Originally Posted by Colin Ward
Very nice, Roy. One question..... Is there a way to switch layers on and off in the video editing program or do you save the various versions in Photoshop as JPEGS and then place them in the video as needed to show the lights coming on, etc.?

Thanks


Another example Colin that more accurately shows how I did the layers for Johns video.

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The top layer is always the one seen at the front of the video and each lower layer is futher back in the scene.

So we have the 'lights layer' in front of the main windows of the house attic, then in front of that we have the 'Ghost layer' at 75% opacity to allow the light to come through. Then we have the 'Curtains layer' at 25% opacity.

The opacity of each layer can be altered with the track handles lowered or lifted just like the volume on an audio track in a audio editing package.

So the ghost could be made to fade in or out at will.

The lights out layer is simply areas that masks out the windows with black panels.

In actual fact the lights layer, ghost layer and curtains layer don't need to be cut away to use the lights out layer, as the black panels would cover them anyway. It's just the way I do it.

The lights out segments could be wider than the bits below, allowing the start and ends to have a fade in or out, thus turning the lights on and off slowly.

I hope that this explains it a bit more for you Colin and also for others who may be interested.

God Bless Roy and Helen



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