Gunshot effect

Alphonse wrote on 2/19/2004, 9:43 PM
Is there anyway to create muzzle flashes using Vegas.
I've seen people do it with adobe and importing frames they made with photoshop. So really my question is; are there ways to just export a frame or two into a paint program using vegas?? also if you know, what paint program should i use with Vegas.
-Thank you for the help in advanced, recently got Vegas and im trying to figure some things out.

Comments

GlennChan wrote on 2/19/2004, 10:24 PM
IMO, fake muzzle flashes are cheesy. Try to workaround it by jump cutting, shooting a silhouette (how do you spell that?), suggesting someone got shot, etc. You could shoot blanks, but there are safety issues and all that.

If you really want to do it, import frames from photoshop. Image formats like TGA will have an alpha channel for transparency. It might be better to export frames to photoshop, photoshop the muzzle flash in, and then import the stills.

Watch out for the non-square pixels issue. (DV pixels aren't square)
farss wrote on 2/19/2004, 11:17 PM
I think Particle Illusion can do pretty good looking muzzle flashes and smoke.
FuTz wrote on 2/20/2004, 9:55 AM
Hey Alphonse, I just posted a file on Chienworks site with the effect you want that was created with Vegas.


Basically, you use Generated Media (the yellow one). Put a Cookie cutter on it, key it to be on the tip of the gun.
On track level, you add: Glow fx + Add Noise fx.
You can use Light rays fx too like in the last example shown there.

Enjoy and I hope that helps !

Chienworks site:
http://www.vegasusers.com/vidshare/
MUTTLEY wrote on 2/20/2004, 1:06 PM
Alright, well here's a little vid clip I never planed ta share, but the topic made me laugh ta think about it. This was just kind of an experiment, done with one static camera sitting on my desk, pan/crop, brightness and contrast, and ... my finger:

FINGERGUN

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

FuTz wrote on 2/20/2004, 2:56 PM

LOL !!!
Muttley, you're da KiNg !!!
We're waiting for the *film* now !!!
scotty_dvc80 wrote on 2/20/2004, 3:03 PM
why not use a real gun?? wow.. what an amazing concept... i mean you can have your scenes etc. and then just do a seperate take of whenever hes firing.. if you need to include a whole scene (2 people) exchanging gunfire.. in the same frame then you can applicate these hollywood blank adapters.. they have them for many military and police firearms.. me.. I would make it real deal if logistics and location allowed..
MUTTLEY wrote on 2/21/2004, 1:29 AM
Thanks fUtZ ! =P

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

je@on wrote on 2/21/2004, 9:45 AM
I'd paint 2 or 3 variations of flashes in Photoshop using your video shot as a reference layer. I say 2 or 3 so you're not repeating the same gag every time. Delete the reference layer leaving each flash on a transparent BG. Save 'em as PNGs and place on timeline using P/C for fine positioning. A good sound effect will go a long way in selling the gag. --- Check out the collateral material on the Once Upon A Time In Mexico DVD to see some excellent results using the same basic idea.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 2/21/2004, 10:34 AM
One more thing to help "sell the gag" as Jim put it...

Have someone stand off camera and fire a flash unit with a warm gel over it toward the shooter (positioning is important!). That'll give "presence" to the added muzzle flash!

J--