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How To Resize, Combine, & Merge Layers In Photoshop

October 7, 2020 by feecalculator_x6rbod

One of the many simple modifications to Photoshop images is the use of layers, which make it easy to adjust, remove, and merge image elements.

Layers in Photoshop are like individual flat pieces of glass stacked on top of each other. Each contains a separate piece of content.

How to resize an image layer in Photoshop

You can resize, reorder, and merge image layers in Photoshop to get the effect you want. Start by loading your image into Photoshop. Select the layer you want to resize in the lower right corner of the screen.

If the Layers panel is not visible, go to Windows on the top navigation bar and click Layers to open it.

Go to the “Edit” section on the top bar and click “Free Transform”.

You will see a resizing frame around the edited image.

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To resize a layer, press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard and drag the image to the desired size. Holding down the Shift key resizes the image without distorting its proportions.

Resize images in percentages

Instead of using a border around the image to resize it, you can use the percentage height and width measurements in the top bar.

As before, select the image layer in the lower right corner of the screen.

Use the top navigation bar under Edit to select Free Transform. Look at the bar just below the top navigation bar.

You can change the width and height in the menu, rather than dragging the border around the image to resize it. To keep the aspect ratio, click the icon in the yellow box above to avoid distorting the image.

To save your changes, press Enter on your keyboard or click the checkmark in the navigation pane.

How to combine layers in Photoshop by blending modes

In this example, we want to combine two images into one. Let’s start with photographs of a snowy landscape and a bison.

Click the Move tool in the toolbar in the left navigation pane. Then drag the landscape to the right to cover the bison.

In the Layers panel on the right-hand side, click the drop-down menu next to Normal. Try different blend modes to see which one is best.

Below are a few examples of how Soft Light, Blend and Screen blend modes appear in the merged image.

Soft light

Soft Light

Overlay

Screen

To save the image, click “Save As From File” on the top navigation bar. Save it in Photoshop format. Leave the Layers checkbox unchecked to keep the edited layers in the working version of the file.

If you would like to share a copy of your image, please save another one in .jpg format.

How to merge layers into one image

In this example we will be using three layers: an image, a logo, and a dimmable layer.

To merge them all together, first make sure all three layers are visible. See Icon circled in yellow below.

Right-click any of the layers and choose Merge Visibles.

Then save the image in any of the available formats. Don’t forget to keep the version of Photoshop with the Layers checked if you want to return to your project.

To merge specific layers rather than all of them, hold down the Control key on Windows or the Command key on a Mac. To select the layers you want to merge, click each one. Right-click any of the selected images, choose Merge Layers and save the image.

Combine Layers to Create Textured Image

Blend Modes in Photoshop are a quick way to combine two images together for a textured look.

Start by opening a photo. Go to File> Open> Select the image you want to use> click Open.

The next step is to add an image by choosing File> Place Embedded, select the image on your computer, and click Place.

Let’s select an image with texture. To save the placement, click the checkmark on the top navigation bar.

Look at the layers panel on the right. Since we added the second image using Place Inline, Photoshop automatically created a new layer for the textured image.

Be sure to select a new textured layer like in the screenshot above. To apply the blending mode of layers, open the drop-down menu at the top of the Layers panel. You will see several blend modes to choose from.

Click any of the options to see how each filter will look in the background in Photoshop.

Photoshop blends the color and tones of the textured layer with those at the background level below it. See an example of what the Multiply option looks like in the screenshot below.

Click each blend mode in the drop-down menu until you find the combination you want. Or you can try a faster method or shortcut to try different blend modes.

Highlight texture mode. Cycle through the options by choosing the Move tool from the toolbar. Hold down the Shift key and press the Plus key. Each time you press and release the plus button, the next blend mode in the menu is applied to your image.

While you scroll through the options using the shortcut, the names in blender mode also change. Below are some examples of the different blender modes.

To return to the menu options, hold down the Shift key and press the Minus key.

We will be using the Overlay option. If you need a different look, you can change the opacity of the textured layer by adjusting the slider. It’s located on the right side of the blend mode menu.

If you like the look of the mixed results, go to File> Save As. Save the image as a Photoshop file, PSD file, or any other format. Don’t forget to save layers if you want to be able to edit this project in the future.

How to combine two image layers

You can also use layer blending modes to blend or merge the contents of any two images together. Go back to File> Open, navigate to the image on your computer, and click Open.

