zencat999
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Q: how do you add a circle around something in a vid?

this may be a simple question but I hav an insert in a sequence and I am referencing to a part of it. it would be nice to put , lets say a red circle around this area for a few seconds but I am stumpted on how to do this.

any sugestions?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), used primarily with FCExpress 4

Posted on Apr 20, 2014 1:55 PM

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Q: how do you add a circle around something in a vid?

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Apr 20, 2014 7:20 PM in response to zencat999
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    Apr 20, 2014 7:20 PM in response to zencat999

    You can create a red circle by clicking on the Generator Button at the lower right corner of the Viewer (the one with the "A" on it) and from the drop down menu choose "Text". Once "Sample Text" appears, in the viewer click on the Controls tab and change the text to the capital letter "O", change the color to red and increase the font size to make a large circle. The font Aral will make a pretty round "O". Don't worry about  position yet.

     

    When you have your "O" created, edit it to a video track on the timeline above the clip you want to appear behind the  circle.

     

    You should now see your circle supered on the clip in the canvas. Double click on the text clip of the "O" on the timeline, so that it loads to the viewer. In the viewer, click on the Motion Tab, and change the Scale and Center to position it where you want.

     

    If you need to track moving video, you can do so with keyframes.

     

    MtD