Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? at DVinfo.net

Marcus Martell · March 19th, 2011, 03:43 AM

Hi is it true that in Vegas i could do this AE trick like tracking the titles to the images?

Dale Guthormsen · March 19th, 2011, 09:53 AM

Marcus,

good to see you are still on the forum!

To answer your question, yes, that is pretty easy to do with the pan crop tool. the most most difficult part, and it is not really hard, is regulating the speed of you moving text.

down load a trial version and have some fun with it. Ask further ?s if they come up.

Good luck1

Marcus Martell · March 19th, 2011, 12:40 PM

My friend!!Godd 2 hear from you!
I have SV10, but it's an effect usually my colleagues do with After Effects and i wanted to konw if i could chian a text to aplayer moving etc....
YOu mean doing it keyframing every single frame?????It's pretty long

thx mate

Robin Davies-Rollinson · March 19th, 2011, 04:48 PM

Marcus, the effect that you've been looking at is almost certainly Motion Tracking, which isn't a standard tool in Vegas, but is a third-party plugin, like Boris Continuum Motion Tracker. This will actually allow you to "lock" a title or any other image to selected pixels in another image, so they'll always be linked. It's much more sophisticated than trying to keyframe events together.

Gerald Webb · March 19th, 2011, 05:53 PM

Which parts/
If he wants to do the effect of the text moving behind a person or object in a scene, this will be masking and can be done in Vegas or AFX pretty much the same painful way- moving your mask with keyframes. Very doable in either.
If he refers to the text bouncing/dancing in time with another object/person in the scene,
In AFX,
Track a point on the person, say, a belt buckle.
Apply track points to a Null,
Parent your text to the null. =easy :)

In Vegas,
add a new track over your footage,
Insert text media.... full stop.
With pan crop, keyframe the full stop every few frames to follow the belt buckle (or whatever you are using),
Insert your text on another new track,
copy your full stop pan crop keyframes and apply to your text,
with track motion on the text track, move your text to where you want it in the frame, and watch it dance. = not so easy, but pretty satisfying :)

Dale Guthormsen · March 19th, 2011, 06:51 PM

Great advice from Robin and Gerald!!!

Boris is 200 dollars and worth it, but if money is tight just take your time and do it on vegas!!!

Marcus Martell · March 20th, 2011, 04:42 AM

Great advices here from RObin Gerald and Dale....
Yep i know i could mask in Vegas but never been succesfull....

In the case of the text that disappear as the car passes by what's your best advice to do it?
thx guys and have a nice weekend

MM

Gerald Webb · March 20th, 2011, 01:34 PM

Very easy,
Insert your text media,
go to pan crop,
tick the mask box,
on the first frame of the car coming into contact with the text,
draw a mask vertically on the front end of the car and close it off as a box at the right of frame,
make the mask negative with a 1 pixel feather,
insert a couple of keyframes to move the mask in time with the movement of the car.
you're done.
:)

Larry Reavis · March 23rd, 2011, 05:08 PM

"Boris is 200 dollars and worth it, but . . ."

I just bought Boris CC7 with its dozens of plugins, including tracking, for $600.

Read about it at Boris FX Introduces Boris Continuum Complete 7 for Sony Vegas Pro 10

or buy at

Boris FX Online Store - Sony Vegas Pro Plug-ins

I know it costs more, but you get so much more than just the tracking plugin. I've used it for several projects - mostly the chromakey - and it has never crashed for me yet (there have been crash reports for some users)

March 19th, 2011, 03:43 AM	#1
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Hi is it true that in Vegas i could do this AE trick like tracking the titles to the images? Heart & Soul Of New York City on Vimeo

March 19th, 2011, 09:53 AM	#2
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Marcus, good to see you are still on the forum! To answer your question, yes, that is pretty easy to do with the pan crop tool. the most most difficult part, and it is not really hard, is regulating the speed of you moving text. down load a trial version and have some fun with it. Ask further ?s if they come up. Good luck1 __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

March 19th, 2011, 12:40 PM	#3
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? My friend!!Godd 2 hear from you! I have SV10, but it's an effect usually my colleagues do with After Effects and i wanted to konw if i could chian a text to aplayer moving etc.... YOu mean doing it keyframing every single frame?????It's pretty long thx mate

March 19th, 2011, 04:48 PM	#4
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Marcus, the effect that you've been looking at is almost certainly Motion Tracking, which isn't a standard tool in Vegas, but is a third-party plugin, like Boris Continuum Motion Tracker. This will actually allow you to "lock" a title or any other image to selected pixels in another image, so they'll always be linked. It's much more sophisticated than trying to keyframe events together. __________________ TV Director / Cameraman

March 19th, 2011, 05:53 PM	#5
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Which parts/ If he wants to do the effect of the text moving behind a person or object in a scene, this will be masking and can be done in Vegas or AFX pretty much the same painful way- moving your mask with keyframes. Very doable in either. If he refers to the text bouncing/dancing in time with another object/person in the scene, In AFX, Track a point on the person, say, a belt buckle. Apply track points to a Null, Parent your text to the null. =easy :) In Vegas, add a new track over your footage, Insert text media.... full stop. With pan crop, keyframe the full stop every few frames to follow the belt buckle (or whatever you are using), Insert your text on another new track, copy your full stop pan crop keyframes and apply to your text, with track motion on the text track, move your text to where you want it in the frame, and watch it dance. = not so easy, but pretty satisfying :) __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

March 19th, 2011, 06:51 PM	#6
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Great advice from Robin and Gerald!!! Boris is 200 dollars and worth it, but if money is tight just take your time and do it on vegas!!! __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

March 20th, 2011, 04:42 AM	#7
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Great advices here from RObin Gerald and Dale.... Yep i know i could mask in Vegas but never been succesfull.... In the case of the text that disappear as the car passes by what's your best advice to do it? thx guys and have a nice weekend MM

March 20th, 2011, 01:34 PM	#8
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? Very easy, Insert your text media, go to pan crop, tick the mask box, on the first frame of the car coming into contact with the text, draw a mask vertically on the front end of the car and close it off as a box at the right of frame, make the mask negative with a 1 pixel feather, insert a couple of keyframes to move the mask in time with the movement of the car. you're done. :) __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

March 23rd, 2011, 05:08 PM	#9
Larry Reavis Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Encinitas California Posts: 121	Re: Is it possible to track the titles like in this video? "Boris is 200 dollars and worth it, but . . ." I just bought Boris CC7 with its dozens of plugins, including tracking, for $600. Read about it at Boris FX Introduces Boris Continuum Complete 7 for Sony Vegas Pro 10 or buy at Boris FX Online Store - Sony Vegas Pro Plug-ins I know it costs more, but you get so much more than just the tracking plugin. I've used it for several projects - mostly the chromakey - and it has never crashed for me yet (there have been crash reports for some users)