Tutorial 1

Applying overlay

This tutorial introduces you to the basic PatchMaker functionality and takes you through the steps needed to apply an overlay to a moving object.

The tutorial consists of 10 simple steps. Their description comes with pictures and references to other chapters where the corresponding tools are described in greater detail.

This tutorial is part of the PatchMaker distribution package. It can also be downloaded from our website (patchmaker.net/enu/downloads.php) along with the sample project file.

1. Creating a project & importing an underlay

2. Setting the current frame

3. Creating a tracking segment

4. Creating a mask

5. Changing tracking bounds

6. Editing tracking settings

7. Importing an overlay

8. Changing the alpha interpretation

9. Processing the segment

10. Rendering the composition

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