Here's a really old VEG which shows something like what you describe. It is from an ancient version of Vegas and will probably give you an error message when it opens. Ignore the error and I think it should open just fine.

TextReflectedinLiquid.veg

Link good for seven days.

I didn't create this VEG.

Oh, wait ...

Here's another one, and this is actually kinda close to what you describe. Yeah, I think this will definitely get you on the right track:

reflect_credits.zip

Man, I've learned many things on this forum. But one of the most important thing I've learned is to download any project that JM makes available...and then study it. Wow John--great stuff!

Thanks for making it available.

TB

John Meyer is approaching "National Treasure" status - well in my eyes anyway!

Grazie

Very kind. Thank you!

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I just completed my first kinescope to video restoration. Unbelievable what you can do with AVISynth and the free MVTools plugin (motion estimation). With levels adjust, motion stabilization, grain removal, dust removal, and 24p to 60i conversion, the darn stuff actually looks like video. For most people, it's probably no more than a parlor trick, so I don't think I can make money from it, but it is eerie to see 16mm film taken off a video monitor suddenly look like video again.

This has nothing to do with this thread, but everyone around me here thinks I'm nuts when I do this stuff, but perhaps a few of you will understand ...

John! Of COURSE we understand you! Of course we do! ( now everybody, just nod . . he's looking . . nod, keep nodding . . . that's it . . . 'Nurse over here .. ' ) )

Seriously, any chance of seeing a short "B4 and After" scenario? Like to see your results.

Grazie

Seriously, any chance of seeing a short "B4 and After" scenario? Like to see your resultsThanks for humoring me, big G. I thought of posting it, but to actually experience the full impact, you have to author it to a DVD and play it back on an NTSC monitor. This is because the biggest piece of magic is the 24p to 60i conversion, although it takes the whole package of things to make the kinescope look like video again.

There is a company (actually one guy, who threatened me for posting my process, even though I developed it without access to anything he is doing) called LiveFeed which has done this commercially on a few old kinescopes. You can search for LiveFeed on YouTube and see some results, but between the lousy YouTube quality and the fact that you're watching on a computer monitor, you won't really experience the full effect. There is a Kingston Trio DVD you can rent on Netflix that uses this process.

Over there in the UK, there is the only other company I know of that has invented a similar process. It is called VidFIRE. You can find some information on them at Wikipedia. They restored a TV series called "Doctor Who."