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Creating Axis Soft Effects
 
 
 

Use a soft Axis to create a single-layer effect directly on the timeline. For example, scale an element with a soft Axis to reveal an element on another layer. Adding a soft Axis to a soft Resize will mute the soft Resize.

NoteA clip may require more time to load if one or more soft effects are applied to it. This only occurs when the clip is loaded for the first time into the Player module or played back on the EditDesk. It loads normally upon subsequent use.

To create a soft Axis:

  1. Select an element on the timeline.
  2. Move the focus point over the layer you want to use as the top of the vertical edit.
  3. Click the Axis soft effect button (or press Alt+1 from the EditDesk record timeline).

    The Axis quick menu appears.

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    (a) Rendering options  (b) Layer Selection box  

  4. Set rendering options. You can set these options for both the result and the current clip. See Axis Rendering Options.
  5. To define surface attributes, select Surface from the Layer Selection box and then set the softness, position, scaling, and rotation for the surface.
  6. To add a matte, select Surface or Matte from the Layer Selection box, click Matte and load a matte.
    NoteTo temporarily turn off a matte as you work, select Matte from the Layer Selection box and then Off from the Matte box.
  7. To add a shadow, select Shadow from the Layer Selection box, select On, and then set the position, scaling, and rotation for the shadow.

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