Let’s add another image to the one above. Go to File> Place Embedded. Select the image and click “Place”.

Click the checkmark at the top of the navigation to save the embedded photo. Now apply a Blending Mode to the top layer.

Scroll through the menu or use the shortcut described above to find the blend mode you like. The screenshot below shows what the image looks like with the Lighten blend mode.

To save the image, choose File> Save As> Photoshop File or another file type of your choice.

Combine two images together

Let’s start by creating a new document. Open Photoshop, choose File> New> Choose Document Type, set Background Content to Transparent, and click New.

Drag the image from your computer into Photoshop. Resize the image to fit the window by clicking and grabbing the handles at the edges. This will preserve the aspect ratio of the image and will not distort it.

Press Enter to continue. Drag another image into the Photoshop window. Take a look at the Layers panel on the right to see that each image is now a separate layer.

You can move images forward or backward by dragging a layer up or down in the Layers panel. To show or hide images, click the eye icon next to a layer to hide it. Click it again to make it visible.

We will combine the two images to make it look like the car is driving up a mountain. Start by selecting the Quick Select tool from the left navigation bar.

Hold down the Quick Select tool and drag it across the top of where the car is driving in the original image.

Now click Inverse under Selection in the top bar. With this area selected, we’re going to create a mask by clicking the icon located at the bottom of the right sidebar.

Now the car looks like it is going to the mountains.

A powerful feature of Photoshop is the ability to resize, merge and combine images to create creative compositions.

We’ve just scratched the surface of Photoshop’s robust features and how you can use them to create stunning images.

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How to Combine Two Images/Pictures without Photoshop

October 9, 2020 by feecalculator_x6rbod

I recently had a situation where I wanted to send someone a picture, but I wanted it to be a combination of two pictures. Submitting the images separately would have been boring because they needed to be shown side by side to get the best effect. I also wanted to do this without Photoshop or downloading any third party program!

I made it work with Paint, although for obvious reasons it’s not the best tool to use. If you’re okay with cropping and resizing your image, it’s actually not that bad, and the results are good. In this article, I will show you how to merge two images into one on Windows.

If you are using a Mac, or simply prefer tools other than MS Paint, check out our YouTube video for a look at some good photo editing tools that can easily accomplish the same task.

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Combine two pictures in MS Paint

First, let’s start with the images we want to combine. For my example, I’ll be using two sample photos that Microsoft includes in Windows 7: chrysanthemums and hydrangeas.

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The next thing we need to do is figure out the dimensions of the image. Depending on the photos you are trying to merge, you may need to crop one to make it fit correctly next to the other image. Since we are using Paint, right-click one of the images and select “Open With – Paint”.

Click the small arrow to the left of the Home tab and select Properties. Here we will see how big the image is in pixels or inches.

If you open images from a digital camera, they can be very large, so it is recommended that you resize them to a more reasonable size first. This way, you can also email the merged image so that it doesn’t go crazy like 8MB! To resize in Paint, click the Resize button on the Home tab.

You can do this in percentages or pixels if you like. You also need to make sure you have the “Maintain aspect ratio” checkbox checked.

After you have resized it, you can also crop it if you like. Again, you can always go to Properties to see the final image size in pixels or inches. This way you can adjust the second image to be the same size if you like. To crop, simply click the Select button and then select the area you want to crop. Finally, just click the Crop button and you’re done.

After you finish adjusting the size and crop, save the photo. Now open the second image and make the same adjustments to match the first. Now let’s get to the fun part of combining images. Take note of the dimensions of both images and then create a new file in Paint.

By default, a new file will be created with the default size. We need to size our new image so that the width is exactly the same as the width of images 1 through 2, and the height is exactly the same as the height of one image. In my case, both images were originally 1024×768, but then I reduced their size to half. So I need to resize my new image to 1024 × 384 in order to accommodate both images. It makes sense? Again, go to Properties and adjust the size manually:

Note that this will place two images side by side. If you want them to be stacked on top of each other, you would make the width in this case 512 and the height 768. So you just have to do a little math to get the correct size for what you want to do. After resizing the new image, open another instance of Paint. If you try to open the file, it will ask you to close the current image, so you will have to open a new instance of Paint.

Open one of the images and click Select All to select the entire image. Then click “Copy”.

