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bStro wrote on 8/29/2004, 3:41 PM
I'd love to help, but no matter what program I use to view / investigate this file, it either can't see the video or it crashes. (I have the Xvid and Divx codecs via ffdshow.)

Can you upload it in a different format, perhaps WMV or even MPEG1?

Rob
JasonMurray wrote on 8/29/2004, 4:26 PM
It's an effect whereby the credits scroll part of the way up the screen and then follow the shape of a road (which is the video below them) into the distance. Think of it as a reverse waterfall.

Not sure if this could be accomplished in Vegas - it would seem to be some kind of track deformation (changing the track into a 3D object, rather than just moving, rotating and scaling it around in 3 dimensions).

I smell a new feature request.
kriz100 wrote on 8/30/2004, 2:50 AM
thanks for your answer. I found a tutorial here http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotutorial/tutdes_starwarstitle.htm, but it is for adobe premiere. however maybe still possible in vegas with its own titeler(?) and then doing the 3d rotating/scaling with after effects. btw, is the adobe titeler apart available?
bStro wrote on 8/30/2004, 9:04 AM
If you just want the Star Wars effect, try one of the Deform Video fx in Vegas. First create the credits themselves (go to the Media Generator and use one of the Credits templates or a Text template and use keyframes to scroll it from bottom to top). Then apply the Deform Video FX to get the "off into the distance" effect.

I was able to watch the video you linked to on another computer... I see that in there, the credits seem to come up normal for about half the screen and then shrink after that. Not sure how to accomplish that.

Rob
jetdv wrote on 8/30/2004, 9:38 AM
A better way to get the star war's effect in Vegas 5 is to use 3D Track Motion to rotate the track
bStro wrote on 8/30/2004, 10:49 AM
Why is that better? (Honest question.)

Rob
jetdv wrote on 8/30/2004, 10:59 AM
You'll get true rotation instead of just "squishing" the text.
kriz100 wrote on 8/30/2004, 1:21 PM
>I was able to watch the video you linked to on another computer... I see that >in there, the credits seem to come up normal for about half the screen and >then shrink after that. Not sure how to accomplish that.

ok, maybe i just should send the guy an email who did that effect?
but who is in charge for this sort of work?
a) that's the movie: http://www.jereste-lefilm.com/
b) Le Site du Film
c) Liste Technique (there you can see all names)
Is this made up by the art director? maybe they got a script or something... and if they have, will it work with vegas? probaly the answer is not i guess...
JasonMurray wrote on 8/30/2004, 4:02 PM
it was in all probability probably done in After Effects...