Can this "lower thirds" effect be done in Vegas? at DVinfo.net

Frank Genus · February 4th, 2008, 02:08 PM

Matt Tavani, who has a blog dedicated to the Canon TX1 ( http://powershot-tx1.blogspot.com ), shot a video entitled "New York City 720p video" and created a cool "lower thirds" effect using a "gaussian blur" band with clear text that tracked across the screen revealing the scene below as it moved. You can see the movie at either one of these two links:

http://s3.video.blip.tv/027000055478...hTheTX1819.mov

http://blip.tv/file/284638

He states in the blog that he used iMovie to create the lower thirds. Does anyone know how I might go about creating the same effect using Vegas 8?

Frank.

Mark Kovalcson · February 4th, 2008, 03:58 PM

You can do much more complex stuff than that in Vegas.

It looks like they used a combination of keyframing and a top layer with reduced opacity.

You could do this a number of ways. I don't have the key strokes and menus.

3 Layers:
Top Layer: horizonal scrolling text effect as a mask on
Middle Layer: a solid layer with reduced Opacity
Bottom layer: video

I would probably create a single semi-opac layer in Photoshop with the text screened out and keyframe it over the video.

Michael Wisniewski · February 15th, 2008, 02:50 PM

Here's a tutorial that gets you part of the way there.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · February 16th, 2008, 10:51 AM

Top layer-Text. Track composite mode is Mask
Second layer-video, second track is child to track one
Third layer-same video as on track two, but this one has blur applied.

Done.

February 4th, 2008, 02:08 PM	#1
Frank Genus Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sayreville, NJ Posts: 41	Can this "lower thirds" effect be done in Vegas? Matt Tavani, who has a blog dedicated to the Canon TX1 ( http://powershot-tx1.blogspot.com ), shot a video entitled "New York City 720p video" and created a cool "lower thirds" effect using a "gaussian blur" band with clear text that tracked across the screen revealing the scene below as it moved. You can see the movie at either one of these two links: http://s3.video.blip.tv/027000055478...hTheTX1819.mov http://blip.tv/file/284638 He states in the blog that he used iMovie to create the lower thirds. Does anyone know how I might go about creating the same effect using Vegas 8? Frank.

February 15th, 2008, 02:50 PM	#3
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Here's a tutorial that gets you part of the way there. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

February 16th, 2008, 10:51 AM	#4
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Top layer-Text. Track composite mode is Mask Second layer-video, second track is child to track one Third layer-same video as on track two, but this one has blur applied. Done. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

February 4th, 2008, 03:58 PM	#2
Mark Kovalcson New Boot Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 8	You can do much more complex stuff than that in Vegas. It looks like they used a combination of keyframing and a top layer with reduced opacity. You could do this a number of ways. I don't have the key strokes and menus. 3 Layers: Top Layer: horizonal scrolling text effect as a mask on Middle Layer: a solid layer with reduced Opacity Bottom layer: video I would probably create a single semi-opac layer in Photoshop with the text screened out and keyframe it over the video.