Now go to the new image and click the “Insert” button at the top left. It should now look like this:

Now in the second instance of Paint, open the second image, select everything and then copy. Then paste it into a new image. By default, it will go right over the first image. If you hover your mouse over the image, you will see that you can drag it to a new location. Just click and drag to the right.

If you screw up and drop it in the wrong place, for some reason it will not be possible to select the image again. At least I couldn’t understand it. In this case, you just need to click the Undo arrow at the very top or press CTRL + Z. Then just paste it again and move it. Moreover, when you insert it for the first time, you can also move the image with the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Well, that’s all! Now just select File – Save As and save the combined image! It may take a little time and patience, especially if you have two images that are completely different in size, but once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty straightforward. It’s also good to know if you are using someone else’s computer that doesn’t have third-party photo editing software installed. Enjoy!

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How to Use Photoshop Overlays with Easy Step

July 3, 2021 by feecalculator_x6rbod

How to Use Photoshop Overlays with Easy Step.

If you are into photography, you are probably always looking for ways to add new, dynamic and unique effects to your finished work. An easy way to do this is to add overlays while editing photos in Photoshop.

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Overlays are like adding effects without any extra work when taking a photo. You can load the effects into your editing project and manipulate them as you see fit until you are happy with the result. Editing photos in Photoshop can save you time.

There are many overlays available on the internet, so here’s a guide to using them and creating stunning photos.

Where to Find Overlays for Photoshop

If you browse the web for Photoshop overlays, you are bombarded with many sets of overlays and designs. Some of them will be free, and many will have to be paid for. It all depends on what exactly you want.

If you are trying to decide whether to buy overlays or not, you can always try to find something like this for free. There are many options. Here are some popular types of overlays:

Bokeh: These are those blurry spots of light that can make your photos feel cozy.

Color. If you want to quickly change the colors of an image, overlays can come in handy.

Texture: Are you trying to simulate the feel of an old grainy film? Texture overlays are your friend. You can use them to add all kinds of vintage, distressed textures or any pattern.

Weather. These overlays take your outdoor photography to the next level. You can add effects like fog, snow or rain.

These are just a few of the types of Photoshop overlays that you can find online. You can find both free and paid overlays. Just be careful where you download them from, especially if they are free, to avoid downloading malware.

Plus, you can also create your own Photoshop overlays for future use.

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How to Use Photoshop Overlays

When you find the desired overlay and download it to your computer, you can edit your photo with it. Here’s how to do it.

Open Photoshop and the photo you want to add an overlay to.

Drag the overlay file in Photoshop onto your photo.

It should load into your project as a new layer. From here, you can fit it to fit your photo, then hit Enter to set the overlay to your photo.

You can now edit the image overlay on your photo. To do this, you can change the Blending Mode, which changes the way the overlay is applied to your photo. You can also try changing the opacity if you want the overlay to be more or less subtle. If you want to remove the overlay at specific locations, you can edit it using the mask function. This will allow you to erase parts of the overlay with the brush.

Editing the Overlay With Your Photo

After adding the overlay, you probably want to edit it a bit to better match your photo and your desired look. Besides some of the editing suggestions above, there are other ways to change the overlay to your liking.

Change overlay color

Sometimes, the original overlay color may not quite match the color scheme of your photo. You can easily fix this by editing the color of your overlay.

First you need to select the overlay layer and then go to Image> Adjustments> Hue / Saturation. This will create an adjustment layer for your blend. A window should appear where you can adjust the color of the layer using the Hue slider.

You can also adjust saturation or brightness for more effects.

If you want to work with different blend color channels, select the drop-down list, which is set to Master by default. Here you can select a different color channel to edit only that one.

Using Blend Modes

As mentioned above, blending modes affect how your overlay is applied to the main photo. For most overlays and textures, you need to select a screen blend mode.

However, you can also experiment with different modes to see which ones work best for your project. You can also edit blend modes for even more unique effects.

Lighter or Darker

If you notice that the blend is too light or too dark in certain places, you can change that with Adjustment Layers. You can add a Curves adjustment layer and drag down the center of the curve to darken the photo. Then you can use the black paint tool to erase unnecessary areas of the layer.

On the other hand, if you want to lighten parts of an image, use the same Curves setting and then go to Filters & Settings> Invert. Then use a white brush to lighten the blending areas.

