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Mon May 26, 2025 8:42 pm
Adjustment layers get rid of the alpha when they are only affecting clips with transparency.
For example If I have some colored background, and a text+ clip above it, and I want to add an adjustment layer with a shake effect, and I only want it to affect the Text+, i should be able to just compound clip those two together. But no, that doesn't work because the colored background now becomes black, because the adjustment layer that is within a compound clip with that text+ get's rid of alpha, and therefore the colored background is blocked by it.
I really don't get why this works like this in resolve? Adding effects and animating stuff with preset adjustment clips could be so easy like it is in premiere, but if it removes alpha, it's useless.
For a random example let's say I want to put some animated subtitles (text+) that zoom in/out when something important is being said. I should be able to just compound clip the subtitles, drag in an adjustment layer with a custom zoom effect preset, and alt+drag to duplicate them on top of the subtitles, easily time them with the words, set the proper settings for each zoom/unzoom etc... and done.
But how would I do such a simple task like this otherwise without making the whole background black? And trying to do something more complex would be even more annoying.
Id like to hear if anyone has an idea how I would do this what I just described the easiest way in resolve? My first idea is to compound clip the subtitles, and then cut the compound clip where effects are needed, and add the effect TO that compund, not inside. But this removes flexibility, because let's say there's a part where I want another effect, but it overlaps the clips with the applied effects.
Here's a visual representation:
- - - - - o - - - - - I - - - - - - K - - - - - - I - - - - o - - - - I - ---------------
The dashes (-) are subtitles (or anything with transparency). (I) are cuts between those clips, (K) is an applied effect to that clip, and (o) is the in/out point of where I want another effect to be.
How would I do that? I'd have to compound clip the entire thing again, cut on those points, and apply the effect, and that just complicates it further and further, where as if I was just able to slap adjustment layers with effects on top of the clips, and time them however I want, it'd be easy af.
My second idea would be doing it in fusion, but the fusion playback and the way audio works there is really wonky to be able to time things right, and overall I don't think there's any workflow there that would be able to beat the workflow that I described, at least from what I can see.
If someone has an idea how they would do this, please let me know.
For example If I have some colored background, and a text+ clip above it, and I want to add an adjustment layer with a shake effect, and I only want it to affect the Text+, i should be able to just compound clip those two together. But no, that doesn't work because the colored background now becomes black, because the adjustment layer that is within a compound clip with that text+ get's rid of alpha, and therefore the colored background is blocked by it.
I really don't get why this works like this in resolve? Adding effects and animating stuff with preset adjustment clips could be so easy like it is in premiere, but if it removes alpha, it's useless.
For a random example let's say I want to put some animated subtitles (text+) that zoom in/out when something important is being said. I should be able to just compound clip the subtitles, drag in an adjustment layer with a custom zoom effect preset, and alt+drag to duplicate them on top of the subtitles, easily time them with the words, set the proper settings for each zoom/unzoom etc... and done.
But how would I do such a simple task like this otherwise without making the whole background black? And trying to do something more complex would be even more annoying.
Id like to hear if anyone has an idea how I would do this what I just described the easiest way in resolve? My first idea is to compound clip the subtitles, and then cut the compound clip where effects are needed, and add the effect TO that compund, not inside. But this removes flexibility, because let's say there's a part where I want another effect, but it overlaps the clips with the applied effects.
Here's a visual representation:
- - - - - o - - - - - I - - - - - - K - - - - - - I - - - - o - - - - I - ---------------
The dashes (-) are subtitles (or anything with transparency). (I) are cuts between those clips, (K) is an applied effect to that clip, and (o) is the in/out point of where I want another effect to be.
How would I do that? I'd have to compound clip the entire thing again, cut on those points, and apply the effect, and that just complicates it further and further, where as if I was just able to slap adjustment layers with effects on top of the clips, and time them however I want, it'd be easy af.
My second idea would be doing it in fusion, but the fusion playback and the way audio works there is really wonky to be able to time things right, and overall I don't think there's any workflow there that would be able to beat the workflow that I described, at least from what I can see.
If someone has an idea how they would do this, please let me know.