Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Turn the Vegas Pro timeline into a flexible compositing workspace and build polished, reusable visuals without creating a needlessly complicated setup.
In this video, Grant Kay for Boris FX moves beyond basic Video Event FX and explores how video tracks can work together as layers. You’ll see how compositing modes such as Add, Subtract, and Multiply can completely change the relationship between the footage in your timeline. Yes, there is a little maths involved, but thankfully Vegas Pro handles the difficult part.
You’ll learn how to combine track compositing, track grouping, and Video Event FX to create custom looks that remain fully editable and easy to update.
The video also introduces Compositing Parents and Compositing Children, a powerful workflow that lets you limit compositing effects to specific tracks. Despite sounding slightly like a family meeting, it gives you precise control over how different elements interact within your composite.
This workflow is ideal for branded content, music videos, sports edits, social media graphics, and any production where you want a strong visual style that can be reused without starting from scratch every time.
// K E Y P O I N T S //
• Use *video tracks as compositing layers*
• *Experiment freely* with blending modes.
• *Limit compositing* to specific layers.
• *Update footage* in an instant.
• *Generate an alpha channel* from black-and-white media
• *Combine Video Event FX* with track composites
// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L //
borisfxdiscord.com
/ / C H A P T E R L I S T / /
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Event Compositing Recap
02:00 Blending Two Video Tracks
04:02 Using separate sources to mask video tracks
06:48 Introducing the Compositing Parent & Child
09:15 Updating sources within a Track Composite
10:02 Masking using black & white images with no alpha
► WEBSITE: vegascreativesoftware.com
► FACEBOOK: facebook.com/vegascreativesoftware
► TWITTER: twitter.com/vegassoftware
Tags: VEGAS, VEGAS Creative Software,
Turn the Vegas Pro timeline into a flexible compositing workspace and build polished, reusable visuals without creating a needlessly complicated setup.
In this video, Grant Kay for Boris FX moves beyond basic Video Event FX and explores how video tracks can work together as layers. You’ll see how compositing modes such as Add, Subtract, and Multiply can completely change the relationship between the footage in your timeline. Yes, there is a little maths involved, but thankfully Vegas Pro handles the difficult part.
You’ll learn how to combine track compositing, track grouping, and Video Event FX to create custom looks that remain fully editable and easy to update.
The video also introduces Compositing Parents and Compositing Children, a powerful workflow that lets you limit compositing effects to specific tracks. Despite sounding slightly like a family meeting, it gives you precise control over how different elements interact within your composite.
This workflow is ideal for branded content, music videos, sports edits, social media graphics, and any production where you want a strong visual style that can be reused without starting from scratch every time.
// K E Y P O I N T S //
• Use *video tracks as compositing layers*
• *Experiment freely* with blending modes.
• *Limit compositing* to specific layers.
• *Update footage* in an instant.
• *Generate an alpha channel* from black-and-white media
• *Combine Video Event FX* with track composites
// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L //
borisfxdiscord.com
/ / C H A P T E R L I S T / /
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Event Compositing Recap
02:00 Blending Two Video Tracks
04:02 Using separate sources to mask video tracks
06:48 Introducing the Compositing Parent & Child
09:15 Updating sources within a Track Composite
10:02 Masking using black & white images with no alpha
► WEBSITE: vegascreativesoftware.com
► FACEBOOK: facebook.com/vegascreativesoftware
► TWITTER: twitter.com/vegassoftware
Tags: VEGAS, VEGAS Creative Software,
