Gradient track reveal

Peter Rush · March 14th, 2009, 04:07 AM

Hi Folks.

I have a clip on one video track and another on the track below. I want to be able to see the top half of the 'top' track and the bottom half of the track below but with a nice gradient or 'soft' split so they seamlessly blend into each other.

I have been using Premiere Pro for a few years now but this one has stumped me.

Cheers

Pete

Brian Brown · March 16th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Premiere does not do feathered masks. But you can create this effect by making a matte in Photoshop the size of your project and utilizing the track matte tools. The old Set Matte filter can also work.

If you have After Effects, it can do this kind of thing in its sleep with just a feathered mask.

HTH,
Brian Brown

Battle Vaughan · March 21st, 2009, 08:06 PM

You can do this with gradient masks made in Photoshop---make two, the size of your image, white where you want to see, black where you don't, gradiated in the part you want to overlap. One goes white on top to black on bottom, one goes black on top to white on bottom. Lay each over it's own clip --video one, mask one, video two, mask two. Apply track matte key to each video, select the appropriate mask for each track in the effect setup window. Select composite as "matte luma". The clips should each now be visible where it's matte is white, overlap where gradated, and not visible where the matte is black. /Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team

March 14th, 2009, 04:07 AM	#1
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Gradient track blend - please help Hi Folks. I have a clip on one video track and another on the track below. I want to be able to see the top half of the 'top' track and the bottom half of the track below but with a nice gradient or 'soft' split so they seamlessly blend into each other. I have been using Premiere Pro for a few years now but this one has stumped me. Cheers Pete Last edited by Peter Rush; March 14th, 2009 at 04:50 AM. Reason: Change Title

March 21st, 2009, 08:06 PM	#3
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	You can do this with gradient masks made in Photoshop---make two, the size of your image, white where you want to see, black where you don't, gradiated in the part you want to overlap. One goes white on top to black on bottom, one goes black on top to white on bottom. Lay each over it's own clip --video one, mask one, video two, mask two. Apply track matte key to each video, select the appropriate mask for each track in the effect setup window. Select composite as "matte luma". The clips should each now be visible where it's matte is white, overlap where gradated, and not visible where the matte is black. /Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team Attached Images Last edited by Battle Vaughan; March 21st, 2009 at 08:48 PM.

March 16th, 2009, 11:51 PM	#2
Brian Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Estes Park, CO USA Posts: 426	Premiere does not do feathered masks. But you can create this effect by making a matte in Photoshop the size of your project and utilizing the track matte tools. The old Set Matte filter can also work. If you have After Effects, it can do this kind of thing in its sleep with just a feathered mask. HTH, Brian Brown