images

Travel mattes, or traveling mattes, are a unique type of composite mode that uses the underlying layer in a composite stack to define an image’s transpar- ency. It allows the application to create a great many wonderful motion graph- ics animations. We’ll look at a few that I hope will spur your imagination and get you started on creating interesting and exciting projects.

SETTING UP THE PROJECT

For this lesson you’ll need to launch the Lesson 18 project and go through the reconnect process, if necessary. Inside your copy of the project Lesson 18 , you’ll find the Clips bin, three master clips ( Village, Dance , and Ceremony ), and a number ...

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