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	'''Blending Modes''', also known as '''Composition Modes''' are a video editing technique that determines how two pieces of footage interact when placed on top of each other. The default in almost anything is "normal" - whichever layer is "on top" is rendered on top. However, this can be changed in a huge variety of ways!		'''Blending Modes''', also known as '''Composition Modes''' are a video editing technique that determines how two pieces of footage interact when placed on top of each other. The default in almost anything is "normal" - whichever layer is "on top" is rendered on top. However, this can be changed in a huge variety of ways!

			=Usage=


			Blending Modes tend to be implemented in two different ways: by the layer, or by the footage. Rarely are they done as effects due to their nature of interacting with different layers, however some still exist (for example: S_MathOps in [[Sapphire]].)
			* By footage is how [[Premiere]] does blending modes. Each piece of footage has a different compositing mode.
			* By layer is how [[Vegas]] and [[After Effects]] do blending modes. Each layer uses a different blending mode, affecting all footage on that layer.

			Usually there will be a drop-down that lets you choose which one you want to apply:

			[[File:Composition list.png\|An example of a composite mode list.]]

	=Common Blending Modes=		=Common Blending Modes=

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			[[File:Compositespinnerexample.png\|thumb\|right\|An example of a composite spinner. Note the size of the spinner itself.]]
	A '''composite spinner''' is a technique where part of the screen is overlaid with a solid block that is blended over in some way, then spun around a center point. To make this effect:		A '''composite spinner''' is a technique where part of the screen is overlaid with a solid block that is blended over in some way, then spun around a center point. To make this effect:

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 Taken from https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/blending-modes-layer-styles.html
-==Normal==
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-The result color is the source color. This mode ignores the underlying color. Normal is the default mode.
+|+ Common Blending Modes
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-==Dissolve==
+! Blending Mode !! Description !! Image
-The result color for each pixel is either the source color or the underlying color. The probability that the result color is the source color depends on the opacity of the source. If opacity of the source is 100%, then the result color is the source color. If opacity of the source is 0%, then the result color is the underlying color. Dissolve and Dancing Dissolve do not work on 3D layers.
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+| Normal || The result color is the source color. This mode ignores the underlying color. Normal is the default mode.|| [[File:blend_normal.png]]
-===Dancing Dissolve===
+|-
-Same as Dissolve, except that the probability function is recalculated for each frame, so the result varies over time.
+| Dissolve || The result color for each pixel is either the source color or the underlying color. The probability that the result color is the source color depends on the opacity of the source. If opacity of the source is 100%, then the result color is the source color. If opacity of the source is 0%, then the result color is the underlying color. Dissolve and Dancing Dissolve do not work on 3D layers.|| Example
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 Note: Sometimes, when layers are aligned edge-to-edge, seams can appear between the layers. This is especially an issue with 3D layers that are joined to one another at the edges to build a 3D object. When the edges of a layer are anti-aliased, there's some partial transparency at the edges. When two areas of 50% transparency overlap, the result is not 100% opacity but 75% opacity, because the default operation is multiplication. (50% of the light gets through one layer, and then 50% of the remainder gets through the next layer, so 25% gets through the system.) This is like partial transparency in the real world. But, in some cases, you don't want this default blending. You want the two 50% opacity areas to combine to make a seamless, opaque join. You want the alpha values to be added. In these cases, use the Alpha Add blending mode.
-==Luminescent Premul==
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-Prevents clipping of color values that exceed the alpha channel value after compositing by adding them to the composition. Useful for compositing rendered lens or light effects (such as lens flare) from footage with premultiplied alpha channels. May also improve results when compositing footage from matting software from other manufacturers. When applying this mode, you may get the best results by changing interpretation of the premultiplied-alpha source footage to straight alpha.
+==Composite Spinner==

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