Speech Bubbles in VideoStudio X4 Ultimate

[coreleire]

Hi,

Im new user on VideoStudio X4 Ultimate and have to say I find it excellent.

A project Im working on needs Speech Bubbles with text in them. I Couldnt find this option anywhere.
So I started creating the bubbles in PSP x4 and overlaying them in.
This works but its a pain when you need 100 of them.
Is there an easier way builtin to VideoStudio X4 Ultimate that I can use.

Thanks

David

[Ken Berry]

Not that I am aware of. And I would have to add that personally I don't think speech bubbles are all that common in videos. I would do it the way you have been doing, but 100 bubbles sound over the top to me. Just my opinion, though... I can see one or two might have a particular effect, but many more than that would be overkill -- especially when you can use audio instead...

[coreleire]

Not that I am aware of. And I would have to add that personally I don't think speech bubbles are all that common in videos. I would do it the way you have been doing, but 100 bubbles sound over the top to me. Just my opinion, though... I can see one or two might have a particular effect, but many more than that would be overkill -- especially when you can use audio instead...

Thanks Ken.
Its for an instruction video(s) at work where each action will have information.
I tried just adding text but it was hard to manage too.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi David

I thought I gave a quick reply this morning, strange maybe I posted to the wrong place.

If you add a colour clip to the overlay track
Click Options far right to open the panel
Choose the “Attributes” tab
Choose Mask and Chroma Key
Apply Overlay Options
Type Mask and Frame

Now add a text and position over bubble.

This should give you a masked frame, one looks like a speech bubble.
That’s if I have understand you.

Is this what you are looking for?

[Ron P.]

Look in the Objects Library, there's several speech bubbles included. If they don't point the right direction, apply the Flip filter to it. Then add your text, placing it over the speech bubble. You shouldn't have to create them in PSP. Just drag and drop them from VS's Library.