Spinning Newspaper Headline Effect at DVinfo.net

Hugh DiMauro · June 24th, 2008, 03:14 AM

Can anyone suggest how I may create the old and tacky effect where a front page newspaper headline spins towards you and stops, revealing the headline?

Richard Wakefield · June 24th, 2008, 03:34 AM

quick reply of the top of my head

start of clip:
scale = 20% (roughly)
rotation = 5x0.0deg (roughly, to get you a few rotations)

end of clip
scale = 100%
rotation = 0.0deg

then muck about with keyframe interprolation to make for a smoother start/finish as necessary

if u wanted to get fancy, you could do the same in After Effects but with motion blur

Hugh DiMauro · June 24th, 2008, 08:59 AM

I kinda knew the technicalities. I was hoping for a lead on some preset I could download from somewhere. I am really in a crunch. I need a ready-made clip I could just use with the headline already in place. I can insert my main character's photo.

Bill Mecca · June 24th, 2008, 12:06 PM

I haven't looked deeply into it, but isn't there a preset transition like that in Windows Movie maker? might be a way to export it.

Hugh DiMauro · June 24th, 2008, 03:55 PM

I will see if I still have Windows Movie Maker on my comp. That is exactly what I might be looking for. I tried to make a phony newspaper front page with Microsoft Word but cannot figure out how to import it on my Premiere timeline!

Shawn McCalip · June 24th, 2008, 05:51 PM

It's so easy and quick to animate it in Premiere, I think you'll end up spending more time trying to find something ready-made than if you were to just click in a couple of key frames. It's as easy as Richard up above puts it. Basically, about 6 clicks of the left mouse button. If it were me, I'd make it something more like 20 full rotations instead of 5, and then I'd apply the Radial Blur effect, make sure it's set to "spin", and then make sure you have the blur amount keyed to 0 when your newspaper finally stops spinning.

Hugh DiMauro · June 24th, 2008, 07:14 PM

Shawn:

How do I import the Microsoft Word document into my Premiere timeline as a clip or still?

Graham Hickling · June 24th, 2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh DiMauro

Shawn:

How do I import the Microsoft Word document into my Premiere timeline as a clip or still?

I print the word file to a pdf, open the appropriate page of that pdf in Photoshop (which coverts it to a bitmap), trim/resize it to the required aspect ratio and resolution, and then save it as a image file (bmp, tif, or jpg) for loading into Premiere or AfterEffects.

There may be quicker ways ......

Hugh DiMauro · June 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM

Allow me to monkey around with that. I did find something on the web that might help as well. Dang this last minute scramble! If I wasn't so lazy I'd be knowing this stuff through practice during the down time.

I admit that I'm so lazy I wouldn't yell "sooweeee" if a hog was gnawin' on my butt!

Hugh DiMauro · June 25th, 2008, 09:33 PM

Hey Graham:

I found a program which converts the file into a .tiff. Thanks for your help.

June 24th, 2008, 03:14 AM	#1
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Spinning Newspaper Headline Effect Can anyone suggest how I may create the old and tacky effect where a front page newspaper headline spins towards you and stops, revealing the headline? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

June 24th, 2008, 08:59 AM	#3
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Thanks, Richard I kinda knew the technicalities. I was hoping for a lead on some preset I could download from somewhere. I am really in a crunch. I need a ready-made clip I could just use with the headline already in place. I can insert my main character's photo. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

June 24th, 2008, 12:06 PM	#4
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	I haven't looked deeply into it, but isn't there a preset transition like that in Windows Movie maker? might be a way to export it. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

June 24th, 2008, 03:55 PM	#5
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Bill! I hope you're right! I will see if I still have Windows Movie Maker on my comp. That is exactly what I might be looking for. I tried to make a phony newspaper front page with Microsoft Word but cannot figure out how to import it on my Premiere timeline! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

June 24th, 2008, 07:14 PM	#7
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Shawn: How do I import the Microsoft Word document into my Premiere timeline as a clip or still? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

June 24th, 2008, 03:34 AM	#2
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	quick reply of the top of my head start of clip: scale = 20% (roughly) rotation = 5x0.0deg (roughly, to get you a few rotations) end of clip scale = 100% rotation = 0.0deg then muck about with keyframe interprolation to make for a smoother start/finish as necessary if u wanted to get fancy, you could do the same in After Effects but with motion blur

June 24th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#6
Shawn McCalip Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 315	It's so easy and quick to animate it in Premiere, I think you'll end up spending more time trying to find something ready-made than if you were to just click in a couple of key frames. It's as easy as Richard up above puts it. Basically, about 6 clicks of the left mouse button. If it were me, I'd make it something more like 20 full rotations instead of 5, and then I'd apply the Radial Blur effect, make sure it's set to "spin", and then make sure you have the blur amount keyed to 0 when your newspaper finally stops spinning.

June 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM	#9
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Thank You, Graham Allow me to monkey around with that. I did find something on the web that might help as well. Dang this last minute scramble! If I wasn't so lazy I'd be knowing this stuff through practice during the down time. I admit that I'm so lazy I wouldn't yell "sooweeee" if a hog was gnawin' on my butt! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

June 25th, 2008, 09:33 PM	#10
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Hey Graham: I found a program which converts the file into a .tiff. Thanks for your help. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.