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Using Photoshop Overlays

Photoshop overlays are a quick and easy way to add something special to your photos and make them more unique. Keep in mind, however, that you don’t want to add too many overlays at the same time, or you might distract attention from what you photographed.

You can also try making sure the overlay doesn’t clash too much with the photo. But how you use overlays for your creative purposes is up to you and depends on which look you intend to use.

Overall, Photoshop overlays are a great tool for any photographer or photo editor to add to their photo editing arsenal.

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15 Best Android Widgets of 2022

July 16, 2022 by feecalculator_x6rbod

15 Best Android Widgets of 2022.

Android widgets are tiny Android apps that you can place on your smartphone’s home screen. They are useful when you need to quickly get information about things like the weather, events on your Google calendar, or battery level. Sometimes widgets offer more features and have buttons to control certain features of your phone, such as switching music tracks or adding notes.

15 Best Android Widgets of 2022 for Android smartphone

You can download most of the widgets for free from the Google Play store. Don’t know which widgets to choose? Here is a list of some of the best Android widgets we have found for your Android device.

1. Best All-in-one Widget – Chronus Information Widgets

Price: Free, with in-app purchases.

Chronus Information Widgets is an Android widget that can do anything. It combines weather app, news widget, fitness tracker, clock widget, to do list app, calendar widget and more. And it puts it all on the home screen of your android phone.

The widget displays all the necessary information in one place. This means you don’t have to install multiple widgets to get the same amount of information, and they won’t drain your phone’s battery. Chronus information widgets are highly customizable. You can choose what data will be displayed on your screen, as well as the style, color and location of widgets. However, you will have to pay for the premium version of the app to get rid of the ads and access additional features.

2. Best Weather Widget – Overdrop

Price: Free, with in-app purchases.

Overdrop is one of the best widgets for quick access to weather information. You can use this widget to check the minute-by-minute weather forecast from Dark Sky, Accuweather and WeatherBit.

In Overdrop, you can choose from 25 free widgets or upgrade to Premium to get access to 29 more widgets‌. Free widgets include one that shows the weather forecast for the next 5 days, and one that also shows the date and battery level on your phone’s home screen.

3. Best Calendar Widget – Month

Price: Free, with in-app purchases.

Month is a collection of calendar widgets with over 90 different themes that can be integrated with any launcher, wallpaper, and home screen layout. This useful widget displays calendar events, your friends’ birthdays, and even to-do lists. It also supports the lunar calendar.

Monthly calendar widgets are compatible with Google Calendar so you won’t need to transfer any data back and forth.

4. Best Task Management Widget – TickTick

Price: Free or premium subscription for $27.99 per year.

TickTick is the perfect widget if you want a to-do list on your Android home screen. You can choose the style of the widget depending on your needs and preferences. For example, you can choose a minimalistic calendar-like widget for setting long-term goals, or choose a simple checklist to help you remember tasks.

The free version of TickTick allows you to add reminders for your tasks (up to 2 reminders per task) so you don’t have to worry about forgetting anything. For those who want to fight their procrastination habit, the useful Pomodoro timer widget will help you become more productive at work.

5. Best Notes Widget – Google Keep

Price: free.

Google Keep, one of the best note-taking apps, now offers a widget that you can place on your home screen for quick access to your notes.

Google Keep offers two widget options: Quick Capture and Notes List. Quick Capture is a minimalist panel with shortcuts that you can use to create a standard text note, list note, voice note, handwritten note, and image note.

Notes List lets you pin one of your note lists to your home screen – perfect for a grocery list or shopping list. The widget also supports note-taking and other app features, including the ability to share your notes with friends, family or colleagues. Although you will have to open the application itself to do this.

6. Best Battery Widget – Battery Widget Reborn

Price: Free, with in-app purchases.

Battery Widget Reborn is a useful Android widget that provides important statistics about how you are using your battery, how much charge is left in your phone, remaining battery life, battery drain rate and more. This can help you monitor your phone’s battery usage and make sure the battery doesn’t run out unexpectedly. This app also offers several power saving options that you can use to extend your smartphone’s battery life.

The application has two different widgets. One of them is a circle showing either the percentage of charge remaining or the time remaining until the battery is completely discharged. Another widget is a chart showing how your phone is using its battery during the day. The app also sends you notifications that show the same chart and a reminder of how much time is left on your battery.

