Scrolling credits

[bilc]

Using VS 10 would like to scroll credits from bottom to top of screen right after title but unable to find any information on how to perform this operation. Anyone have an answer ? if so would appreciate a reply.
Thanks
bilc

[Ron P.]

Apply the Fly Animation to your text.

To make scrolling credits, after typing your text, click on the Animation Tab, tick the box apply animation. Then in the pull-down menu select Fly, and the first preset (top left) will be the one to use. To get a good slow scroll you will need the duration of the title to be long enough so that it just doesn't zip by.

Ron P.

[bilc]

videoman.......I attempted to do as you suggested and for some unknown reason it did not work. I failed to indicate in the original post was that I'm using the trial version of VS 10, would that make a difference. Also where can I get the manual for this version. I originally had Pinnacle which I hated, and VS 7 don't want to purchase 10 until 30 days are up and I feel comfortable with the operation so I'm trying to do every thing for testing
bilc

[Joe Louvar]

Also where can I get the manual for this version.

I don’t know if there is a download or not but if you buy the boxed version of VS10+ it comes with a bonus disc plus a printed “User’s Guide”.

[Ron P.]

Bilc,
You can download the PDF manual for VS10 on this page:
http://www.ulead.com/vs/documents.htm.

There is no difference between the TBYB (trial) and Full version when it comes to titles. I'll re-explain the process in case I didn't do a good job before. (It was early, and no coffee ).

1. Place your title (typing it in by double-clicking in the Preview Window), in your case a scrolling title in the timeline.
2. Make sure you click on the title in the Preview Window to highlight it
3. Click on the AnimationTab, then check the box Apply Animation
4. Generally I think the default animation is Drop, so Click on the pull-down menu, and you should see Fly. Select it.
5. Now you should see several animated presets in the pane below. The first preset (top left) in the presets is the one used for Scrolling from bottom to top. You should see the "ABC...DEF" scrolling from the bottom to the top, select it.
6. Now click on the TT to the right of the pull down selection arrow. A new window will open where you can further customize the effect. There should be some boxes with arrows for enter and exit. It should show in the Left side (Enter) an arrow at the bottom pointing up, and on the Right side (Exit), and arrow at the top pointing up. If not select each one.
7. The Start and End Unit should read Text. The Pause should read None.
8. Click OK, and your title should scroll from the bottom to the screen, and exit to the top, without pausing.
9. Now in the Text Timeline grabbing the Right side yellow bar for your text title, drag this to the right, until it is a reasonable duration for your text to scroll smoothly and not too fast where it can not be read. You can experiment with the duration to suit your purpose.

Hope that explains it better...

Ron P.

[bilc]

Ron.......Many thanks for the detailed instructions. Works perfect. I owe you a cup of coffee.
bilc
Bill

[mlwood]

Hi all,

Using VideoStudio 10, I am also trying to do scrolling credits. For some reason, I can't seem to find the FLY effect. When selecting the title, and selecting APPLY ANIMATION, these are the only options available in the drop down menu:

Drop
Fade
Moving Path
Pop-Up
Swing
Turn
Zoom

Does anyone have any ideas why I would not have the FLY effect option?

Thanks,
Mike

[blplhp]

Bilc,

In Charlie Hills' book "Getting Started with Video Studio 9", he suggests as a rule of thumb of making your scrolling credit title clip about 2 seconds long for every typed line of text in the scrolling credits, not including blank spaces. This is what I have done and it works out just right. But as Vidoman as also suggested, you can experiment and dial it in as you prefer. But the 2 second rule should provide you with a quick starting point to make that judgement.

Cheers,

Bryan P.
Florida

[daniel]

...for another rule of thumb, in video post-processing 101 here they teach 1 second for each 5 characters, also not including spaces and punctuation.
If fading in/out title, fade period counts for half its duration (i.e. your text is supposed to disappear at 50% transparency)

ADDING that since credits are not supposed to be really read, you may select to go much faster and write much smaller since only fans will pick up what they like, for the rest it's only to please the people and associations involved. But legal warnings (usually at start) should follow the rule.



Out of topic: Definitely wise for tiltles anyway, the big red print being:
everything must be readable at once on the screen, and before the end of the clip. No scenes overlap, no half sentence, finishing on the next picture etc.

Caveat: art and avant-garde movies don't follow ANY rule.

[melkisadek]

I've read the thread thus far and been able to slow down the scrolling of my text from bottom to top using the suggestions above. But I still have to ask how I can employ the "User defined" pause. I haven't been able to find the place where I can enter my preference for that pause.

Fitz

[Ron P.]

User defined is done by moving the triangles located just beneath the preview window. Sliding both to the middle yields no pause. Sliding the left to the left edge yields an effect that enters quickly, pauses then exits. The right of course controls how quickly the text/object leaves. So a long bar with the triangles closest to the left and right edges would give the longest pause.



See page# 88 of the VS10 Manual.