How to add videos inside custom shapes in Camtasia 2021 | Custom Shape Masking

How to add multiple videos in custom-made shapes, non-rectangular or irregular masks in Camtasia 2021? This video is an answer to a question on the Camtasia Users Facebook group. Someone asked how could they create a video that has multiple videos inside of different shapes in a template, and the shapes are not straight shapes, they are triangles or slanted and irregular shapes.
This effect is easy to achieve and it's a good application of the Media Matte effect in Techsmith Camtasia, which was introduced in Camtasia 2021. The Media Matte helps you create this particular kind of template and it allows you to put multiple videos on screen, inside different shapes.
The shapes we create in this tutorial are 100% native to Camtasia, we won't be using any external software to create them, and they are perfectly adjustable, you can change their shape, the size, the mask mode to be Alpha or Alpha Invert.
So Media Matte really is a way to use an object or a shape or another clip or an image, and turn it into a mask to either show or hide whatever is on the track below your object. So what I mean by this is you can apply the Media Matte to a shape of a triangle, for example, and that triangle becomes a mask for whatever you put underneath it, like a video clip or another graphic or whatever. Media Matte can be used also with PNG files that you create in external programs so they can also be turned into masks but keeping things inside Camtasia gives the ultimate flexibility.
In this video, we also look at how to group the shapes, discuss how Media Matte is applied and how it affects the clips underneath. We also fix the opacity on the mask and adjust the mask that is not straight or show the flexibility you have by keeping things native to Camtasia.
In this advanced masking tutorial we also look at proxies briefly, and how they make editing faster. We also look at how we can replace the clips inside the mask and how to animate the clips inside the mask, in case we need to keep the subject in view when it changes position.
If you wish to download the file I created in this tutorial, go to this link:
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 The template we will use
01:39 Cutting up the shapes
03:00 Importing shapes from external source
03:49 Creating shapes inside Camtasia
05:44 Creating the first mask for video 1
08:50 Creating the mask for video 2
11:34 Creating video 5 container
13:33 Applying mask to a video
15:16 Modifying existing mask
17:33 Fix opacity on the mask
18:23 How Media Matte affects masks
20:17 Creating mask for video 4
22:15 Replacing the clip inside a mask
23:15 Proxies help make editing faster
23:53 Fixing broken shapes on timeline
25:27 Animating clips inside the masks
27:44 Changing the background of the project
29:43 Closing remarks
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[@greglaskody]

Christi, again - another incredible video - I can't believe how much you know about Camtasia!

[@Graphicious]

Thank you so much! This is great feedback. Glad you find these useful.

[@developwebsites]

Excellent tutorial thanks for doing it! Great job in explaining the details

[@Graphicious]

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback!

[@12boxes]

Inspirational!

[@lvmyfam11]

Awesome video! Thank you for ALL the tips!!!

[@Graphicious]

You are so welcome! I appreciate your feedback. If you'd like to join our Camtasia Facebook Group, where I personally answer questions, you're very welcome: cotovan.com/group

[@DualColorTabs]

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[@HarryJamison]

dope video......again

[@Graphicious]

Appreciate that

[@GPAnimations]

Nice footage of Atlanta, I saw my old office building next to the Marriott Marquis, do you work nearby?

[@Graphicious]

No, I won't work there, this was stock video.

[@tbowen12]

Again great video! What do you personally use camtasia for?

[@Graphicious]

I use it for client work and for training videos and tutorials. I also provide editing and video creation services and one-on-one video training.

[@tibetaneye9318]

Hello. Sir. Thanks for your tutorials. How to insert frame arround whole video or gif in Camtasia 2021?

[@Graphicious]

You mean like a border? You can use a rectangle annotation with no fill and thick border.

[@ChrisBarmbyOnline]

I'm assuming this would work with text rather than shapes as well? In previous versions I always designed a rectangle with opaque letters outside of camtasia.

[@Graphicious]

Yes, the media matte can mask anything and anything can be masked with them, even putting video inside text

[@cuavan-ok4tb]

How to add video inside shape customizations in top professional image mask customization

[@Graphicious]

Is there a question in there somewhere?

[@MARKOV_GEKA]

did they put the drawing out in 21 versions?

[@Graphicious]

Yes, it is removed from the new recorder but you can use the old recorder still, even in 2021. Here's where to find it: th-cam.com/video/zW21hmADqQw/w-d-xo.html

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