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Working with Track Mattes

Track Mattes let you mask video footage into assets (like logos, characters, or text) to create advanced visual effects and custom transitions.

Written by Lisa
  1. Masking with PNG Images: Select your video clip, scroll down to the Track Mattes panel settings, click Mask, choose your PNG image (like a logo or character), and set the channel to Alpha to seamlessly play the video within that graphic.

  2. Creating Dynamic Transitions: Animate a shape (such as a circle scaling up to fill the screen) and set your video clip's track matte to that shape using the Alpha channel to reveal your video via a smooth transition effect.

  3. Advanced Text Reveals: Apply an Inverted Alpha track matte to a background shape or layer targeted at an animated text element to create complex typography reveal effects where your video transitions into text.

For a visual walkthrough, view the full tutorial video below:

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