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Canvas layer and video compositing in MorphMan 4.0

Canvas layer
Canvas is a special type of background, which is kept unchanged throughout the morphing sequence; you cannot set markers and morph canvas (in background layer, to the contrary, you can set markers and define morphing). MorphMan allows you to choose still image, video, or solid color as a canvas. When you add canvas to your project, the layer, which previously was the background, becomes the ordinary layer – thus enabling you to define transparency (otherwise background is totally non-transparent) and morph background without limitations. Remember that Morph Man adds invisible markers in all image corners on background layer, when layer ceases to be background these markers are switched off.

Canvas is typically used in projects where you want to have constant background under morphing subjects, or when you move objects on layers so that they may reveal portions of background you don’t want to be visible.

Solid-color canvas allows for easy inclusion of morphing clips to video composition project using simple color keying. MorphMan 4.0 includes full-feature video editor VideoMan 3.0 which you can use for video compositing.

You can find more tips and tricks on the use of layers in animated tutorials (Tutorial command of Help menu) and in sample projects in Tutor subfolder of MorphMan 4.0.