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> Editing with Overlay Mode (Windows Only) |
Editing with Overlay Mode (Windows Only)
If you import enhancements that reference HTML files with Overlay mode, the Avid editing system creates two objects in a bin: an enhancement (marked by an ITV icon) and a corresponding matte key (marked by a Matte Key icon). This matte key overlays the video, thus creating a transparent "window" that lets the video show through.
When you edit this kind of enhancement, you should edit the enhancement, not the matte key. The matte key is linked to the enhancement, so that if you edit, delete, or otherwise modify the clip in the Timeline, the matte key is also modified.
When you monitor an enhancement that uses Overlay mode in the Timeline, a special track, labeled MO (Meta Overlay), is displayed for the matte key. Note that this track displays a Lock icon, which indicates that you cannot edit it directly. You need to edit the enhancement.
You can monitor only one Meta track and its corresponding Meta Overlay track at a time.
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Do not render the matte key, because any edit causes the Avid editing
application to delete and re-create the Meta Overlay track, thus losing the
render. If you need to render effects for real-time play, deselect the Meta
Overlay track and render effects on tracks below it.
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The ExpertRender feature does not work correctly with sequences that use
Meta Overlay tracks. Use the Render In/Out feature instead.
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