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[ppanis]

Hello,

As my last questions posted were not responded (I guess, it's because I posted them in a reply to my precedent posting), here there are:

- I didn't tell that I was putting animated words for each picture, that would have probably be confusing and I had no problem to insert the animated text effects... but about these, is it a way to get what they called in other programs the "squeeze(d)" effect for letters in Ulead Videostudio ? do I need to upgrade to v.11 + for being able to use this particular animated effect or/and more ?
- As I need to convert my newly edited movie into flash to stream it online (as a flash preview on my website) what is the best format to chose from the menu when I am starting the "share" process in Ulead Video Studio, to keep the best quality (except mpg2 and mpg4 that I know are not supported by my flash converter, called "Flash Video Studio 2.02) ?

[Ron P.]

Sorry they didn't get answered before..

What is the "squeezed" affect? Could you provide a link example of this effect? You might be interested in BluffTitler. It can create some amazing title effects.

Create a DV (avi) video file from your project. That way you will be using the best quality for conversion to a flash file.

[ppanis]

Hi,
You can see an example here:
http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com
(please wait till the movie starts)
Thanks !

[Ron P.]

Ok, that's more of a character rotation effect. VS10 or VS11 does not have that type of an effect. However look at the program I provided a link to in my previous post. It can do that and much more. I use it..

[ppanis]

- I have seen that Blufftitler and it sounds amazing what we can do today even without being a pro Would you mind to tell me what is the name of that "squeeze" title effect in Blufftitler please ? (or you have a link maybe for watching an example, as I'd like to know it won't look a little too sophisticated as 3D in my project)

- For rendering my project in the DV format, Ulead offers me 2 choices:
ntsc dv 16:9 and ntsc dv 4:3; which one should I use, what's the difference quality-wise or maybe size-wise please ?

[CycleWriter]

- For rendering my project in the DV format, Ulead offers me 2 choices:
ntsc dv 16:9 and ntsc dv 4:3; which one should I use, what's the difference quality-wise or maybe size-wise please ?

Allow me. There's no real difference in quality between the two so long as the source material matches the output. For instance if your source material is 4:3 and you output to 4:3 it will look fine. Where you run into problems is if you try to make a 16:9 movie out of material that was originally 4:3. Not only will it look stretched and squished (to fit in the larger horizontal frame and smaller vertical frame), but you will essentially be trying to use the same amount of pixel info to fill the larger frame. This will reduce quality. If you plan on sharing your video then keep it at 4:3 (if that is what it was captured and edited as) as this is the most common for others to view it in since it matches a standard TV set.

[Ron P.]

- I have seen that Blufftitler and it sounds amazing what we can do today even without being a pro Would you mind to tell me what is the name of that "squeeze" title effect in Blufftitler please ? (or you have a link maybe for watching an example, as I'd like to know it won't look a little too sophisticated as 3D in my project)

Well I don't have one created at the moment. With BluffTitler you start with the templates provided, or start from scratch and either customize it to what you want, or build it.

For the "squeeze" effect you're looking for, the program has various effects that you apply, adjusting the parameters. Character Rotation rotates each individual text character (letter) on its Horizontal or Vertical axis. The "squeeze" effect in your example is rotating the characters on it's vertical axis, then of course fading-out.

Edited
I created a short example using Blufftitler. I used different effect (twist) that may be a little closer to what you're wanting. Also in the program you can choose "Flat" for the bevel, so the text will not have a 3D look.

You can view it at the following link when it becomes active..
http://www.veoh.com/videoDetails.html?v ... 73hwQ9eenK

[ppanis]

I appreciate very much your example, although it's not exactly the same as I'd like to (as in "theinterviewwithgod" one); did you rotate the words, instead of the letters, at the start, and then the letters with fade out at the end of the effect ? also I'm affraid it is a little bit too fast, can I change the speed ?... I'd like so much to have it as simple as one of the Ulead effects, also I'm affraid to invest in the blufftitler and to be more complicated and for not exactly what I want...

[Ron P.]

BluffTitler is somewhat different to learn. You could download the demo version to see for yourself.

It's possible the creator of your example used an industry standard software, like one of Adobe'$ product$.

[sjj1805]

I have used that particular title effect previously.
It is a part of ProShow Gold.

Here is a quick demo - the bit that is similar to the one you asked about is at the very end. Bit expensive though to buy Proshow gold just to add titles to your videos, VideoStudio does as good a job with slide shows as ProShow Gold. Perhaps Bluff Titler like Ron suggested might be your best route.