Jeff, Thanks so much for your reply. I was tearing my hair out, thinking I was doing something wrong. Glad to hear the program is functioning the way it was intended, even if not the way I would like.
I use Premiere for hobby only. Most of what I create are slideshows with music, special effects, etc., and I've been using Photodex Producer, since it's so easy to use. I can get the same track matte effect much easier in Producer, but prefer Premiere Pro for other things. So-o-o-o, my question is, is there any point in upgrading Premiere Pro to CS3, or would I be wasting my money? I actually almost considered going to Premiere Elements, but you can't do separate sequences in that, and I'd be stuck with the same problem with track mattes. (I think, anyway.) I was thinking of downloading the trial of CS3 and trying it, but didn't know if I could run two versions at the same time. ?? Thanks again, Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Schell To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:04 PM Subject: RE: [AP] Heart transition - to Jeff Schell Ah yes, the moving matte issue. That was a problem they addressed in Premiere Pro 2.0 and later releases. In 1.5, you have to scale and position and rotate and all that fun stuff in a separate sequence. THEN nest that sequence into another sequence, and use it as a track matte. As far as the issue of the source video and the matte moving together -- that's just an unfortunate side effect of the way the Premiere Pro programmers decided to make the matte behave. Once you apply a track matte, the video and matte are "locked" together in position, so to speak. The solution is to apply your source video position/rotation/scale BEFORE adding the track matte effect. Not desirable in the least, but... se la vi. Then again, advanced track mattes are better done in After Effects, so Premiere's "light" implementation intentionally has much to be desired. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
