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General => General Discussion => Video Editing/Compression => Topic started by: LiveLife on July 13, 2008, 02:32:48 PM

Title: Does anybody know...
Post by: LiveLife on July 13, 2008, 02:32:48 PM
... if my idea of the following effect is possible (with Sony Vegas) and if yes, how?

A simple Text Media in the video layer. For example with my name: ColdDeath

I'm using only one text media, but I want to colorize every letter of the text, in this case of my name ColdDeath, in different times.

1. Second: C is green, oldDeath is black.
2. Second: C & ldDeath are black, o is green.
3. Second: Co & dDeath are black, l is green.

And so on. This wouldn't be a problem if I would use 9 different text medias, one for each letter of 'ColdDeath'. But since then I must use 9 different layers, too.

Does anybody see a possibility to do that? I don't so.
Title: Does anybody know...
Post by: finallight on July 13, 2008, 02:45:23 PM
Highlight the letters you want to have a different color and then change the color in the color pallet. I think that might work.
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Post by: Crazy on July 13, 2008, 02:56:49 PM
Keyframes might do the trick.
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Post by: VenomX on July 13, 2008, 03:12:11 PM
I'd suggest using the cookie cutter on a block of solid colour, and just cutting out where the letter is.  Put the colour on multiply too so it covers the letter.
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Post by: Ghost on July 13, 2008, 04:04:04 PM
Quote from: VenomX
I'd suggest using the cookie cutter on a block of solid colour, and just cutting out where the letter is.  Put the colour on multiply too so it covers the letter.
But that involves more than one layer aswell  Unfortunatley I don't think there is a way to do it on 1 layer, but by counting what you said you could do it with 4.
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Post by: SnowMan on July 14, 2008, 04:30:01 AM
why you just don't do it with 9 textmedias and render it? so u can use it as one
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Post by: jessrocked on July 14, 2008, 04:36:29 AM
uhm, finallight's answer?
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Post by: Ghost on July 14, 2008, 04:43:18 AM
There is no colour pallet. You can only change the colour of text by clicking on the properties tab, but you can't change individual letters of the text.
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Post by: jessrocked on July 14, 2008, 04:45:44 AM
then layer by layer =D
vegas is really a pain in the ass with regards to making transitions & effects
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Post by: DaredevilX on July 14, 2008, 06:05:07 AM
I found a way to do it with just two layers, it can be done in like 2-3 minutes, I'm rendering an
 example and I'll make a tutorial later tonight.

EDIT: Here it is but... well... it's not quite perfect YET, I still need to make some adjustments.
So, the preview:
-download (http://files.filefront.com/moving+text+colorwmv/;11058591;/fileinfo.html)-

EDIT2: I'll make the tutorial later tonight.
Title: Does anybody know...
Post by: SnowMan on July 14, 2008, 06:28:04 AM
meh its not that hard with 2layes, just do 2times the same, then color the top one and delete the unneeded letters.
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Post by: DaredevilX on July 14, 2008, 06:29:03 AM
Nah, Snowman... I tried that too but it's impossible. This is another way
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Post by: SnowMan on July 14, 2008, 06:30:17 AM
wana bet its pos? i'll post a veg when i get home, must go to school now


edit : meh, i go now then
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Post by: DaredevilX on July 14, 2008, 06:30:33 AM
Sure
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Post by: SnowMan on July 14, 2008, 06:36:20 AM
.
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Post by: DaredevilX on July 14, 2008, 07:06:34 AM
Lol, two layers indeed but like 6-7 text medias!!!

Anyway here's another preview of my method which needs:
-three layers;
-one text media.

-preview download- (http://files.filefront.com/textwmv/;11059066;/fileinfo.html)

Tutorial coming later, as I said before...
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Post by: Pendji on July 14, 2008, 07:13:25 AM
wheres theftman : o
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Post by: SnowMan on July 14, 2008, 08:24:52 AM
3layers? looks like only 2 are needed , but letz see
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Post by: El Wray on July 14, 2008, 09:35:25 AM
Well try it with masking
Use 2 tracks:

1st track:
Colorize the text green and mask the capital letters (Mode: Positive)

2nd track (under the first of course):
Copy the first track and colorize the text black; Reset the Mask

Done

EDIT: Misunderstood the question. Idk how to colorize every letter. Probably with a Grandient Map with no fade
Title: Does anybody know...
Post by: DaredevilX on July 14, 2008, 10:20:08 AM
Ok the tutorial is almost done.. be patient lol... you'll see it's quick, simple and easy when you watch it.
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Post by: RaToC on July 16, 2008, 04:10:02 AM
done with 2 text media and 1 solid color
veg and clip attached
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Post by: DaredevilX on July 16, 2008, 04:40:49 AM
Still I think mine is much easier to do...uploading the tutorial.
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Post by: RaToC on July 16, 2008, 12:18:42 PM
Just make the cookie cutter smaller
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Post by: downight on July 17, 2008, 03:37:16 AM
Lolz dancing ftw xd
btw cool effect
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Post by: Daffy on July 21, 2008, 01:50:40 PM
Do the text in Photoshop where you can give each letter a different color?
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Post by: Sucker on July 23, 2008, 01:06:58 AM
If i were u, i'm gonna make three tracks for this. The first track is for black color, the second one is for green color and the last one for the texts. This is original method, also easy.
Title: Does anybody know...
Post by: A maid on August 01, 2008, 09:45:27 AM
or just create 2 layers
one layer has the text,another layer has a solid color
then of the solid color mask the part a letter would be,then move it to the part the letters are (keyframing)
and if you dont want to have 9 layers then your lazy
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