Camera Snapshot Effect
Here's a relatively easy to do effect I've seen used to simulate someone taking still shots with a camera.
1. Insert a velocity envelope. Zoom way in on the frame that will represent the snapshot and, just after it, add two envelope points. Set the first one to normal speed and the second one to 0%. Drag the right end of the event out for however long you want to hold the still shot. (Right click the event, select properties, and turn on the resample and reduce flicker options.) Setting a stop motion like this communicates to the viewer the exact shot that was captured by the camera.
2. Add the Brightness and Contrast video event FX to the event. Add a keyframe at the frame where you went to 0% velocity (let's call it "X"). Add a second keyframe at X minus 1 frames, and a third keyframe at X plus 6 frames. Set the middle keyframe (X) to Brightness=0.40. This step simulates a camera flash and subsequent fade.
3. Add the Black & White video event FX to the event. Add a keyframe at X and X minus 1. Set the X keyframe to Blend=1.000. The black and white effect combines with the stop motion to help distinguish the shot that was captured.
4. Add a camera shutter sound effect (I got one by searching findsounds.com). Drop out your existing audio during the stop motion if you want to further enhance the effect.
I uploaded a sample video (Camera Snapshot Effect) to Chien's site that should show up their soon. www.chienworks.com/media/vidfact
-Les
Here's a relatively easy to do effect I've seen used to simulate someone taking still shots with a camera.
1. Insert a velocity envelope. Zoom way in on the frame that will represent the snapshot and, just after it, add two envelope points. Set the first one to normal speed and the second one to 0%. Drag the right end of the event out for however long you want to hold the still shot. (Right click the event, select properties, and turn on the resample and reduce flicker options.) Setting a stop motion like this communicates to the viewer the exact shot that was captured by the camera.
2. Add the Brightness and Contrast video event FX to the event. Add a keyframe at the frame where you went to 0% velocity (let's call it "X"). Add a second keyframe at X minus 1 frames, and a third keyframe at X plus 6 frames. Set the middle keyframe (X) to Brightness=0.40. This step simulates a camera flash and subsequent fade.
3. Add the Black & White video event FX to the event. Add a keyframe at X and X minus 1. Set the X keyframe to Blend=1.000. The black and white effect combines with the stop motion to help distinguish the shot that was captured.
4. Add a camera shutter sound effect (I got one by searching findsounds.com). Drop out your existing audio during the stop motion if you want to further enhance the effect.
I uploaded a sample video (Camera Snapshot Effect) to Chien's site that should show up their soon. www.chienworks.com/media/vidfact
-Les