Copy Background Images?

frederick-wise wrote on 6/21/2011, 8:58 AM

Does anyone know how to get a background image free for editing in Vegas?

I want to copy a background still image and place it into Vegas then convert it into a short video with a scrolling text that lets viewers know there is an "extras folder". My problem is I don't know how to copy the backgrounds. I've tried highlighting them and hitting ctrl+c, right clicking them etc. but can't seem to get them loose from the backgrounds folder. I even went into the program to try to find them but couldn't. And I learned you can't simply add a video track in the menu timeline so I need to produce the menu as an all-in-one video (background plus scrolling text).

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TOG62 wrote on 6/21/2011, 10:00 AM

Start a new project, select the background, delete the title, choose preview, adjust preview quality, Ctrl C. Now paste into any image editor and save.

frederick-wise wrote on 6/21/2011, 12:01 PM

Thanx TOG62!. Your procedure worked perfectly. Too bad one can't just add another video track for the text but I guess that's just the way it is.

Steve Mann wrote on 6/21/2011, 12:51 PM

I'm not sure if this helps, or what Sony thinks of your use of it, but the backgrounds are PNG files.

For example:
C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Roaming\Sony\DVD Architect Pro\5.2\Themes\AmericanFootball.thm

frederick-wise wrote on 6/23/2011, 7:10 AM

Thanx Steve, I found them in there with your method as well (but I had to "show hidden folders" to get to AppData in Win7). I assume I could add my own PNG background images in this folder as well? I'll give it a try.

Steve Mann wrote on 6/23/2011, 9:01 PM

I think you can replace an existing PNG image. I never use themes, preferring to do all my menus in Photoshop.