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Creating a crystallize effect

The Matrox crystallize effect lets you choose from many different patterns that

you can use to make your image or text appear as if it is made of crystals.

°To set up a Matrox crystallize effect:

Click the triangle beside Matrox Crystallize to expand the property list.

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Select Shape Click the button to the right of the current pattern to see the

list of available crystal patterns.

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Smoothness Sets the smoothness applied to the colors in the crystal

pattern. The higher the value, the less sharp the colors become.

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Crystal Opacity Sets the opacity of the crystals. Levels range from

completely transparent (0) to opaque (100).

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Crystallize Alpha Channel Enables alpha for the crystallize effect, so the

crystals will remain visible even on the anti-aliased edges of a title or DVE.

This option is enabled by default, but can be cleared if you find that the

crystals make your title difficult to read.

¦NoteCrystallize Alpha Channel is applicable only when your source clip

or an effect applied to your source clip contains alpha key information. For

example, if you apply the crystallize effect to a clip with no alpha key

information and scale it down using Adobe’s Motion effect, the crystals will

not be visible on the edges of your clip because the Motion effect is the last

effect applied, and there is no alpha key information to crystallize. Whereas,

if you apply a Matrox 3D DVE to the same clip and then you apply the

crystallize effect, you will be able to apply and see the crystallized edges,

because the Matrox 3D DVE effect contains alpha information.

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Mask Settings Let you select a mask pattern and adjust the transparency

settings to define the area where you want to apply your crystallize effect.

$ Enable Mask Select this option to enable the mask.

Click here to

select a new

pattern

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