Any more?
Is the Quicktime version of this available any more? Or the text file?
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Tustin has been away from the forum since July, 2003 and it looks like his server is gone, too.
We still have the .WMV version here at the link posted by Chris earlier in this thread. |
16:9 guides do match...
I recreated all 3 of the letterbox mattes but used 720x480 instead of 640x480 as the video says. The 16:9 matte match the guides EXACTLY. Worked great. So your mattes do not have to be 640 x480 in order for them to work. In fact, the ones you can download from Canon come in at 768 x 576 (which is the same ratio as 640x480).
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And an Update
Ok, while creating the 16:9 matte in 720 x 480 made it match perfectly, you do need to create mattes other than black bars in the 640x480 (1.333) ratio (same as canon provides). Creating a logo in 720x480 will make it appear squashed on the video while 640x480 maintains the correct aspect. I have shot tape with the 720x480 16:9 matte and it is beautiful! So... for letterbox, either way works, for logos or text, use 640x480.
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Sounds cool
Sounds cool. . . So you can use the matte as a guide when shooting in 16:9 mode? Have you tested it? Is it accurate (frame-wise)? Can you post it somewhere for download somewhere?
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Glad to e-mail them
I don't have a spot to post them, but will gladly e-mail them to anyone.
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Please send them to me, Marty, and I'll put 'em on the site for public downloading. Many thanks!
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Download here
Here's a download link for all 3 files Marty created:
http://group101sf.com/gl2_ntsc_title_letterbox.zip I'll leave them there indefinitely . . . Marty's instructions: When using these templates don't shoot in 16:9 mode. Just shoot in normal mode and use the title mix function to add them to your shot. It works great. If you open this file it will at first appear all black. The upper and lower bars are RGB 12,12,12 but the middle is RGB 0,0,0,. The GL2 will key out the center section. Thanks! |
This looks good while you shoot and while you edit, however I ran into trouble.
After I exported my video out of Vegas in Widescreen mode. AKA - Render - DVD - 24P Widescreen The footage that used the title mix function comes out completely wrong. Basically it shows on my 16x9 Sony HDTV as a 4x3 letterboxed movie, unlike the rest of the movie, like titles and such. which fills the entire television as it should. So, all in all I have to use the 16x9 ratio in Vegas on top of the title mix anyways, so I don't see the benefit of using the title mix function. I have to crop off the footage anyhow, ya see. |
the benefit would be better framing... instead of shooting with a horridly looking stretched image on the LCD or Viewfinder, you can shoot with the correct image proportion while shooting... of course you should crop it in post :)
but then again, you can also use the 16:9 guides instead of this (title mix) option... |
Wow! This thread sure has received alot of attention. It is just about a year old, and still at the top of the list.
I am so glad that so many people are using their GL2's to the fullest capabilities. I am so glad to be back, I missed this place! I will be glad to assist in your TM questions... Keep on Title-Mixing! |
GL1 also?
Will this also work on the GL1?
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Great information!
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Hello everyone... I just wanted to drop by and say hello. I received a TM question last week via email... I am amazed that people are still talking about/using the title mix function.
I have been out of the video loop for a little while now. Let me know if I can help in any way... Tustin Larson homevideo2dvd@hotmail.com |
Hiyah Tussie!
You good? Grazie |
Hey there Grazie... I am real good. How are you? Are you keeping all the GL2 newbies informed?
Tustin Larson |
Yup! - Nah, I only give assistance to XM2 users . . LOL!
G |
quick time tutorial
Howdy folks,
I just came across this thread and tried to download the quick time version @ the link Tustin recommended but it seems to be a dead link. Does anyone know if the quick time version of this tutorial is still available? I would greatly appreciate any help with this; I have been using just the 16:9 guides in the viewfinder and applying a mask in post with varying results with apple software. This feature sounds like just the ticket! Thanks much, Pablo |
Can anyone re-upload the tutorial please. Or e-mail it to me and I will and post a link. Thanks,
John |
Tustin Link
http://www.dvinfo.net/canongl2/media/titlemix.wmv BUT! Here is a massive resource page full of yummy stuff for us XM2-ers: http://www.dvinfo.net/canongl2/index.php John, use the SEARCH tool and you will come up with loadsa stuff. I did for Tustin's, 'cos I didn't remember where on this fab forum it was. |
Thanks Graham, I would have searched but was only browsing when I came across this thread and assumed if the file had been re-uploaded there would have a been a post within the thread. After only discovering dvinfo a couple days ago and so far having read pretty much every thread from page 1-40 my brain has probably gone to mush. Amazing resource and invaluable learning tool but my brain seems to be letting me down on common sense to compensate!
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John . .now go out and SHOOT some stuff.
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