need help with text...

Red96TA wrote on 7/23/2004, 11:08 AM

Here's what I'm looking to do; I need to have a clip running in the background with transparent text on top of it with a Sony Vision clip on the inside of that text.

Can anyone give me a quick rundown on how to set up my clips on the storyboard?

Thanks in advance.

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Chienworks wrote on 7/23/2004, 11:18 AM

Track 1: text
Track 2: Vision clip
Track 3: background

Set the compositing mode of track one to Multiply (Mask). If you're using Vegas 5 you should also add the Mask Generator effect.

That should do it.

Grazie wrote on 7/23/2004, 11:31 AM

Set Track 2 to Child of Track 1 too? .. yeah?

Grazie

Chienworks wrote on 7/23/2004, 11:44 AM

I forget, is that necessary in Vegas 4? It's not in 5.

JaysonHolovacs wrote on 7/23/2004, 12:42 PM

If you are using multiply mask, isn't it necessary to make your text white on black for the multiply to work properly? At least, if you want the video to be unaltered? Or am I mistaken?

-Jayson

Red96TA wrote on 7/23/2004, 12:47 PM

Here's what I've got so far.

Track 1: Transparent Text. compositing mode: alpha, parent compositing mode: multiply
Track 2: Vision Series. compositing mode: alpha
Track 3: Video Clip. compositing mode: alpha

Now, what I'm getting everything transparenting all over eachother, the transparent text has a blue BG that shows in track 3, the Vision Series is running through into the Track 3, etc

What am I doing wrong?

JaysonHolovacs wrote on 7/23/2004, 12:55 PM

Red,
Did you mention whether you were using V4 or V5?

-Jayson

Red96TA wrote on 7/23/2004, 1:02 PM

Grazie wrote on 7/23/2004, 1:07 PM

Are you using Vegas version 4 or Vegas Version 5? In V5 make track 2 a Child of Track 1 . ..

.. . I can't beleieve what we are doing here guys . . I know I'm starting to loose the will to live .. and my eyes are getting moist .. .

... Grazie . .. . .