Question about graphics & light filter

[viki150]

Hi,
First I want to say that all the site admins are great, every time I come here I end up spending hours reading your posts and tutorials. I've learned so many cool things that all my Corel programs can do, Thanks!

I'm working on highlight DVDs for some of our football players to send to colleges. Is there a way to keep repeating the same attributes for a graphic overlay and filter options for each clip, some players have over 50 clips and it takes a lot of time to keep applying the same things to each one.

When I put an arrow over the player. In Mask & Chromakey I make the Border color - white, Check the Apply overlay option, Adjust color similarity- 0, then i adjust the time.

When I put the light filter to follow the player in Customize filter I change it to closest then change the light color, ambient color, elevation, skew and spread
Then I need to add points because it sometimes loses the player if another player crosses paths or at the end of a pile of players getting up.

Thanks in advance for any advice,
Viki

[Ron P.]

Hi Vicki,

What version are you using? With VS X3 you have the ability to copy/paste attributes. Not just the size and position, but all attributes. So if you have a clip that you want to apply the attributes (position, filters, size...) to other clips you can right-click on that clip, select Copy Attributes. Now select all the other clips that you want to apply those attributes to, right-click then select Paste Attributes. Done!! Now if you have some clips that you want in different positions, you may have to tweak them, by moving those to the position you want.

[viki150]

Ron,
Thanks you so much!!! I have X3 and just did as you recommended on a few clips then tweaked them, it was so much faster.

Thanks again, Viki