Formula for scrolling titles speed at DVinfo.net

Vince Pachiano · May 19th, 2015, 06:45 AM

Is there a standard formula for the speed of scrolling titles (i.e. credits).
I can certainly burn test-copies to a disc and then see what "looks" right,
but it seems to me there must be some standard, some formula like (# of words X some factor)

Rob Cantwell · May 19th, 2015, 08:03 AM

it's sorta like - how long is a piece of string?
Some credits you might want to zip along fast others you might want to go along slowly.

All depends on how much info is in the title i guess, I always just drag the title and check it on the timeline for readability and reduce opacity at both ends so it can fade in and out

Ed Roo · May 19th, 2015, 08:09 AM

Somewhere in the past I remember reading something that said you should be able to read it twice before it moves to the next action. So that's how I time the ones I use.

Jeff Pulera · May 19th, 2015, 09:59 AM

Why do you have to burn a disc to check it, can't you check it in the NLE software preview? Or are you concerned about flicker with interlaced video?

Thanks

Vince Pachiano · May 19th, 2015, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Pulera

Why do you have to burn a disc to check it, can't you check it in the NLE software preview? Or are you concerned about flicker with interlaced video?

Thanks

When I'm about to burn 100 Blu-Rays, I like to watch it first on an actual output device. There are some things that you miss when watching the NLE preview.

p.s. I have Blu-Ray R/W discs that I use over-and-over for this.

Roger Gunkel · May 20th, 2015, 08:32 AM

My own rules for credit speeds are very simple -- does the client want to sit and read them or are they there out of convention/legal requirement and for the record. If the latter, such as most corporate work, then I make them slow enough to be able to read them rapidly, rather like TV show credits. For weddings/drama productions etc, people love to see their own or their kids names, so I make them slow enough to read all the names comfortably plus a bit slower still for slower readers.

Roger

Gary A. Smith · May 20th, 2015, 07:02 PM

I usually get my partner to proof my work as she reads slower than me. You can make it too fast if you do it yourself because you know what is coming and naturally read it faster.

May 19th, 2015, 06:45 AM	#1
Vince Pachiano Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 307	Formula for scrolling titles speed Is there a standard formula for the speed of scrolling titles (i.e. credits). I can certainly burn test-copies to a disc and then see what "looks" right, but it seems to me there must be some standard, some formula like (# of words X some factor)

May 19th, 2015, 08:03 AM	#2
Rob Cantwell Major Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 624	Re: Formula for scrolling titles speed it's sorta like - how long is a piece of string? Some credits you might want to zip along fast others you might want to go along slowly. All depends on how much info is in the title i guess, I always just drag the title and check it on the timeline for readability and reduce opacity at both ends so it can fade in and out __________________ http://www.robertcantwell.com

May 19th, 2015, 08:09 AM	#3
Ed Roo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus USA Posts: 312	Re: Formula for scrolling titles speed Somewhere in the past I remember reading something that said you should be able to read it twice before it moves to the next action. So that's how I time the ones I use.

May 19th, 2015, 09:59 AM	#4
Jeff Pulera Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 691	Re: Formula for scrolling titles speed Why do you have to burn a disc to check it, can't you check it in the NLE software preview? Or are you concerned about flicker with interlaced video? Thanks __________________ Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers

May 20th, 2015, 08:32 AM	#6
Roger Gunkel Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: LIncolnshire, UK Posts: 2,213	Re: Formula for scrolling titles speed My own rules for credit speeds are very simple -- does the client want to sit and read them or are they there out of convention/legal requirement and for the record. If the latter, such as most corporate work, then I make them slow enough to be able to read them rapidly, rather like TV show credits. For weddings/drama productions etc, people love to see their own or their kids names, so I make them slow enough to read all the names comfortably plus a bit slower still for slower readers. Roger

May 20th, 2015, 07:02 PM	#7
Gary A. Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Casterton, Victoria Posts: 50	Re: Formula for scrolling titles speed I usually get my partner to proof my work as she reads slower than me. You can make it too fast if you do it yourself because you know what is coming and naturally read it faster. __________________ Thanks, Cheers Gary Smith.