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SUMMARY
The Critter Overlays and Effects are looping video files.
You can create a walk, run, fly, effect, etc. motion of
any length:
1) Import the file into your linear video
editor
2) Copy and paste the file (side by side)
as many times as needed to produce the duration you
require. 3) Export this entire work line as
a new file with a new filename. Be sure to export in
QuickTime (.mov) format with alpha channel included. We
recommend the "animation" codec for the QuickTime
format. The .png codec also works very well, but produces a
larger file size. Be sure to set your export with
Depth=Millions+ (This preserves the Alpha Channel.) 4) Import and overlay the
new duration file over your background, using whatever
method your linear editor requires to deal with chroma-key
(alpha transparency) files. 5) Linear motion
can now be applied in your video editor by making the imported
file larger or smaller at either the start or end of the
file. For example, for
"diagonally" moving characters, making
the file smaller at the start makes the character appear to
be moving toward the viewer. Making the file smaller at the
end makes the character appear to be moving away from the
viewer. Of course, if they're moving horizontally, there is
no need for size adjustment at the start or end, except to
"fit" them to your movie script.
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