Mask Keyframes? (Still need help)

jcardana

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Nov 25, 2014 12:36

I thought I read in the book how to keyframe masks.

I can't figure out how... Am I wrong in thinking I can?

Thanks for your time,

Joe

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ynotfish

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

Nov 25, 2014 17:50

Joe -

You've had me scratching around - mainly trying to figure out where you may have read such a thing.

In PowerDirector, masks cannot be keyframed. A mask is applied to an object & the object can be keyframed for opacity, scale, position, rotation, freeform etc

It has been discussed before (which is where you may have read it):
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25918.page
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/39380.page

If you want to expose different parts of the image/clip throughout the duration, you need to use an overlay which can be manipulated in PiP Designer. Using chroma key, you can get it to act like a mask (but with greater flexibility)... like in the attached example.

Cheers - Tony

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jcardana

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Nov 25, 2014 18:46

jcardana

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Nov 26, 2014 13:51

Call me stupid, I can't figure out how to get what I want.

I've attached a video clip. There's a picture frame on the wall. I have my image masked to fit the frame that's on the wall.

I want the image to move from the frame on the wall to the full image (also attached).

Could someone point me in the right direction. I guess I'm not understanding the difference between masking and overlays.

Thank you for your time and efforts,

Joe

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ynotfish

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

Nov 27, 2014 13:47

Hi Joe -

I've been putting a little toot together, but it's taking forever. PDR's preview screen & PiP Designer window occasionally goes black mid-screen capture... which doesn't look too good in a tutorial! Toots are meant to show how the thing works - not how it doesn't!

After starting various new projects, it's coming together.

It looks like you're on the right track anyway.

Cheers - Tony
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Godled

Newbie Joined: Jul 04, 2014 10:52 Messages: 28 Offline

Jul 21, 2016 22:04

hello

Can masks be keyframed now in PD13 or PD14?

Been pulling my hair out, just to read you can't keyframe masks in previous versions

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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jul 21, 2016 22:50

Chiedu - I just tried it last week for another user. You can’t keyframe masks in PD13 and PD14. Try it yourself and let us know what you find.

Godled

Newbie Joined: Jul 04, 2014 10:52 Messages: 28 Offline

Jul 22, 2016 01:58

Tomasc

You can't, I found the hard way

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Jul 22, 2016 04:21

Hi Chiedu,
Please start a new topic for any questions you have rather than make entries in another editor's thread which has been answered and is over 2 years old.
See guides. http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40361.page
We're all keen to answer new posts.
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Dafydd