Chroma Keyed Images in timeline, but I can get them into a Motion Tracker.

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Veepo

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Dec 31, 2019 16:14

Hello,

I took an image from my media library, put it into a time line - cropped it and did a Chroma Key on the image.

The background is gone, I now want ot use that image as a tracked object - motion tracker...but it does not show in my medial library.

Help?

Thanks,

Veepo

optodata

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Dec 31, 2019 22:34

Right, because the timeline image only exists as a preview image inside PD, while all media library clips are true external entities. PD requires "produced" (actual) clips, for importing into the Motion Tracker.

You'll just need to do another round trip using GIMP or Paint.net on a timeline snapshot, as originally described in this thread. Once that transparent image has been created, import it into the media library and then into the Motion Tracker.

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Veepo

Senior Member Joined: Feb 04, 2018 22:52 Messages: 201 Offline

Jan 01, 2020 17:50

Quote Right, because the timeline image only exists as a preview image inside PD, while all media library clips are true external entities. PD requires "produced" (actual) clips, for importing into the Motion Tracker.

You'll just need to do another round trip using GIMP or Paint.net on a timeline snapshot, as originally described in this thread. Once that transparent image has been created, import it into the media library and then into the Motion Tracker.

Thanks again Opto!!!

I have tried saving them in PiP Designer as overlays - then they show up.

For Video - yeah, I have to render them first then re add them to the image library.

Sincerely,

Veepo