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Storyman wrote on 9/12/2005, 10:55 AM
If I understand what you want it is a matte that gives the impression that you are looking through a camera viewfinder. It seems that it should be easy enough to create the matte in Photoshop or similar program.
millsy5 wrote on 9/13/2005, 3:32 AM
Thanks Storyman, that's exactly what I had in mind with the crosshair in the centre of the screen, but I don't have that program so I was hoping to download that effect somewhere. Is that program freeware?
Storyman wrote on 9/13/2005, 11:29 AM
You have windows, right? Go to Start->Programs->Asseccories->Paint.

See, you had a program and didn't even know it.
ChristerTX wrote on 9/13/2005, 1:16 PM
Can you actually use Paint for creating a matte?
You need to have a transparent part for the effect he is looking for ...

Christer
Tim L wrote on 9/13/2005, 1:25 PM
He could use any color -- white, blue, etc -- to act as transparent for a chroma-key (or even a luminance key?)...

Tim L
ADinelt wrote on 9/13/2005, 1:26 PM
Don't know much about the product or it's capabilities, but Gimp is a freeware paint program that may do what you need.

Al
Chienworks wrote on 9/13/2005, 1:34 PM
Is this the sort of thing you're looking for?
http://www.vegasusers.com/vidshare/textdisp?chienworks-cat_through_viewfinder
ADinelt wrote on 9/14/2005, 4:27 AM
One other thing to do is to keep an eye on computer and photography magazines that come with CDs. Around a year or so ago, I picked up a magazine that came with a full version of Photoshop Pro 5. Actually, I get a lot of my software that way. It may not be the most recent version, but it works for my needs.

Al