6 Replies Latest reply: Apr 1, 2014 9:22 AM by robodog RSS

    Premiere Pro CS5 - mask

    steenmikkelsen2 Community Member

      Hi

       

       

      In some of my video clips, I would only use "Video Effect" in a particular area. for instance, in the middle of the video clip.

       


      In Photoshop I can apply "Layer mask" og make a "Selection", and in the After Effect, I can also use masks, but how do I do in Premiere Pro CS5?


      See the attached image, it perhaps explains better what I mean.premiere_forum.jpg

        • 1. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
          JSS1138 CommunityMVP

          how do I do in Premiere Pro CS5?

           

          Honestly, send over to After Effects.  Premiere Pro's masking is quite limited.

          • 2. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
            cowanp

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            • 3. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
              Community Member

              I am an AE idiot due to no experience.. but love PS as I've used for years.. and often make titles and masks in PS...although I have seen tutorials where doing the masks in AE if really very similar to PS and pretty easy once you know how...

               

              If you want to though.. if you want to make mask in PS and import that as an image to your video edit.. you can do it.. and then track it or whatever  you need to do..

               

              white is tranparent, feathering edges of selection in PS does all the stuff you maybe be used to.. using PS... ( white to black )..

               

              basically open your image in PS , make new channel ( alpha ) , make new path, make the path and fill with white and do what you want with the selection ( feathering etc ).. so you'll have a new layer with your selection ( mask )... make sure the mode is rgb 32 bit.. and " save as " ... you'll get your mask from PS... ( check the box on 'save as ' to include alpha ).

               

              good luck !

               

               

              • 4. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
                Community Member

                make new layer first.. you'll get it...there's tutorials on how to do in PS.. google ...

                • 5. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
                  Biggles Lamb Community Member

                  Hi

                   

                  Jim has advised you of the best way

                   

                  If you have not learned After Effects then head over to the Creative Cow website where there are litterary hundreds of video tutorials

                   

                  http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeaftereffects/mask

                   

                  This link shows you the way.

                   

                  I learned AE by starting with the basic tutorial and then worked my way up.

                   

                  Cheers

                   

                  Col

                  • 6. Re: Premiere Pro CS5 - mask
                    Community Member

                    As per my own idiocy re: AE and gazillion years of PS experience.. my point is basically re: the fine adjustments to the "path" I can draw using PS... and the control I have over that once I save the path as a selection and it is going to be an alpha channel ( mask import ).  I  know AE is faster and very nice according to the tutorials but it does work with PS if you are more comfortable with that... good luck !