Typing text on video? at DVinfo.net

Stewart McDonald · June 12th, 2003, 04:34 AM

Anyone know how I can get the effect of text typing itself on screen? I'm using Video Vegas 4, but also have the option to use after effects.

Thanks

Edward Troxel · June 12th, 2003, 07:14 AM

Try looking for examples here:

http://www.creativecow.net/articles/vegas_veggies.html

Keith Loh · June 12th, 2003, 10:31 AM

Off the top of my head?

After Effects. Do a simple reveal first. Then go back and remove frames so it looks like each letter comes down one by one.

Don Bloom · June 12th, 2003, 10:48 AM

Sundance Media Group.com has all kinds of Veggies and scripts. I have the typewriter effect on disc, it took about 3 seconds to download. There lots of really good effects there.

Tor Salomonsen · June 12th, 2003, 12:39 PM

It's done with the text generator and keyframes. Write the first letter, create a new keyframe at the point where he next letter should appear. Type the second letter etc. You may have to adjust some settings, like if you use centered text you'll find that all the letters ajusts sideways to accomodate each other as you type. (You can fool Vegas by typing spaces and gradually replacing them with characters - but it will be unprecise if your are using a propotionally spaced font.) Make sure the keyframes are behaving linearly - but I think that's the default anyway.
Experiment with sound. The effect may be greater if the sound is unrealistic.

Stewart McDonald · June 12th, 2003, 02:41 PM

It's quite time consuming to get the text to type from left to right. Vegas likes to think you want it starting from the middle and increasing in size from each side.

Edward Troxel · June 12th, 2003, 03:18 PM

Not if you choose one of the "left" options on the second tab and have the text left aligned.

Tor Salomonsen · June 13th, 2003, 01:42 AM

And it's not a method one would use to write a long story anyway.

Stewart McDonald · June 13th, 2003, 02:20 AM

Using the "center left" alignment isn't good when you want to do more than 1 line of text, as they overlap each other. So you then have to move the lines down or up, but you have to be very precise otherwise playback looks a little dodgy when the letters are typing. I've managed to do it now thanks.
Now, I just need some computer bleep sound effect that I can put over it to make it sound like its computer text typing on screen.

Tor Salomonsen · June 13th, 2003, 05:58 AM

Go to http://www.wavcentral.com/
and do a search for "bleep".

June 12th, 2003, 04:34 AM	#1
Stewart McDonald Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 130	Typing text on video? Anyone know how I can get the effect of text typing itself on screen? I'm using Video Vegas 4, but also have the option to use after effects. Thanks

June 12th, 2003, 10:31 AM	#3
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Off the top of my head? After Effects. Do a simple reveal first. Then go back and remove frames so it looks like each letter comes down one by one. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

June 12th, 2003, 07:14 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Try looking for examples here: http://www.creativecow.net/articles/vegas_veggies.html

June 12th, 2003, 10:48 AM	#4
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Sundance Media Group.com has all kinds of Veggies and scripts. I have the typewriter effect on disc, it took about 3 seconds to download. There lots of really good effects there.

June 12th, 2003, 12:39 PM	#5
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	It's done with the text generator and keyframes. Write the first letter, create a new keyframe at the point where he next letter should appear. Type the second letter etc. You may have to adjust some settings, like if you use centered text you'll find that all the letters ajusts sideways to accomodate each other as you type. (You can fool Vegas by typing spaces and gradually replacing them with characters - but it will be unprecise if your are using a propotionally spaced font.) Make sure the keyframes are behaving linearly - but I think that's the default anyway. Experiment with sound. The effect may be greater if the sound is unrealistic.

June 12th, 2003, 02:41 PM	#6
Stewart McDonald Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 130	It's quite time consuming to get the text to type from left to right. Vegas likes to think you want it starting from the middle and increasing in size from each side.

June 12th, 2003, 03:18 PM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Not if you choose one of the "left" options on the second tab and have the text left aligned.

June 13th, 2003, 01:42 AM	#8
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	And it's not a method one would use to write a long story anyway.

June 13th, 2003, 02:20 AM	#9
Stewart McDonald Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 130	Using the "center left" alignment isn't good when you want to do more than 1 line of text, as they overlap each other. So you then have to move the lines down or up, but you have to be very precise otherwise playback looks a little dodgy when the letters are typing. I've managed to do it now thanks. Now, I just need some computer bleep sound effect that I can put over it to make it sound like its computer text typing on screen.

June 13th, 2003, 05:58 AM	#10
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	Go to http://www.wavcentral.com/ and do a search for "bleep".