two new user questions - title as a still, move a clip

tonymatt · Post by **tonymatt** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:52 pm

hi,

things are going well, came across two things i cannot figure out. did check out the manual, tuturials, base, and search. i may have missed the answer though.

title as still - i made a title that ends up in the title track. i do not want the tilte to overlay over the video but between two clips, like a transition still.

moving the clip - i thought i could just move the clip down the timeline but i can't seem to do this, if this is the answer.

what haven't i figured out how to use yet? lol...

thank you.
tony m

Post by **Ron P.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm

Yep, this is one of those things that they should make very obvious in the Help file and Manuals, because it is something that is not understood.

With VS you need to place a color clip in the Main video track. This will act as a placeholder, keeping the 2 video clips apart. VS "ripples" or slides all the clips in the Main track to the left, so there are not any "blank" or empty spaces between clips.

Now with your color clip, you can adjust the duration that you need it to appear by just grabbing the yellow handle on the right, and dragging it. Place your title on your title track, and now you have your "still" title..

tonymatt · Post by **tonymatt** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:29 pm

the manual could use a little help lol...

alright, that works good.

it won't let me crossfade in and out of that color clip. gives a "video clips to short..."

any work around?

thanks again,
tony

Post by **Ron P.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:41 pm

If you can make the color clip longer, to accommodate the cross-fade. I've had that happen on a few occasions. I just tried by using a couple of clips from the library, and reduced the times down to 15 FRAMES. I was still able to insert the transition.

How short are the 2 clips? VS defaults to 1 sec for the transition, which you can also change.

tonymatt · Post by **tonymatt** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:10 pm

ok, thank you, i can work with that.

geez, ... i feel brutal to you....

when i want to cut from the beginning of a clip to some point thereafter, the scissors tool does not highlight if i am right on the beginning of the clip. i have to go either before it or after it to cut. is this the norm?

tony

Post by **Ron P.** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:54 pm

That's tne norm.. Do you have your time line magnified to the Frame size? This helps a lot when doing Frame-accurate cutting.

The adjustment is located at the top of the time line. Slide it to the far right..

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:16 pm

Another option is to create a still in your favorite image application. Text on black background.

Save the image and import it as a Jpeg or bitmap into your VS library and then insert it on timeline, adjust duration and then add any transitions or effects.

I on occassions find this process a little easier when it comes to controlling the timing in the time line.

Another possible way is to create the title then save a frame as a still and by-pass using a separate image application phase

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two new user questions - title as a still, move a clip

two new user questions - title as a still, move a clip

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