Accessing Distort from Tools

To access the Distort menu from Tools:

1. Select Tools Filter Distort.

   The cursor changes to Pick Front.

2. From the Inputs box that appears, select the clips or mattes you will use.

   Select:	To load:	To produce:
   Front1	One input clip only	A warp of a single clip.
   Front1 Matte1	An input clip with its matte	A warp of a single clip using a matte over a black background. A warped matte is also produced.
   Front1 Matte1 Back	An input clip with its matte, as well as a background	A warp of a single clip using a matte over a background clip. A warped matte is also produced.
   Front1 Front2	Two inputs	A morph from one clip to another over a black background.
   Front1 Front2 Back	Two inputs, as well as a background	A morph from one clip to another over a background clip.
   F1 F2 M1 M2	Two inputs with their respective mattes	A morph from one clip to another over a black background. A morphed matte is also produced.
   F1 F2 M1 M2 Back	Two inputs with their respective mattes, as well as a background	A morph using two clips and their mattes on a background clip instead of on black. A morphed matte is also produced.

3. Select the clips as indicated by the cursor.

   For example, if you selected Front1 Front2 Matte1 Matte2 Bkg to morph between two clips, select clips as follows:

   • The clip where your morph originates is Front1.
   • The clip containing the subject that will be morphed to is Front2.
   • The matte for Front1 is Matte1.
   • The matte for Front2 is Matte2.
   • The background clip.

   When the clip selection is complete, the cursor will change to Render Here.

4. Click on any free (or a grey) area on the workspace.

   You are now in the Distort Tool editor.