How to make titles appear longer?

[sovebamse]

If I create a title in Media Studio 8 I can define the length of the effect (appearance of the title). But once the title is fully visible it disappears rapidly.

What can I do to make the text remain there after the effect for about 1 or 2 seconds?

[Devil]

Your question is really as clear as mud. You haven't given us a clue as to how you have created the title, what effects you have used or their settings - zilch.

Generally, if you cannot adjust things as you wish by modifying the effects you are using (and this is VERY flexible), you can do something by generating the title in a sub-timeline, Create a file from it in the project format, import that file in the main timeline and freeze-frame it where you will.

[sovebamse]

Ok sorry. I'm not that familiar with the English language as I am Swiss.

I'll try to be clearer: I applied two effects. The first one was, that the words appear one by one, top line first then the bottom line. And the second was the flame effect, so that the letters show flames. The color of the flames change until the end when the title is fully visible.

It's not only with those effects that I have the problem, that after the appearing of the words (the end of the animation) the title disappears rapidly. So all I wanna do is hold the end view of the effect. If this only works by generating an additional title, how can I capture the last frame of the effect or even make it going on (the one with the flames coming from the letters).

If I change the lenght of the title, the effects just become slower. But I want the title to stay for one or two seconds after the appearing effect has reached its endpoint.

I have to add that I've just begun working with this software.

[Devil]

OK, Groezi wohl!

Making sure your title is selected, enter the animation menu you are using. Right-click on the animation that you have chosen, click on Edit and then look at the Pause drop-down and select whichever pleases you or you can choose Custom (change the length of the blue line). Don't forget to rename it, otherwise it will add a new effect with the same no. as the unmodified animation.

[sovebamse]

I've tried it but it doesn't work. At least, not with this effect.

The effect ist in the "Drop"-menu and then it's number 4.

If i right-click on it and click "Edit"... there aren't any options to change concerning the break or so... There's only "Unit" and "Effect name" and the possibility to "Accelerate" whatever that means.

[Bud Fox]

Something I've done that has worked for the same problem (though different effects), so I'm guessing it may work on your title:

Copy the title clip and paste it right after the original. Take this second clip and then delete the effects so it is the words, nothing else. Shorten it (if neccessary) to the desired length.

Now, as the original title clip comes to it's end, the words will stay there with the second clip.

If this doesn't work perfectly (due to your specific effects and title placement), you should be able to make it work with some minor tweaking.

Good luck.

Bud

[sovebamse]

Hi everybody

I've been fiddling around trying to get that thing going for a few hours. I just can't understand how the producers of this software are so incapable. I mean, who wants a title that comes flying in and the second all the letters are visible it just goes away. That's a silly thing and it happens with any effect.

Okay my problem is that in the effect the flames are blazing from the letters. If I just put in a freeze of the letters at the end of the effect, the flames won't blaze any longer. I've tried to put the effect into the revers but it seems to be faster.

I'll do some more experiments. Do the Ulead-Guys have a solution? What about Adobe Premiere or other software? Do they have the same problems concerning titles? Are there maybe external programs to generate titles and then just integrate them in the Media Studio-Project?

Thank you guys, greez
Thomas

[nutsnbolts]

Freeze frame works.

Read this post by me.

http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic. ... highlight=

[Bud Fox]

Nutsnbolts,

I understand your freeze frame thing, but in both your old post and in this one, people have recommended copying and pasting a second title clip with no effect right after the first.

In both these threads, the original poster has more or less ignored this suggestion. I'm not taking offense to this, but am just curious why nobody likes this idea. It seems quicker and easier than rendering a title into an .avi and then importing it back in and freeze framing it.

Am I missing something?

-Bud

[nutsnbolts]

Bud:

I honestly don't know. I'm an amateur at this and currently learning as we go. There are obviously many different ways on doing things and it's interesting what people suggest or how they do things.

In my post, I have tried both methods.

Which is easier or better, easier on the latter methods, better...???

Does it make a render of a video faster if one method is applied over the other? I just never tried.

Maybe someone with more experience can assist.

[Helge]

Duplicating the title worked for me since msp7. With msp8 feature of additional timelines Devils solution seems to be even better.

[nutsnbolts]

Duplicating the title worked for me since msp7. With msp8 feature of additional timelines Devils solution seems to be even better.

Better in what way?

[Helge]

Easier to adjust. If you duplicate a title and have a moving effect on the first, you need to ensure that the position of the second is where your first ends. With a second timeline and freeze frame it cannot go wrong.