Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 400)

Chapter 11 Final Cut Pro X templates 400
This image will allow you to see the effect you are building. When the image is dragged to the
Canvas, it is applied to the clone and background layers. This example uses an image of a herd of
elephants. They’re neat.
2 In the Layers list, select the Background layer.
3 In the toolbar, choose Blur > Gaussian Blur from the Add Filter pop-up menu.
A Gaussian Blur filter is added to the elephant image.
4 In the Filters Inspector, set Amount to 0.
The blur amount will be modified in a subsequent step (when you build the rig).
In the next task, you will add the masks that create the center of the viewfinder and the
split prisms.
Add the focus screen masks
1 Add a mask to the Texture Ring layer:
a In the Layers list, select the Texture Ring layer.
b Choose the Circle Mask tool from the Mask pop-up menu in the toolbar, position the pointer
in the center of the Texture Ring shape and, holding down the Shift and Option keys, draw a
mask in the Canvas.
Use the following image as a reference:
The Texture Ring circle is masked. However, to simulate an SLR viewfinder focus ring, you need
to invert the mask.
c In the Mask Inspector, select Invert Mask.
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