3D Rotating Text in Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12?

MNightengale wrote on 11/12/2013, 3:22 AM

Hello,

I'm currently working with a trial version of Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12. I would like to animate some text and make it rotate/spin in 3D.

Online tutorials tell me I need to choose "3D Source Alpha" from the compositing mode icon on a track and then set a value for the Y axis and some keyframes in the track motion dialogue box. The videos show a long menu list when they click on the compositing icon, but mine only shows two things: "Multiply (Mask)" and "Source Alpha"

I've done searches both online and in the menus and help sections of Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12, but for the life of me, I CANNOT find how to do this!

WHERE on earth can I find the "3D Source Alpha" selection or how to do this? Or cannot it not be done in Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12??? It's very frustrating to watch all of these YouTube tutorials and NONE of them match what I see in Platinum 12!

Thanks for your help!

Michelle

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vkmast wrote on 11/12/2013, 5:27 AM

Michelle,
see this tutorial
Comparing Sony Vegas Pro 12 to Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12
A quote:
If you buy the "Suite" version of Movie Studio Platinum 12, it includes an extra Titling and Text application called New Blue Titler EX, which gives you the ability to create animated 3d style text.
Beware of the packaged one-disc OEM version, which does not have all the extras.

MNightengale wrote on 11/12/2013, 5:53 AM

Thanks so much for your help!

I think it's a version issue too, but when I read the descriptions, it seemed like Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 SHOULD be able to do this.

Just to be clear, I'm not really creating 3D text. I just want to rotate/spin 2D text on the Y axis. Do you know if this can be done in Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12?

Michelle

Markk655 wrote on 11/12/2013, 10:37 AM

3D source alpha is in the PRO version...much more expensive than MS Platinum. To rotate text in 3D, use the NewBlue Titler Ex plugin that came with Movie Studio. If you installed it, it should appear in media Generators).

MNightengale wrote on 11/12/2013, 10:47 AM

Thanks for your help!

I did install it, but the NewBlue Titler EX plugin doesn't come with trial version. I'm trying to see if NewBlue offers a trial of the plugin.

Michelle

richard-amirault wrote on 11/12/2013, 12:23 PM

I just want to rotate/spin 2D text on the Y axis.

When you spin, do you want to see a reverse of the text on the 'back side'? or do you want new text to come into view?

New text is easy. Just put two text events next to each other .. overlap them .. then apply the SPIN transition (in 3D blinds)

vkmast wrote on 11/12/2013, 2:11 PM

Maybe the OP should try playing with the 3D transitions brighterside mentions.
There are some limitations in NBTitler Ex re what she's trying to achieve.
See this NewBlue FX with MS 12 Suite

MNightengale wrote on 11/12/2013, 2:38 PM

Thanks guys! I finally got it!

BrighterSide, that's EXACTLY what I did. :)

My text is 2D, not 3D, but I added enough of a drop shadow and blur to my text so that it DOES have some depth and dimension and doesn't just look like flat text on a screen or page.

I wanted a nice transition when the text appears on the screen, which is where the spin comes in. I finally figured out how to apply it, then stretched it out to 4 seconds on my 5-second intro, Essentially, the text does a half-spin as it comes into view. Then I faded the whole clip out during the last second. It looks very nice.

I'm a video newbie and have just been struggling with this so much. This is definitely NOT my forte. But I don't want this video to look like a first-grader did it either. I just some something that looks nice and has a professional feel to it.

I was asking for 3D effects, but I knew I just wanted the 2D text to spin like 3D. I'm new to this and not really explaining myself very well...

But now it's time to shut down the PC, get out and get something to eat. I've been at this for literally HOURS. (Am I the only one who doesn't eat for hours when working on a project?)

Thanks for all your help!

Michelle

richard-amirault wrote on 11/14/2013, 5:59 PM

You're welcome.

I'm not a pro, but I've used this same method myself many times. There are folks here with MUCH more knowledge about Vegas than I, and (like many pieces of software) often there is more than one way to do things. Sometimes the simple way is overlooked.