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MSmart wrote on 12/12/2009, 5:37 PM
Answered in your other thread:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=12&MessageID=685734
Marshy wrote on 12/13/2009, 2:30 PM
Could you walk me through it? Is it under Edit, File etc? I can't find this ability in the software.

Thanks
Chienworks wrote on 12/13/2009, 3:14 PM
Wingdings is a text font. Add any wingdings character the same way you would add any text. Create a text event on a track above the video track, choose Windings as the font, and type.
Byron K wrote on 12/13/2009, 10:39 PM
As Chienworks stated, just add the Wingding character as a text event track.

To get the correct character, I use this simple little template in Notepad or Wordpad, highlight all the characters and change the font to Wingdings3.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

`1234567890-=
~!@#$%^&*()_+

[]\;',./
{}|:"<>?

The arrows are in Wingdings 3

Hope this helps.
Eigentor wrote on 12/14/2009, 5:15 AM
Be aware though that text media does not support syncronizing with the video track, so that if you are trying to point at a moving object it's a pain in the ars. If it's a still, then it should be easy. If you're trying to highlight a moving object, I would suggest using the cookie cutter (media affect) approach.
Terry Esslinger wrote on 12/14/2009, 9:59 AM
<<Be aware though that text media does not support syncronizing with the video track>>

Not quite true. You can keyframe the position to move with the video. If its a long, convoluted trail it might be a pain but otherwise its not a big deal.
MSmart wrote on 12/15/2009, 2:42 PM
...You can keyframe the position to move with the video....

Not in VMS.
Chienworks wrote on 12/15/2009, 4:46 PM
You can keyframe Pan/Crop though. That will amount to the same thing. Additionally Pan/Crop will let you rotate and stretch the image.
MSmart wrote on 12/15/2009, 7:02 PM
You know, I did think of that after posting and while away from the computer. Thanks for the clarification.