I've seen this overlay technique numerous times over the years but haven't found a description of ow it's done.
The image I'm embedding displays a grid-like pattern over the video but I've also seen it done with scan lines and other subtle patterns.
Is it a transparent overlay? A plugin? Something else? I've searched all these terms multiple times but haven't landed on the correct terminology.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks.
I think they might specifically be done with a hitfilm effect whos name I don't remember and you might as well get hitfilm express because it's free and can do some cool stuff. But in vegas i think you can achieve a similar look by playing with the tv simulator. Start with TV Look, turn down phosphorescence and scan phasing all the way then play with the interlacing and aperture grill.
Hitfilm might be the dot matrix effect.
I quickly created this using an OpenFX in Resolve and adjusting the parameters. Not exactly as you have shown in your example, but a little more playing with the adjustment and it may duplicate it. There should be an OPenFX available that would work in Vegas. Do a search for 'grid'. As @Dimitrios suggest, this should also be capable in HitFilm.
Just use the TV simulator fx in Vegas and play with the sliders until you get the results that you want
@heg is correct.
You might also want to consider adding a mask under Pan Crop and choose the option to Mask to Apply to FX only and then adjust the opacity and feathering if you want to isolate or soften the effect in just one spot. And of course, you can now track it to moving objects much like the Pixelate effect.
I've played with the Vegas TV Simulator plugin (both before and since @heg's suggestion) but I'm not able to make the pattern small enough or subtle enough to match the look I'm targeting.
Per Dimitrios-Papadimitriou's post, FxHome has a product called Ignite Pro that does "Scan Lines" and "Dot Matrix." I'm playing with the demo. It brings me closer than TV Simulator but still a little lacking.
I'm wondering if a transparent PNG might be the way to go.
I'm wondering if a transparent PNG might be the way to go.
probably the solution. if you have adobe photoshop just create a grid which is ok for you, at least there you can create fine lines. than either in photoshop or vegas add an unsharpen or smooth effect and a bulge effect on the PNG.
its a bit sad, that vegas is not able just to create a simple grid with lines which you can manipulate in thickness how you want it.
The FX overlay in the screen grab looks like it could be BCC Weave from the BCC Textures Unit, the FX controls being tweaked to achieve the desired look.
Edit: BCC Texture FX are basically solid textures which can be overlayed but with much reduced opacity to achieve the subtle grid effect that you have highlighted. PNG is really not needed to achieve this effect.
Thanks to all who've contributed to this thread. After some research and experimentation, I've creating a facsimile of the effect I originally posted using the following process:
Note: The coarseness of the pattern can be adjusted by way of Event Pan/Crop zoom.
I'm sure there are more efficient ways of doing this (i.e. plugins,etc.) but I satisfied my curiosity by building it from first principles.
Needles to say, it's possible to create and use much more (or less) complex patterns as a starting point.
For anyone who's curious, I'm uploading:
Let me know if you have questions.
Here's another resource with a seemingly endless supply of textures.
https://www.transparenttextures.com/
Simply select a texture, choose a color (I've been using black), download it as "wallpaper", load it into a Vegas video track, adjust the opacity, zoom, and compositing mode ("Screen" seems to work well), and Bob's your uncle.