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Posted by Manny on 01/26/06 18:36
Thanks for the tips.
I'll have to try the gradient mask approach.
I'm kind of surprised there isn't a plug-in or an inexpensive off-the-shelf
package where you just type in the text in the appropriate font and it
creates the effect automatically.
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Manny" <none@empty.com> wrote in message
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> > I'm using Vegas 6.0.
> > I think it can do something similar using bezier masks, but it is quite
> time
> > intensive.
> > Have you used Heroglyph?
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> I can easily create this effect in Premiere, and I suspect you'd be able
to
> do it in Vegas as well. The technique involves creating a mask that
follows
> the handwriting, then (using a program like Photoshop), "filling" the mask
> with a gradient such that it follows the direction of the writing. You
then
> stack the mask over the writing, wipe the mask and . . . voila . . .
> handwriting appears. The technique (for Premiere) is described here in
one
> of the tutorials:
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> www.wrigleyvideo.com
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> If you want to see an example I did that uses this technique, you can see
> one here:
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> www.travelersvideo.com/Globe opening2.wmv
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> > "Richard Crowley" <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote in message
> > news:drb045$aqk$1@news01.intel.com...
> > > "Manny" wrote ...
> > > > Can anyone point me towards what software is available to
> > > > create an animated title which simulates handwriting, i.e. an
> > > > invisible pen "writes" the text?
> > > > Is there something that can do this for under $200?
> > >
> > >
> > > What video editing software are you using now? It is quite possible
> > > that you could do it without any additional software, but merely a
> > > different technique.
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