Looking for FCE or iMovie effect at DVinfo.net

Kevin Randolph · January 14th, 2007, 06:49 PM

I've looked around and haven't been able to find an effect like this...

I'm editing together a sweet 16 party video and I know that the girl would really like it if i could make her video look as much like the MTV show as possible. So any help would be great.

I currently use FCE 2.0 for editing and of course I have iMovie ('06?). I'd really like to be able to change the color of the sparkles too.

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

Joe Goldsberry · January 14th, 2007, 08:34 PM

I think you'll need an application like Motion to do what you want.

Joe

Kevin Randolph · January 14th, 2007, 10:23 PM

I know that motion will do what I need, the problem with that is that I just don't have the funds for the final cut suit right now. I've been upgrading my hardware this past year and just can't go for a large expenditure on software right now (in a few months maybe).

Does anyone know of an in-the-mean-time solution? I could maybe spend about a hundred or one-fifty on the software for this. I was really hoping for a plugin for FCE. The effect doesn't have to be exactly like the one MTV uses, just in the ballpark. Any ideas???

Thanks again for the suggestion, Joe. I really wish that I could go that route (and I know that it is the best route). I'm just not there yet.

Thanks,
Kevin

Tom Vandas · January 15th, 2007, 04:10 AM

Kevin, a standalone app like particleIllusion is typically used to create that effect. You can get a SE version for $99. Not sure if that's overkill for you, but check it out:

http://www.wondertouch.com/

Cole McDonald · January 15th, 2007, 10:18 AM

For the sparkles: in iMovie, using a pure black clip, do the sparkle thing you want to do. Export that (the sparkles over a pure black background) to a quicktime clip.

Bring it into FCE in a layer and put it in a video track over the regular video...from here you can play with the color corrector on the sparkles layer.

What specifically are you looking for for making it more MTV-like...could you post a sample image that you'd like to use as a style target?

Kevin Randolph · January 16th, 2007, 12:13 AM

Thanks for the tip, Cole, I tried it this afternoon with some pretty good results. It may just work. After I throw together a rough cut I'll try using the effect from iMovie, but if that doesn't work it looks like Tom's idea of Wondertouch will work.

Thanks guy for the help,
Kevin

January 14th, 2007, 06:49 PM	#1
Kevin Randolph Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 423	Looking for FCE or iMovie effect I've looked around and haven't been able to find an effect like this... I'm editing together a sweet 16 party video and I know that the girl would really like it if i could make her video look as much like the MTV show as possible. So any help would be great. I currently use FCE 2.0 for editing and of course I have iMovie ('06?). I'd really like to be able to change the color of the sparkles too. Thanks in advance, Kevin Attached Thumbnails __________________ "... the drama is on your doorstep..." - John Grierson www.grvideo.net

January 14th, 2007, 08:34 PM	#2
Joe Goldsberry Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitman, Mass Posts: 101	I think you'll need an application like Motion to do what you want. Joe __________________ http://JoeGoldsberry.com

January 14th, 2007, 10:23 PM	#3
Kevin Randolph Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 423	I know that motion will do what I need, the problem with that is that I just don't have the funds for the final cut suit right now. I've been upgrading my hardware this past year and just can't go for a large expenditure on software right now (in a few months maybe). Does anyone know of an in-the-mean-time solution? I could maybe spend about a hundred or one-fifty on the software for this. I was really hoping for a plugin for FCE. The effect doesn't have to be exactly like the one MTV uses, just in the ballpark. Any ideas??? Thanks again for the suggestion, Joe. I really wish that I could go that route (and I know that it is the best route). I'm just not there yet. Thanks, Kevin __________________ "... the drama is on your doorstep..." - John Grierson www.grvideo.net

January 15th, 2007, 10:18 AM	#5
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	For the sparkles: in iMovie, using a pure black clip, do the sparkle thing you want to do. Export that (the sparkles over a pure black background) to a quicktime clip. Bring it into FCE in a layer and put it in a video track over the regular video...from here you can play with the color corrector on the sparkles layer. What specifically are you looking for for making it more MTV-like...could you post a sample image that you'd like to use as a style target? __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

January 16th, 2007, 12:13 AM	#6
Kevin Randolph Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 423	Thanks for the tip, Cole, I tried it this afternoon with some pretty good results. It may just work. After I throw together a rough cut I'll try using the effect from iMovie, but if that doesn't work it looks like Tom's idea of Wondertouch will work. Thanks guy for the help, Kevin __________________ "... the drama is on your doorstep..." - John Grierson www.grvideo.net

January 15th, 2007, 04:10 AM	#4
Tom Vandas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: currently in Kigali, Rwanda Posts: 144	Kevin, a standalone app like particleIllusion is typically used to create that effect. You can get a SE version for $99. Not sure if that's overkill for you, but check it out: http://www.wondertouch.com/