PowerUP Webinar 41: Use Composite Modes to Create Better Effects

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Duration: 52:50

Presented: May 18, 2011

TUTORIAL

Composite modes have been hidden in Final Cut for a long, long time. But while they can create some amazing effects, they are still poorly understood. Which is a shame, because you can create some very interesting effects using composite modes; effects that you just can not achieve using filters alone.

Best of all, composite modes are easy to apply and require zero adjustment. If you are looking for cool looks to do what you just can’t do any other way, this session is for you!

This tutorial explains what composite modes are and how to use them to create a variety of effects. In fact, Larry provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a dozen different effects using tools that you already have installed on your system!

Audience Level

This session is for all Final Cut Pro editors using any version of Final Cut Pro. While it will help if you are familiar with the basic interface, this session will show you everything you need to know to create effects using composite modes.

Content Outline

• Define composite modes
• Define the four types of composite modes
• Illustrate how composite modes work
• Show how changing the background affects the results you can get from composite modes

• DEMO: How to add burned-in timecode to all the clips in a sequence
• DEMO: How to display the large timecode window and how to change what it displays
• DEMO: How to add texture to text
• DEMO: How to add texture to an image
• DEMO: How to composite using shapes
• DEMO: How to smooth skin tones
• DEMO: How to put moving video inside text with moving video in the background
• DEMO: How to enhance sky detail with gradients
• DEMO: How to create a multi-color gradient
• DEMO: How to enhance a scene using color gradients (see the image above)
• DEMO: How to create a luma key
• DEMO: How to combine filters, keys, and composite modes to create complex effect