While reading my Custom Transition Using Generated Media tutorial, a reader noticed some similarities between the resulting video and an effect she’d seen and has been trying to duplicate. The general idea of the effect is to start out with a video in black and white; have a tinted area “move” across the screen; and for that tinted area to act as a “swipe” that turns the footage to color as it passes over. The visitor does not know what program was used to create the video she saw, but asked if I knew how to achieve a similar effect in Vegas. It took a bit of experimenting, but I believe I’ve got it pretty figured out.
I’ll start out by showing the end result so you know what you’re aiming for.
If there’s one thing that any piece of software should do, it’s help us avoid repetition. You get more done in less time if you’re not trying to re-invent the wheel. Here are five tips to reuse work that you’ve already done in Sony Vegas so you don’t have to repeat yourself.
I was just toying around in Sony Vegas and created a simple but, I think, nice animated background. It uses just two pieces of generated media, the Bump Map composting mode to give it some depth, and a transition I probably wouldn’t use under most circumstances. The end result is something like a pool of melted Crayons or plastic, though you can change settings along the way to get something different.
This tutorial is part of a series on creating custom transitions in Sony Vegas. In part one, created a transition that “closes” an image over one clip and then opens to reveal a new clip. And in part two, we used Vegas generated media to create an animated mask. Here in part three, we’ll do something that is a cross between the two: With the help of a third-party plug-in, we’ll create an image and use that as the basis for an animated mask. Curious? Then let’s get started!
So, you’re tired of the standard Vegas transitions. Linear wipe, push, clock wipe — too boring. Page peel, barn door, swap — too cheesy. 3D blinds, 3D cascade, 3D shuffle — too 3D. And yet, a straight cut just doesn’t suit your piece? Then make your own transition.
This is the beginning of a series on creating your own custom transitions in Vegas. In part one, we’re going to use a still image to cover up our cut and animate that still using Bezier masking and Vegas’ native transitions.
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