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Aaron Koolen · August 15th, 2004, 03:51 AM

Hi all. I have Vegas which usually suffices for anything involving text for the little work I do. But recently I've had a couple of small jobs (That actually paid me some money) that required opening titles and text overlays, lower thirds etc but have not found Vegas to be suffcient in making the text look stunning.

Now Vegas 5 came with Boris Keyframer but that is a piece of crap from what I've used of it. Slow, ugly, deletes my text at will and crashes frequently.

So I was wondering what people here use? I'd like both nice looking text and effects for flyones, dancing letters and that stuff. A program that allows me to control the path precisely.

Would I have to now start looking into real compositing software like after effects or are there custom packages that do really nice jobs?

Cheers
Aaron

Peter Higginbottom · August 15th, 2004, 01:11 PM

Hi
A good solution is Cool3d, relatively cheap as well, been using versions since version 2, now up to Cool3d Studio, think theres a trial download on the ULEAD site.

Best Wishes.

Peter

Robin Davies-Rollinson · August 15th, 2004, 02:31 PM

Take a look at BluffTitler as well - you can find it at:

www.outerspace-softeware.com

It will allow you to add multiple layers of text, plasma, particles,video etc and it won't break the bank!

Robin.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · August 15th, 2004, 03:24 PM

Aaron,

Take a look to Heroglyph .
You can download a 30 day fully functionnal demo. A really capable program and you can install it as a pluggin to Vegas.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · August 15th, 2004, 03:35 PM

Ooops, that should have read: www.outerspace-software.com

Robin.

Nina C Frost · August 15th, 2004, 10:07 PM

Hey Aaron,

Have u considered using Adobe after effx? It can deliver stunning broadcast quality visuals and Opening titles... and is realitively easy to use. That is if u are familiar with Adobe photoshop. After finishing the project, render and save as a movie(avi) file which is compatible with most editing suties.I dunno how intensive u want ur opening titles.... Just make sure u have enuf ram to handle the rendering.

PS: when doing text in AE, import from photoshop. Dun use AE's text tool.

Cheers
Nina

Pat Engh · August 16th, 2004, 07:12 AM

I use Photoshop straight up and just import my psd's into Premiere Pro, then I have the ability to animate the individual layers in premiere... I think it's awesome...

August 15th, 2004, 03:51 AM	#1
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	What do you use for titling? Hi all. I have Vegas which usually suffices for anything involving text for the little work I do. But recently I've had a couple of small jobs (That actually paid me some money) that required opening titles and text overlays, lower thirds etc but have not found Vegas to be suffcient in making the text look stunning. Now Vegas 5 came with Boris Keyframer but that is a piece of crap from what I've used of it. Slow, ugly, deletes my text at will and crashes frequently. So I was wondering what people here use? I'd like both nice looking text and effects for flyones, dancing letters and that stuff. A program that allows me to control the path precisely. Would I have to now start looking into real compositing software like after effects or are there custom packages that do really nice jobs? Cheers Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

August 15th, 2004, 03:24 PM	#4
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Aaron, Take a look to Heroglyph . You can download a 30 day fully functionnal demo. A really capable program and you can install it as a pluggin to Vegas. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

August 15th, 2004, 10:07 PM	#6
Nina C Frost New Boot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 5	AEffx for opening titles Hey Aaron, Have u considered using Adobe after effx? It can deliver stunning broadcast quality visuals and Opening titles... and is realitively easy to use. That is if u are familiar with Adobe photoshop. After finishing the project, render and save as a movie(avi) file which is compatible with most editing suties.I dunno how intensive u want ur opening titles.... Just make sure u have enuf ram to handle the rendering. PS: when doing text in AE, import from photoshop. Dun use AE's text tool. Cheers Nina __________________ My Inanimate World

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August 15th, 2004, 01:11 PM	#2
Peter Higginbottom Regular Crew Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wakefield.West Yorkshire. Posts: 45	Hi A good solution is Cool3d, relatively cheap as well, been using versions since version 2, now up to Cool3d Studio, think theres a trial download on the ULEAD site. Best Wishes. Peter

August 15th, 2004, 02:31 PM	#3
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Take a look at BluffTitler as well - you can find it at: www.outerspace-softeware.com It will allow you to add multiple layers of text, plasma, particles,video etc and it won't break the bank! Robin.

August 15th, 2004, 03:35 PM	#5
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Ooops, that should have read: www.outerspace-software.com Robin.

August 16th, 2004, 07:12 AM	#7
Pat Engh Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 75	I use Photoshop straight up and just import my psd's into Premiere Pro, then I have the ability to animate the individual layers in premiere... I think it's awesome...