FCP Effects: Glow at DVinfo.net

Alex Sprinkle · December 20th, 2006, 01:41 PM

I'd love to know what every effect in FCP does, but I'm going to assume no one has that kind of time. But the most important one I want to know about it the "glow" type effect. In other words, it's as though light is getting brighter in white spots until it takes over the image to what. I though I could rig it in Fade To Color / White, but it just looked bad. How is it done?

Shane Ross · December 20th, 2006, 02:14 PM

Try keyframing it so that it starts out as nothing and gets brighter at the end. Then keyframe the opposite on the incoming clip.

Alex Sprinkle · December 20th, 2006, 05:02 PM

what am i keyframing? contrast?

Nate Weaver · December 20th, 2006, 05:13 PM

Anytime you need a type effect, you should probably be starting with LiveType, and then modifying whatever you can get out of that. You'll probably get much better looking effects that way.

Cole McDonald · December 20th, 2006, 05:14 PM

Add a second layer and ramp the brightness using the keyframes...give it a gausian blur effect to soften it up a bit, multiply the layer to get the darks to disappear.

Shane Ross · December 20th, 2006, 05:41 PM

I thought you meant you wanted to GLOW the picture, referring to the new GLOW effects that you get with the 5.1.2 update.

You can add that glow to text in FCP, BTW.

Alex Sprinkle · December 20th, 2006, 06:01 PM

No no, you were right the first time. I meant the glow effect, that TYPE of effect, not an actual effect on typing. Sorry for the confusion

Shane Ross · December 20th, 2006, 06:11 PM

Contrast isn't one of the options. LIGHT RAYS, for example, has Amount, Center, Glow and Expansion. If you want a 30 frame effect, then razor the last 15 frames of the outgoing shot, and 15 frames of the incoming shot (as this effect isn't real time) and then keyframe one of those.

Cool effect actually. I might have to try this one.

Alex Sprinkle · December 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM

Light Rays? I'm not familiar with this? This is in FCP 5.0?

Shane Ross · December 21st, 2006, 10:12 AM

No, FCP 5.1.2. I thought we were talking about the new Motion effects that came with FCP 5.1.2. That is the only built in GLOW I see.

What are you talking about?

December 20th, 2006, 01:41 PM	#1
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	FCP Effects: Glow I'd love to know what every effect in FCP does, but I'm going to assume no one has that kind of time. But the most important one I want to know about it the "glow" type effect. In other words, it's as though light is getting brighter in white spots until it takes over the image to what. I though I could rig it in Fade To Color / White, but it just looked bad. How is it done?

December 20th, 2006, 05:13 PM	#4
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	Anytime you need a type effect, you should probably be starting with LiveType, and then modifying whatever you can get out of that. You'll probably get much better looking effects that way. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

December 20th, 2006, 05:14 PM	#5
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	Add a second layer and ramp the brightness using the keyframes...give it a gausian blur effect to soften it up a bit, multiply the layer to get the darks to disappear. __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

December 20th, 2006, 02:14 PM	#2
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Try keyframing it so that it starts out as nothing and gets brighter at the end. Then keyframe the opposite on the incoming clip.

December 20th, 2006, 05:02 PM	#3
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	what am i keyframing? contrast?

December 20th, 2006, 05:41 PM	#6
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	I thought you meant you wanted to GLOW the picture, referring to the new GLOW effects that you get with the 5.1.2 update. You can add that glow to text in FCP, BTW.

December 20th, 2006, 06:01 PM	#7
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	No no, you were right the first time. I meant the glow effect, that TYPE of effect, not an actual effect on typing. Sorry for the confusion

December 20th, 2006, 06:11 PM	#8
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Contrast isn't one of the options. LIGHT RAYS, for example, has Amount, Center, Glow and Expansion. If you want a 30 frame effect, then razor the last 15 frames of the outgoing shot, and 15 frames of the incoming shot (as this effect isn't real time) and then keyframe one of those. Cool effect actually. I might have to try this one.

December 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM	#9
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Light Rays? I'm not familiar with this? This is in FCP 5.0?

December 21st, 2006, 10:12 AM	#10
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	No, FCP 5.1.2. I thought we were talking about the new Motion effects that came with FCP 5.1.2. That is the only built in GLOW I see. What are you talking about?