7. Best Clock Widget – Google Clock Widget

Price: free.

All certified Android devices come with built-in Google apps. Most of these applications support widgets. Some of these widgets are not as advanced as the others on our list. However, some of the standard Google widgets offer great functionality. Plus, you don’t need to download additional apps to use them.

Google Clock widgets are a good example. There is an analog clock widget, a digital clock widget, a world clock widget, and a date and weather widget that you can choose from. These are simple widgets with no customization options, but they get the job done.

8. Best Automation Widget – IFTTT – Automation & Workflow

Price: free.

IFTTT is an automation and workflow widget that aims to simplify the day-to-day tasks you perform on your smartphone. The tasks you want to automate can be anything from a weather report widget to quickly emailing a photo to someone. IFTTT widgets come in two sizes – small and large. Choose one depending on your preferences.

In addition to simple task automation, this widget offers to automate complex tasks, such as getting out of an awkward situation. For example, the next time you run into someone you don’t want to talk to, or when you need to leave a meeting, you can use the IFTTT widget to press a button and make a phone call to yourself.

9. Best Countdown Widget – Time Until

Price: Free, in-app purchases available.

Time Until is a countdown timer app that you can use to keep track of how much time is left before the holidays start, or to make sure you don’t miss someone’s birthday or any other special event.

You can personalize the countdown widget to better fit your launcher or home screen layout. For example, you can choose a custom background from your photos for the widget, use a solid color, or make it transparent. Countdown options include minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months. You can even set up a countdown to only show how many work days you have left before an event.

Time To has two widget options: one is a small bar that displays a countdown, and the other is a larger field that also contains the name of the event. While these aren’t the prettiest widgets on our list, they’re practical and display exactly the information you need.

10. Best Music Widget – Musicolet Music Player

Price: free in-app purchases

Streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music have widgets that you can use to control your listening experience without opening the app. So, in order to listen to the music you have stored on your phone, you can use the Musicolet music player to control it from the home screen.

Musicolet offers several widgets to choose from. You can choose a standard widget with music and album art controls, or choose a larger widget with more functionality. The enlarged view allows you to view the selected playlist while listening to music.

11. Best Mail Widget – Email Blue Mail

Price: free.

If you only use Gmail, you can pin the built-in Gmail widget to your home screen to manage your inbox. However, if you’re using any other type of email account, or want to keep track of multiple email accounts at the same time, we recommend trying Blue Mail Email Widgets.

Blue Mail email supports all types of email accounts. This allows you to create custom signatures for each of your email addresses. There is also the option to view all your mail from multiple email accounts in one single folder.

Blue Mail email widget options include a small widget that only shows the number of unread emails in your inbox, a larger widget that lets you see the latest emails from your inbox, and a similar larger widget with a transparent background.

12. Best Twitter Widget – Owly for Twitter

Price: free.

Unfortunately, the official Twitter client does not support widgets. If you want to access Twitter right from your home screen, you’ll need to find a decent third-party Twitter app. Olga is a great choice.

To run Owly, you need to download the app and sign in with your Twitter account. You can then add the Owly widget and view your tweets right on your home screen. In addition to showing the latest tweets, you can set your widgets to only show new tweets, search for tweets, refresh to update tweets, all without opening the app. You can also change your widget’s themes to match the rest of your home screen elements.

13. Best Motivation Widget – Quotes Widget

Price: free.

Do you sometimes feel like you could use some inspiration to keep going? This beautiful Quotes Widget can motivate you day by day with inspirational quotes.

From the app menu, you can create your own quote widget by setting the text color, background color, text size, text alignment, text style, and even changing the text font. You can choose how often you will receive new quotes: every day or every two hours.

You can also enable a feature that allows you to skip quotes from the home screen until you find one that seems right to you. The application is completely free and contains no ads, which is a huge plus.

14. Best Stocks Widget – Investing.com: Stocks & News

Price: Free, in-app purchases available.

Investing.com is a great stock price tracking app. Of course, you can find the same information in a Google search, but a more convenient option would be a fixed widget on the home screen that shows real-time price updates.

With this widget, you can search over 70 global exchanges and monitor multiple stocks at the same time (the number of stocks is unlimited). When you track stocks, the app automatically adds them to your widget. You can then long press to resize the widget to better fit your home screen layout.

