Having problems adding text to my movies.

colorider wrote on 8/13/2003, 12:45 AM
I want to add a text Title to my movie but want it to just pop up in the movie with the movie being the background. The manual says to pick an transparent color for the background, but I have tried everything and it still is cutting from the movie, showing the text, then jumping back the video. Help me please. I am going nuts.

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PeterWright wrote on 8/13/2003, 1:16 AM
The text should be in a track above the main movie.

To find a transparent background, either select one with a "chequerboard" background, which is already transparent, or under Properties / Background, slide the little white triangle to the bottom of the vertical panel.This will make the background transparent, irrespective of colour.
kingkool682 wrote on 8/13/2003, 1:16 AM
You need to add another video track(Click insert and scroll down to "video track" or hit control+Shift+Q). Let's say Track 1 will be known as title and track 2 will be Movie. Track 1 should be above track 2 i.e. track 1 is closer to the top of your monitor. Put your title onto track 1 and go into the titles properties (it's the little checkerboard button located on your title icon a.k.a. an EVENT) Now simply make sure the title is over the movie otherwise you'll have a black background around the text. You can also goto the properties tab in the title's properties and make the background color transparent. The vertical slider bar in line with the R is your alpha control. Slide the arrow down so the Alpha is 0%. You can also change the A value to 0 it's the same thing. Presto! Text over your movie.

And creating transitions for your text is just as easy as well.

Enjoi!
colorider wrote on 8/13/2003, 10:16 AM
You guys are the greatest. I thank you so much for helping a new vegas user out. Sometimes the users manual is a bit confusing and does not give enough information.
I am now making correct titles. Should of posted this message a day ago!!!!
Mandk wrote on 8/13/2003, 12:05 PM
Another great look for titles is to follow the instructions above but use the shadow part of the text only and let the video come through the middle of the letters. I tried this the other night and think it looks great.
colorider wrote on 8/13/2003, 1:27 PM
Yea, I did that by accident and really thought the look was neat. I am just a title making fool now!!!!! I gotta say I love this software. I was using pinnacle for a year with nothing but problems. I honestly can say I got one good 20 min video made after a year of problems. It is the absolute worst software out there.