Dear Vegas Videographers:
I am sizing up a rather horrible self-imposed video task for a local competition. The guidelines are for a movie no longer than 5 minutes which will be posted to You Tube plus the master to the competition organizers.
My idea has 2 parts.
PART 1) One is for 1000 screen saves from a 60 minute DV mini tape movie. (This portrays a day's length of time with a static object...)
PART 2) Evenly interspersed with these .png's or .jpg's would be a “countdown” of numbers, white on a black background with a 12 noon light ray effect.
The numbers would start at 1,000 and go on down to zero and be created with hopefully Vega's Pro text editor. If not, I have GIMP available or Open Office. The numbers would be as large as possible on the average screen view.
I've done some calculations already. I'll need 50 seconds for the titles, credits, etc.
So if I use 1 image every 5 tic marks I get 8 images a second. To get the 2,000 images in the clip I'll need 4 minutes 10 sec. of time - 250 seconds. (This is a clip length of 00:00:00:100 in time for each image.)
I've already created a 1 second clip and it looks just about right for what I want – at least on the PC Preview aspect.
The help I need is how to use the various "create slideshow" scripts and the auto post edit ripple commands in Vegas to evenly mix the 2 parts together? Plus the trim commands.
I also know that I can use the naming/listing/sorting conventions on my files to assist with a import to time line script.
Should I pre-combine the stills and the numbers from GIMP or Open Office in a folder then import that way ?
Or should I do one set in Vegas then somehow auto open the gaps I'll need to fold in the other images? I am familiar with the S command to get any splits if need be.
The problem is I have only created 2 movies using Vegas and am hoping someone can have some good ideas both for me and others who want to do a project like this.
There is no specific rush as the project has until April 8 as a deadline. I can do the second set of numbers by hand adjusting if need be.
Looking forward to your expert opinions.
If you want more info about the competition just let me know it is a open field.
Sincerely,
Bill
1-26-09
I am sizing up a rather horrible self-imposed video task for a local competition. The guidelines are for a movie no longer than 5 minutes which will be posted to You Tube plus the master to the competition organizers.
My idea has 2 parts.
PART 1) One is for 1000 screen saves from a 60 minute DV mini tape movie. (This portrays a day's length of time with a static object...)
PART 2) Evenly interspersed with these .png's or .jpg's would be a “countdown” of numbers, white on a black background with a 12 noon light ray effect.
The numbers would start at 1,000 and go on down to zero and be created with hopefully Vega's Pro text editor. If not, I have GIMP available or Open Office. The numbers would be as large as possible on the average screen view.
I've done some calculations already. I'll need 50 seconds for the titles, credits, etc.
So if I use 1 image every 5 tic marks I get 8 images a second. To get the 2,000 images in the clip I'll need 4 minutes 10 sec. of time - 250 seconds. (This is a clip length of 00:00:00:100 in time for each image.)
I've already created a 1 second clip and it looks just about right for what I want – at least on the PC Preview aspect.
The help I need is how to use the various "create slideshow" scripts and the auto post edit ripple commands in Vegas to evenly mix the 2 parts together? Plus the trim commands.
I also know that I can use the naming/listing/sorting conventions on my files to assist with a import to time line script.
Should I pre-combine the stills and the numbers from GIMP or Open Office in a folder then import that way ?
Or should I do one set in Vegas then somehow auto open the gaps I'll need to fold in the other images? I am familiar with the S command to get any splits if need be.
The problem is I have only created 2 movies using Vegas and am hoping someone can have some good ideas both for me and others who want to do a project like this.
There is no specific rush as the project has until April 8 as a deadline. I can do the second set of numbers by hand adjusting if need be.
Looking forward to your expert opinions.
If you want more info about the competition just let me know it is a open field.
Sincerely,
Bill
1-26-09