Help with New Blue Image Mapper

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

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May 01, 2013 18:01

I just bought the 3 video essentials and I'm stuck when trying to use the Image Mapper effect. I've manually put a background video on the top track and used keyframes to place a video on a lower track appear as a live screen on the top/background video, but it's tedious and I wanted to use some of the wrapping/twisting effects that New Blue has.

The problem I have is that IM will only work on the tracks above it, yet that's where the background video needs to be. I know that I can move the effects track down to have it affect more tracks, but I can't see how this effect works if the background track is above it (and therefore changed by IM). Any videos on lower tracks are full screen and unaffected, so they completely block what the effect is doing.

Am I completely lame or is there just something I'm missing? I'm hoping that someone can help me with this Escherian dilemma!

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

May 01, 2013 20:26

Hi optodata -

Have you tried just dropping the Image Mapper effect directly onto the clip - then go to Effect/Keyframes to set your distortion? (i.e. if you want to apply the effect to the whole clip)

Works fine here, but I don't have a picture of what it is you're trying to do. Maybe a screenshot of what you're up to so far would help.

Cheers - Tony
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Xerox

Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Aug 09, 2009 01:36 Messages: 446 Offline

May 01, 2013 22:06

If you just bought VE3, did you install the latest version without installing the older version 120817 first? If not, isn't it hard to decipher the names of the NB effects and their properties?

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optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

May 01, 2013 23:05

Have you tried just dropping the Image Mapper effect directly onto the clip - then go to Effect/Keyframes to set your distortion?

BINGO! That's what I was missing. I couldn't find it on the NB help file and I wouldn't have though of dragging an effect directly onto a clip - I'm used to giving everything its own track except for transitions. Thank you very much

Xerox, this was a new install for me and the only NB effects that were already installed were the ones that came with PD10 and 11. I saw some of the other posts about improper labels and such, but fortunately everything went fine with my installation. Thanks!

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