HOWTO: Preparing an overlay for QuickTime Pro

Actually, this is an overlay, not a mask. Overlays can use any colors. Only masks are limited to black and white.

If this is done as an overlay mask in Quicktime Pro, you can only use single color images ie white or black.

I'm still looking for an easy way to add full color overlays without having to resort to FinalCut or similar.

Anybody have any ideas as to how I can overlay Full Color images to my home movies??

QuicktTIme Pro is worth it, definatley.

It's a strong editor if you know how to use it that is.
Logo overlay, subtitles, chapters and general editing.
especially if you work with Maya or similar is worth those approx. 25€

If you're using Photoshop, saving as a 32-bit PICT file with transparency always seems to have the best results in situations like these.

Now if someone could make a widget to REMOVE the logos on broadcast programs I would pay lotsa dough. It is one of the realy nasty things about socalled "free" tv.

Perhaps it would be better to add "Part One" to the title of this blog post. I imagine that many people like myself will only skim the actual post and just go straight to the gallery completely missing the sentence where you state that this the first part in a two part series.

You can also do this in iDVD (which every Mac owner gets for free) by replacing the Apple logo in iDVD's Resources folder with the logo of your choice and turning on the watermarking feature. A little nerdier -- and obviously only for DVDs -- but if you produce DVDs and want consistency, it's the way to go.

lighten up Steve

The "Network Bug" is one of the most irritating and distracting ideas of the modern age. Whenever I buy a DVD with "the bug", I return it to the store and demand a refund. I pay good money to buy entertainment, not "branded" ads. A pox on anyone who defaces perfectly good content with irritating logos.

See ya
Steve

is Quicktime Pro actually worth it?