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  Importing large amounts of text

  Posted by Dan Newell on March 24, 2009 at 2:31 pm

  Hi everyone

  Sorry if this is posted elsewhere but I have a question on a major project.

  We are filming a seminar series that will run 48 hours total and we are shooting a overhead projected image mixed with pan shots of the presenter.

  Problem is the overhead projected image is not always the best so I would like to import the word based documents and simply insert that text.

  This would be using Vegas Pro 8. I’m a first time user of Vegas and I’m not sure of the full capabilities of the program.

  How problematic is this?

  Mike Kujbida replied 17 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Graham Bernard

  March 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm

  [Dan Newell] “How problematic is this?” Can you do Copy and Paste? That’s how difficult it gets.

  And of course we can’t import Word Docs or Text per se, but Copy Paste – gets me through.

  I do this into one of the Generated Media TEXT options – normally SONY Sample Text – and that’s it.

  If you want this “over” some existing Video Media than you have to place it on a track ABOVE that Media.

  Grazie
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  Dan Newell

  March 24, 2009 at 3:53 pm

  Thanks Graham, I didn’t know it was that easy.

  Cheers
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  Mike Kujbida

  March 24, 2009 at 4:32 pm

  Dan, it is as easy as Grazie (Graham) says it is 🙂
  I do this a lot with things like (very long) cast credits for plays.

  Here’s two more tips for you to make it (hopefully) even easier.

  #1 is to double the size of the text in the first text event that comes up.
  That is, in the Frame Size box in the top left of the text box, change 720 x 480 (assuming NTSC DV here) to 1440 x 960.
  This has the benefit of making the text a bit cleaner along the edges.
  It won’t affect how you do anything else.

  #2 is to create your first text screen and get it the way you want as far as text size, colour, drop shadow, etc. are concerned.
  Instead of repeating these steps for each new text event, copy the first one,paste it in the new location and choose the first option (Create a new copy of the source media) in the screen that comes up.
  Now all you have to do is paste the new text in over top of the existing text.
  Repeat as desired.
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  Dan Newell

  March 24, 2009 at 5:12 pm

  Thanks Mike, very useful as I have an absolute ton of text screens to come up with and I already have a life and didn’t need another!

  Cheers
  Dan
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  Mike Kujbida

  March 24, 2009 at 6:56 pm

  Glad to help Dan.
  I use shortcuts as much as I can because, like you, I already have a life that’s full enough without the added stress of things like this.

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