How Do I Add an Engraved HUD Overlay to a Music Video?

Open Pelagic Press in Performer to frame a moving subject with engraved ridges, small meters, and instrument labels. The look opens on jellyfish when you have no other picture selected. Change the source and the same widget layout stays in place.

In PELAGIC PRESS, two thin Pressmarks lines converge on a tracked point while the rest of the HUD stays at the edges.

How do I fit the HUD around my footage?

1. In PERFORMER, open FX RACK → LOOKS and choose PELAGIC PRESS. Let the example play before replacing it so you can see where the widgets sit.
2. Under SOURCE, choose VIDEO · IMAGE and load your clip. A subject with room around it leaves the callouts somewhere to go.
3. In HUD → WIDGETS, open Configure for PRESSMARKS. Set CONNECTIONS → KEEP CLEAR to keep the lines between the widget columns. If the lines disappear, watch the source. They need a tracked point inside that area.
4. Open Configure for CONTOUR PRESS and try WHORL, FOLD, and FAULT under CONTOUR PROFILE. Reduce RELIEF when the ridges pull your eye away from the subject.

Check a few seconds when your subject moves near an edge. A layout that works on the first frame can cover an important detail later in the shot.

How do I make the overlay move with the song?

Start a track. The CUE SPINE moves its playhead on the beat, and the three vertical meters show bass, mids, and highs. In its widget settings, change CUE ROWS to fit the number of cues you want on screen. Use CUE LABELS to name them and CUE CADENCE to set when they change. If a short clip cuts away before a label finishes typing, try TEXT IN → CUT.

You can adjust the behavior of other widgets under Configure → AUDIO INPUT. Start with a single REACTION SOURCE, such as bass, on one widget. Let the others keep their default response while you check whether that movement is visible.

Which look should I start with?

Choose PELAGIC PRESS for a tracked subject with engraved detail. Try GLYPH LAB for a person or product shot with the graphics in a column to one side. Use FLIGHT DECK when the picture has a strong center and you want an instrument panel around it.

For individual widget controls and more examples, see the Specimen guide. If you want a helmet HUD that moves with a face, start with the face-tracking HUD tutorial.