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# Applying Overlays

Use this feature to apply an overlay to your cut. For example, you can add a logo to every frame. An overlay consists of a single uncompressed RGBA, TIFF, or SGI® file containing alpha channel information. The white areas of the file are viewable in the cut.

To make files available for use as overlays:

1. Exit Lustre.
2. Navigate to the Lustre directory by doing one of the following:
   - If using the Windows version of Lustre, in Windows Explorer, go to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Lustre<version>, where C is the drive where Lustre is installed.
   - If using the Linux version of Lustre, type:

     cd /usr/autodesk/lustre<version>

3. Create a directory called overlay. To do this in Linux, type:

   mkdir overlay

4. Place any files you want to use as overlays in this directory. To do this in Linux, type:

   cp / <path> / <filename> /usr/autodesk/lustre<version>/overlay

5. Restart Lustre.

To apply an overlay to a cut:

1. Load the cut to which you want to apply an overlay. See Managing Cuts.
2. In the Main menu, click Setup, and then click Interface.

   The files in the overlay directory appear in the Overlay list.

3. Click the overlay file that you want to apply.

   It is highlighted.

4. Enable On/Off.

   The overlay is applied to the cut.