Zoom Effect
Parameter type: Global
With the Avid Pan & Zoom effect you can select a field of view from the
original image that does not fill the entire screen. The Background
parameter determines what appears outside the field of view.
• Color lets you select a background color using one of the following
methods:
t Manipulate the RGB sliders directly, or use the numeric keypad to
enter values.
t Click the Other Options button to use the Windows Color dialog
box or the Macintosh Color Picker.
2D Effects Parameters
t Click the Color Preview window, and use the eyedropper.
For more information, see “Adjusting a Color Parameter” in the effects
guide or the Help.
• Video uses the video from the segment upon which you placed the
Avid Pan & Zoom effect.
29
Chapter 1 2D Effects Reference
Advanced
Parameter type: Global
The Advanced parameter category provides controls to compensate for
differences in pixel shape between source and output, and to select input
color levels.
• Source Has Square Pixels is enabled by default. The Avid Pan &
Zoom effect makes the calculations necessary to produce results
compatible with rectangular pixels.
When you deselect Source Has Square Pixels, the Avid Pan & Zoom
effect makes no changes to the pixel shape.
•The Level setting tells the effect how to treat the color levels in the
image.
- RGB is for images with a black level of 0 and a white level of 255.
Most images you import into the Avid Pan & Zoom effect (except
those from a video source) use RGB values. The effect maps
colors to video black and white levels, which are 16 and 235
respectively. RGB is the default Level setting.
30
- 601 refers to the ITU-R-601 standard for video black and white
levels. Select 601 in the rare case when you use images from a
video source. When you select 601 for the Level setting, the effect
makes no adjustment to color levels.
Loading...