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So, you’re tired of the standard Vegas transitions. Linear wipe, push, clock wipe — too boring. Page peel, barn door, swap — too cheesy. 3D blinds, 3D cascade, 3D shuffle — too 3D. And yet, a straight cut just doesn’t suit your piece? Then make your own transition.

This is the beginning of a series on creating your own custom transitions in Vegas. In part one, we’re going to use a still image to cover up our cut and animate that still using Bezier masking and Vegas’ native transitions.

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Tags: bezier mask, pan/crop, transitions

You’ve seen this effect in horror movies (or action movies where the hero is a bit schizophrenic) — a person’s reflection in a mirror seems to have a life of its own. It’s rather simple to do, though it does require some planning ahead and careful shooting. Watch Youtube user dillonp23 show you what to do with your footage once you’ve got it.

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Tags: bezier mask, ghost, mirror

Youtube user dillionp23 shows you how to film someone falling but “freezing” them before they hit the ground. Sounds simple enough unless you want the action around them to keep on moving. Once again, Sony’s Bezier mask tool makes it possible.

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Tags: bezier mask, freeze time

Lower thirds are those graphics you see near the bottom of videos. They usually consist of a static or animated background and some information such as the name of the person speaking if you’re watching the news or a documentary, or statistics if you’re watching sports.

Often, Sony Vegas users create their lower thirds in other programs or buy pre-made ones, but we’re going to make one entirely in Sony Vegas. It won’t be the flashiest lower third you’ve ever seen, but it will be attractive and functional. So, here we go.

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Tags: bezier mask, effects, pan/crop, track motion

Impress your friends with your cloning abilities! Vegas Pro makes it easy to have more than one of the same person in your video using bezier masking, as demonstrated here by Youtube user DaveFrehley.

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Tags: bezier mask, clone

Does your movie need a haunted glass of orange juice? Here, Youtube user dillonp23 shows you how to create the effect of a cup filling itself — thanks to Sony Vegas Pro’s Bezier mask tool.

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Tags: bezier mask