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How to create crossfade when…
Hello:
I have a video clip on the timeline. I want to lay text over the video clip. I crated the text on it’s on track; then I dragged the text up to the start of the video clip and it did indeed lay on top of the clip where I want it. But when I play the clip, first the text shows up (I selected a white background for the text thinking that would cause it to be transparent)…again, first the text plays, I can hear the sound track, then after the text has timed out (00:00:05:00 default) the video image appears.
This is not what I am trying to do. I want the text to be transparent, laid over the video image. If I lay the text under the video, rather than on top, will that work?
As a side note, I somehow managed to achieve the text/video crossfade in another part of the timeline (on the same video track; different clip), but it was like, after I dragged the text to the video track, the software did the crossfade for me. There, the video is laid over the text and an X is on top of the video, which indicates a crossfade (the text is underneath the video image). When I right click on that area of the video track, the very first selection reads “Crossfades”, which shows the different verations of crossfades you can use.
Back to my “problem” area, when I laid the text on “top” of the video, and I right click on it, I do not have the “Crossfade” selection. I even tried clicking on the crossfade icon button but nothing happened.
Sorry to be long. Thanks for your help in advance.
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2 Replies
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Create a fade on your test event by dragging horizontally from the upper corners.
To make your text background transparent, navigate to text properties properties dialog (click on the upper button on the text event)>properties tab> Background color> slide the alpha channel adjustment all the way down.
Gary Kleiner
Learn Vegas and DVD Architect
http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com
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Use the Default Text and the alpha (i.e. transparency) issues are taken care of for you.
To make the text longer, place your cursor on the right or left side of it and drag it out to the desired length.
Here’s a hint to make your text look a bit cleaner (especially around the edges). Double the size when you create it. That is, change 720 x 480 to 1440 x 960. The boxes for this are in the top left of the titler event FX window.
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