Investment.com also has a cryptocurrency widget that offers an overview of the cryptocurrency markets and allows you to track prices and exchange rates in real time.

15. Best DIY Widget – KWGT Kustom Widget Maker

Price: Free or Premium for $4.49.

KWGT Kustom Widget Maker is the perfect widget maker app. This allows you to create custom widgets over which you have full control. You can choose how the widget will look and what information it will display.

To create a widget, you need to install the application and select one of the six widget sizes. Then open the app and edit your widget. Finally, choose one of the app options or create your own widget from scratch.

In addition, you can use the widget to display information about the operating system, such as processor speed or network statistics, current date and time, battery level, countdown to the next alarm, current location or traffic information, and more.

Get the Best out of Your Android Phone with Widgets

Widgets from this list are available for most Android smartphones and tablets. You can also find widgets with similar functionality for iOS. Before downloading the widget, be sure to check the system requirements to make sure it is compatible with your device.

15 Best Android Widgets of 2022

How to embed video within video in Adobe Premiere

June 9, 2022 by feecalculator_x6rbod

How to embed video within video in Adobe Premiere.

Of the many possibilities for creating interesting videos with Adobe Premiere Pro CC editing software, creating a composite video can be a technique used in many situations. Putting a video inside another video is extremely useful for special effects editing, but actually getting started with this technique can seem a little daunting. Especially if you are new to video editing in Premiere, this guide will help you learn how to create a composite video in the program.

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To create this effect, you will need to use masks and mask tracking, which is not necessarily difficult, but takes some time. However, with these steps below, you can easily create a composite video editing effect and get an interesting and professional looking end result ready for social media.

How to Embed a Video Inside a Video

First, make sure you upload the videos you want to use for compositing to your media bin in the new project. You can follow the steps below to add your first video and create a mask.

Add the video you want to place second to first on track V2 on the timeline. Make sure you trim the clip or select In and Out points to the correct length.

Select this clip, then open the Effect Controls panel.

Look under Opacity and you’ll see ellipse, rectangle, or pen (freehand) icons. Choose the one that matches the object you will be masking where you want to add the second video.

Using the selected tool, create a mask to cover the area where you want to add the second video.

If your masked subject is moving in the video, you will have to do some mask tracking. In the Effect Controls panel, click the wrench icon next to the Mask Path option and choose an option from the drop-down menu that will work for your object. Then press the play button to the left of the wrench.

You can use the Playback option to see what the mask tracking looks like during playback, and if you need to fix something, you can use the preview controls to move the points where needed.

Now that you’ve created the mask, you can add your second video.

Place the second video on track V1 on the timeline below the first video.

You should now be able to see what the video looks like through the mask you created. To properly position it in the video, use the Position, Scale, and Rotate tools on the Effects tab. If you are using mask tracking with a moving object, you may also need to use keyframes to keep the second video in line with the object.

If you’re not familiar with keyframing, check out our article on the topic. Keyframes can be used to animate certain effects if needed.

Tips for Creating a Composite Video

The above steps will get you through the basic composition, however there are a few more things you should keep in mind that can help you fine-tune your video.

Use Lumetri color

When you first merge two separate video clips, it’s very likely that the colors won’t match exactly. This can make the composition less harmonious. However, if you use Lumertri color to color-correct one or both videos so they match better, it can help a lot with any inconsistencies.

You can use the basic color correction options to make more subtle changes, or add some presets to your video to change the overall look.

Blend the mask

When you first create your mask, you will see an option called Mask Feather. This will allow you to blend the edges of the mask as much as you have set. This can help blend the added video into the first one and make it more coherent.

You need to increase the Feather Mask until the edges are slightly blurred so that it is less noticeable. Of course, if your particular project calls for it, you can blend in as much as you like.

Take your time with mask tracking

We understand mask tracking can be a tedious ordeal. But it’s worth it for the neat end result. When you’re tracking a mask, it’s best to make sure it tracks smoothly. Changing tracking keyframes when needed will ensure this, and you can keep playing the preview and tweaking the tracking until it’s smooth.

Create Special Effects With Composite Videos

The ability to combine two or more videos together can allow for many creative uses in video content, and there really is no limit when creating a composite video. The more you understand this, the more advanced effects you can create. This tutorial should give you a good working foundation to get started and improve your composite video creation.