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How2 Extract a difference matte Fix difference mattes Import a Matte and match timecode Crossfade tracks Create matted color FX Create a matted sparkle highlight Directionally animate highlights Improve the Transporter effect

How2 Create a Desert look with the Color Corrector Create a Desert look using an overlay and composite mode Add heat haze to the desert look

How2 Apply a Color Tint affect Tint using a color overlay

How2 Create a high contrast matte Set foreground and background colors around a key or matte Create a second tone Add edges to the color effect

How2 Extract mattes from footage Isolate a matte from footage source using the Extract Filter Mask a Keyed or Extracted shot with a Garbage Mask Create basic glows with matted footage Create a color glow Add a zoom glow to footage Place the subject in front of the glow

How2 Create Black and White images for Travel Mattes Create Static Travel Mattes in Photoshop Create Static Travel Mattes in Final Cut Pro Join Shapes together into one shape Use Travel Mattes in Creative Screen Layouts Build a Sequence with Travel Matte and Clip together Use a Travel Matte combination in a Screen Layout Add Design Elements to a Screen Layout Add and Animate video into Text Screens Set up tracks for animating Video into Text Screen Mask Video for compositing into Text Screens Scale and animate Video on a curved path into the Text Screen Extend the Video with a Freeze Frame Merge the video into the composite Set up Tracks so Text moves from behind other elements Build the first Line of Text Duplicate and modify the Text Tracks Position and animate the Text Set up Tracks so Text moves from behind other elements

How2 Create overlapping animated text with pseudo 3D Elements Create a pseudo 3D Look Add a Glint Create and Animate Text using Composite Modes

How2 Isolate a Matte from Blue or Green Screen Source Travel matte a Color to a Matte Composite the color People to the final Sequence

How2 Create Trails with Matted footage Create ColorTrails Create Rainbow Trails Keep the effect behind the matted object

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