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Inserting muzzle shots
Hey everyone, I’m making a movie and before I buy Sony Vegas I wanted to know how you insert muzzle shots. I know of some programs that provide them, but I would like to know how, before I go and buy the program. Thanks for your time.
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1) buy the muzzle shots
2) drop them on the timeline on a new track above the video of the guns / shooting
3) right click the muzzle shot and choose PROPERTIES. Under the Media properties, change the Alpha Channel settings from NONE to either straight or premultiplied (you’ll have to find out which is suitable, based on the muzzle shots)
4) use Pan / Crop on the muzzleshots to size & position them correctly
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So if I get one of those programs that provide muzzle shots, I can just use those, right?
Also, does it matter which version of Vegas I get?
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Exactly as Adam said,
And may i suggest you can also buy “Particle illusion” to create
impressive and realistic muzzle shots along with explosions and
tons of other effects.
Or download some free ones at ‘detonationfilms.com
Vegas handles compositing these as good as any compositing application out there.Steve Rhoden
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Just try and get the latest version of vegas.
Steve Rhoden
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I can’t afford Vegas Pro, would Vegas Platinum Edition 8 be good? Also, which program would be the best to get? EffectsLab Pro and Action Movie Essentials are just two that I know about.
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well, I for one don’t know how Vegas Studio handles alpha channel, so it might be different. Just download a trial version and you’ll be able to work it out.
try http://www.videocopilot.net too, for your muzzle flashes. They have a product called ACTION MOVIE ESSENTIALS from what I remember. muzzle flashes and blood and explosions etc. He uses them in After Effects, but same process in Vegas.
agreed that Detonation films has some good freebies.
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Since you are working off a budget…..Go with video copilot action
movie essentials along with a few from detonationfilms.
No need to venture into ‘FXhome effects lab Pro’.You will experience various limitations using ‘vegas platinum editions’
if you want to really push the envelope in terms of providing
impressive shots.Steve Rhoden
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Well this is actually a no-budget movie. Money is only coming from my paychecks right now. All I really want is for it to look realistic when the guns shoot. Will I still be able to do that?
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Well then Jesse…You will definitely be able to do that and a bit more.
Steve Rhoden
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Thank you very much for all of your help. I feel a bit more confident now. Again, thank you.
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