Credit Roll Blinking

JJKizak wrote on 7/9/2002, 10:25 AM

If I put in the velocity envelope to slow down the roll speed (way to fast)
the titles blink like stars at night after default rendering and viewing with
player7.1 (direct x 8.1) Font size is 22 and if I go to bold it helps a lot
but does not eliminate. You can observe the blinking during rendering in the
preview window. I tried different colors with green seeming to be the least
affected. I tried bluring it a smidge but not good enough. There are no
instructions on how to use the timeline in the credit roll menu on the bottom.
(I'm just a dummy and need instructions to function in this high tech world).
Also there is no provision for start pre-delay or stop pre-delay. It seems if
I use the default speed that there is no blinking.
I have junked using Pinnacle DC-2000 with Adobe Premier 6.0c because
I liked the Vegas so much more for its timelne stability (regardless of clip
length) and ease of use. The mpeg-2 codec in Vegas is better than Pinnacle
for DVD recording and more adjustable.
PS.---The Canopus ADVC-100 should be a Vegas Video option when purchasing.

thank you, JJK

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Comments

Chienworks wrote on 7/9/2002, 11:13 AM

A far better way to slow down the credit roll is to set the length of it. At the top of the credit roll Media Generator window is a Length: field. Enter the duration you want for the entire roll (default is 10 seconds). After you've entered this amount, stretch out the event on the timeline to the same length. You'll see a little triangular notch at the top of the event if you go to far; it should also "snap" to this length when you get the mouse close enough.

Control_Z wrote on 7/9/2002, 9:39 PM

22 is way too small for most fonts on NTSC. I rarely go below double that. Bold them, use only sans-serif fonts, give them an outline of 2 pixels of black (via track motion), and a drop shadow.

I always slow mine down by simply ctrl-dragging the end point.

Also, don't bother typing them in if it's a long list - use copy and paste.

JJKizak wrote on 7/10/2002, 8:05 AM

THANKS, But going to larger fonts with a huge paragraph is not
very professional, creates rotating eyeballs. I might just do
four stills and fade them in and out. With a 22 font size it
will take me four stills.

sqblz wrote on 7/10/2002, 8:09 AM

Try to "render to a new track" only your scrolling title, and apply the velocity envelope to this new track.