Copy a clip and paste its attributes Adobe Premiere Pro allows you to copy a clip and paste it somewhere else in any
sequence. Or you can merely paste its attributes—any effects applied to it along
with their parameters and keyframes—onto another clip. That latter feature is a
great way to achieve consistent results. If you do PIPs, you can set a clip size and
then apply that to all the clips in the PIP, changing only their screen locations.
11 Play the composited clips.
This gradient was set up using the Titler. It’s simply a rectangle with a radial
gradient fill applied. You can double-click the gradient circle clip in the Project
panel to open the Titler and change the characteristics of the gradient.
It is fairly effective to use the Opacity effect to composite a scene with another
clip that has a bright object with a dark background. But sometimes shots
composited using the Opacity effect have a washed-out look; later you’ll see
ways to avoid that undesirable effect.
Combine layers based on a blend mode If you have used Adobe Photoshop CS5, you may already be familiar with blend
modes. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 uses blend modes in a similar way.
1 Open Lesson 15-2.prproj. Notice the same gradient circle is in Video 2.
2 Select the gradient circle clip in the Video 2 track.
3 Expand the Opacity effect in the Effect Controls panel, and make sure it is set
to 100%.
4 Change the blend mode to Multiply, and then play the sequence to see the effect.
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Rather than making portions of the clip transparent by changing the opacity,
the blend modes actually blend the clip with the clip below it based on the
blend mode selected.
