Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 - Manual (Page 299)

Options For Resize or Key Shape Effects
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Options For Resize or Key Shape Effects
Effect options can be applied to both Resize and Key Shape effects. Options
include the ability to add borders, crop images, or apply drop shadows.
NOTE: When using the default resize rectangle, you can round the
corners of the shape by checking the Rounded Corners checkbox.
When you use rounded corners and apply a border or a softness to the
rectangle image, the image’s edges appear rounded, not square.
Blend Options
Blend options affect the characteristics of the resize or key shape.
Option Range Description
Opacity 0-100 Opacity affects the entire foreground image. The default is
100%, which shows the foreground image and hides the
background image. As you change the opacity percentage, the
foreground image blends into the background image.
Use the opacity option to create fade-ins and fade-outs with
Picture-in-Picture (PIP) and to create half-dissolves without
fully exposing the background image.
0 is not visible at all and 100 is fully visible.
O-Soft 0-100 The O-Soft option softens the hard line that surrounds the
outside of the foreground image. You use O-Soft to blend the
outside border of the foreground into the background.
0 is no softness and 100 is the full softness available for the
outside region of the shape.
I-Soft 0-100 The I-Soft option softens hard images that are found on the
inside border of an image. One way to use I-Soft is to soften a
white border for the inside of a PIP.
0 is no softness and 100 is the full softness available for the
inside region of the shape.