Easy way to create a lower third for titles? at DVinfo.net

Mike Costantini · September 30th, 2007, 04:48 PM

I'm not advanced with Vegas 7 but I would like to be able to create a simple lower third to use over and over again in this DVD I'm making. Can someone help me do this?

Eric Weiss · September 30th, 2007, 06:47 PM

simple, inside vegas would be to open a new video track and add the color of your choice from "media gens." open that track for track motion and move it down to the lower third area and select your opacity and add your text.

Mike Costantini · September 30th, 2007, 06:52 PM

I made one, how does this look? Are safe regions still a big issue on today's televisions? I'm previewing this on a 20" samsung flat screen crt tv and when I put the text just inside the inner safe region, it looks so high from the bottom on the TV..

Edward Troxel · September 30th, 2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Costantini

Are safe regions still a big issue on today's televisions?

Absolutely - if you want it to work on the largest number of displays possible.

Eric Weiss · September 30th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Looks good! Yes, TV's can crop up to 20% around the edge. Use the guides and output to a few monitors if you can. You'll learn the safe areas pretty quick.

Mike Costantini · September 30th, 2007, 08:52 PM

I'm just using the default safe zone areas then.. Does that frame capture look ok on your computer monitor? It looks really nice on the TV, but on my monitor, it looks really dark..

Mike Costantini · October 3rd, 2007, 02:47 PM

Does that screen capture look too dark for people who are going to buy the DVD that intend to watch it on a computer? I took the frame straight from the Vegas timeline..

Brandon Freeman · October 3rd, 2007, 03:20 PM

I think it looks very pro. Not too dark at all.

Mike Costantini · October 3rd, 2007, 03:29 PM

Wow, very pro?? That's the first time I heard that with regard to my video editing haha. Thank you. Well I guess if it's not too dark on your computer monitor, it must mean that mine isn't set bright enough. Do others reading this thread agree with Brandon?

Jason Robinson · October 4th, 2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Costantini

Wow, very pro?? That's the first time I heard that with regard to my video editing haha. Thank you. Well I guess if it's not too dark on your computer monitor, it must mean that mine isn't set bright enough. Do others reading this thread agree with Brandon?

Yes. It looks well done. Keeping in mind that this is just a screen grab, but judging it so far it looks very clean. No crap in the background like if it were filmed in a bedroom, living room. If the audio quality matches the screen grab then you have a quality product.

Mike Costantini · October 4th, 2007, 12:10 PM

Yes, it's just a simple black background so there's no distractions from the subject giving the lesson. My concern was with the overall levels since it is looking great on the TV I'm using as a monitor, but looks rather dark on my LCD computer monitor. Is there any way of properly calibrating my computer monitor ? Then again I guess everyone has all their monitors set differently. The main thing I'm trying to avoid is having the overall levels look either washed out or too dark between the two viewing mediums.

Hugh Mobley · October 4th, 2007, 12:11 PM

Ulead Photoimpact 12 has lower thirds, which can be saved as jpegs, pngs gifs, and work pretty well, then use pan crop

Jason Robinson · October 5th, 2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Costantini

Is there any way of properly calibrating my computer monitor ?

THe only wa to get nearly 100% sure answers to this question is to actually spend the several hundred and buy a calibrated monitor. Yes they are expensive (The DVInfo.net classifieds has one up for $600 right now).

Mike Costantini · October 5th, 2007, 10:51 AM

I didn't know one could buy a calibrated computer monitor...

Mike Kujbida · October 5th, 2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Costantini

I didn't know one could buy a calibrated computer monitor...

For a lot less than $600 ($79 to $249 US), pick up one of the Spyder products and calibrate yourself.

September 30th, 2007, 04:48 PM	#1
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	Easy way to create a lower third for titles? I'm not advanced with Vegas 7 but I would like to be able to create a simple lower third to use over and over again in this DVD I'm making. Can someone help me do this?

September 30th, 2007, 06:52 PM	#3
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	I made one, how does this look? Are safe regions still a big issue on today's televisions? I'm previewing this on a 20" samsung flat screen crt tv and when I put the text just inside the inner safe region, it looks so high from the bottom on the TV.. Attached Thumbnails

October 4th, 2007, 12:11 PM	#12
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	Ulead Photoimpact 12 has lower thirds, which can be saved as jpegs, pngs gifs, and work pretty well, then use pan crop __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

September 30th, 2007, 06:47 PM	#2
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	simple, inside vegas would be to open a new video track and add the color of your choice from "media gens." open that track for track motion and move it down to the lower third area and select your opacity and add your text.

September 30th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#5
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Looks good! Yes, TV's can crop up to 20% around the edge. Use the guides and output to a few monitors if you can. You'll learn the safe areas pretty quick.

September 30th, 2007, 08:52 PM	#6
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	I'm just using the default safe zone areas then.. Does that frame capture look ok on your computer monitor? It looks really nice on the TV, but on my monitor, it looks really dark..

October 3rd, 2007, 02:47 PM	#7
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	Does that screen capture look too dark for people who are going to buy the DVD that intend to watch it on a computer? I took the frame straight from the Vegas timeline..

October 3rd, 2007, 03:20 PM	#8
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	I think it looks very pro. Not too dark at all.

October 3rd, 2007, 03:29 PM	#9
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	Wow, very pro?? That's the first time I heard that with regard to my video editing haha. Thank you. Well I guess if it's not too dark on your computer monitor, it must mean that mine isn't set bright enough. Do others reading this thread agree with Brandon?

October 4th, 2007, 12:10 PM	#11
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	Yes, it's just a simple black background so there's no distractions from the subject giving the lesson. My concern was with the overall levels since it is looking great on the TV I'm using as a monitor, but looks rather dark on my LCD computer monitor. Is there any way of properly calibrating my computer monitor ? Then again I guess everyone has all their monitors set differently. The main thing I'm trying to avoid is having the overall levels look either washed out or too dark between the two viewing mediums.

October 5th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#14
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	I didn't know one could buy a calibrated computer monitor...