How to impose a logo over video in FCPX?

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How to impose a logo over video in FCPX?

Hey there. I am working on a video clip and I want to impose a logo over the video as it plays. The file is a jpg file. Someone told me to convert it to a png. I just dont know how to do this. transparent image? I need some help here....step by step....lol

Final Cut Pro X

Posted on Dec 14, 2011 6:27 PM

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Answer 1

andynick

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Dec 15, 2011 12:22 AM in response to JJsGuide

You need Photoshop or some application that can give you a transparent background and save the logo in a format like .png or a photoshop file that will preserve the transparency. A .jpeg file replaces the transparent part with solid white.

Where did you get the logo from? Can you get one with transparent background from the same source?

Andy

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Answer 2

Dec 15, 2011 12:36 AM in response to JJsGuide

drag the picture over the clips in your timeline

resize it by using the Transformation settings, position it

=> you get a tiny rectangle with your logo

if your logo is NOT an rectangle, the graphic file has to contain alpha-info = transparency; jpg is a codec which doesn't transport alphas ...

example:

on left, a logo, jpg, rectangle
open it in Preview,app (pre-installed on any Mac)
click on Selection, choose the Magic Wand for transparencies
click into the white 'background' and drag the mouse to in-/decrease threshold
release mouse, background selected
hit the back key = erase selection
save new version as png, check alpha

dragging THIS png-version onto the clips in your timeline keeps the individual form, use the transform settings to make it smaller and positioning it ...

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