Scrolling Credits

PuppyDogMom wrote on 4/17/2006, 5:14 AM
I've checked other questions regarding scrolling credits but don't seem to find this particular one. Can someone help?

Is there a way to SLOW THEM DOWN? I use Vegas Platinum edition. The only thing I've found that works is to do a scrolling credit for each item, but that's a pain in the patoot.

I love this software. The support from Sony leaves a lot to be desired.

Thanks.
Emily

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GenJerDan wrote on 4/17/2006, 5:27 AM
Stretch out the event on the timeline, then make sure the duration is set correctly in the fx control....the same duration as the stretch clip.

(Possibly a bad explanation, but I don't have Vegas sitting here in front of me.)
PuppyDogMom wrote on 4/17/2006, 5:45 AM
Perfect! Thank you so much. Explanation was fine, even without sitting in front of the software!
PuppyDogMom wrote on 4/17/2006, 5:56 AM
Dare I ask another question? You did so well on the last one. I'm using the 2-column scrolling credits...title of song....performer. One of them is much longer than the other, and I've tried to change the font size for that one, but when changing the font size for one, they all change. Is there a way around this?
craftech wrote on 4/17/2006, 6:07 AM
One of them is much longer than the other, and I've tried to change the font size for that one, but when changing the font size for one, they all change. Is there a way around this?
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No, not with the Vegas 2 through 6 Credit Roll and counting.

And you can't even add a drop shadow to make the fonts look better unless you add it to the entire track using Track Motion in Vegas 2 thorugh 6 and counting.

There are limitations to how much you can stretch out the credit roll to slow it down and it isn't all that straight forward. There are several methods, but this one is what I use to control the speed of any size credit roll exactly:

Here is what I do. It seems to work for me whereas other suggestions don't:
1. Place credit roll at end of video where you want it to stop rolling.

2. Type in all the information

3. Edit generated media: Change the time length to the desired amount (may involve trial and error)

4. Go back to timeline and place the cursor back from the end of the timeline where the credit roll stops a distance equal to the desired length of the credit roll. I did it by typing in the cursor position (in the little box under the timeline toward the right) so it was exact.

5. MOVE the Credit Roll Left to the cursor position WITHOUT resizing it.

6. Send the cursor to the end of the video by clicking Go To END (CTRL+END) or place it where you want the credit roll to stop if it is not at the exact end of the video.

7. Stretch the end of the credit roll to the Right up to the cursor WITHOUT holding down the CTRL key.

8. If the speed is too fast go back and do it all over again from step 3 above.





John
GenJerDan wrote on 4/17/2006, 6:24 AM
Like craftech said, Nope. :-(

But you can make the credits in PaintShop/PhotoShop/Whatever, then use Pan/Crop and keyframes to roll your own credits.

Just make a tall skinny image with all the text you want and however you want it to look (and with blank space above and below, most likely), import the graphics, then keyframe the start and stop positions.

:-)
PuppyDogMom wrote on 4/17/2006, 6:29 AM
Sounds like I need a little more time to work this out. I haven't yet learned how to import text.
GenJerDan wrote on 4/17/2006, 7:00 AM
Oh...um...I didn't mean it would be text text (assuming you're talking about what I last wrote).

It would be an image (PNG would be a good format) of the text, not text like a text file. Added to the project using File|Import|Media is what I'd do.

Admittedly, it's more of a pain in the butt to get the text aligned nicely working in a graphics program, but it does allow you to use nice text effects like the aforementioned drop shadow, or adding images to the credits, etc.