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How to Superimpose Video Clips in Premiere

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You can create unusual effects in Adobe Premiere 4 by superimposing a video clip, a still image or an animation clip over another visual clip.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Adobe Premiere
  1. Step 1

    Open or create a project.

  2. Step 2

    Drag a clip into an S track (Superimpose track). This track will play on top of overlapping clips that are in Video Track A or B.

  3. Step 3

    Click the clip in the S track to select it.

  4. Step 4

    From the Clip menu, click on Transparency. A dialog box appears.

  5. Step 5

    Click on the Key Type pop-up menu and select a key type. (A key is a method of setting the transparency. Because the Superimpose track will go over the A or B tracks, you need to specify how transparent the Superimpose track will be.)

  6. Step 6

    Move to the Sample box to preview your clip based on the transparency settings you picked. Drag the slider to see other frames in a sequence.

  7. Step 7

    Make additional adjustments to the transparency from the lower half of the dialog box. The options available to you depend on the key setting you chose.

  8. Step 8

    When you are satisfied with all the settings, click OK.

  9. Step 9

    Preview your work.

  10. Step 10

    Save the project.

Tips & Warnings
  • You can adjust a superimposed clip's opacity so that it will "fade out" or "fade in" gradually. Use the Fade Control line at the bottom of the Superimpose track. When your pointer is over a control line, the pointer turns into a hand. Click to create a line, and then drag your line up or down to create the fade out or fade in.

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