Blinking Effect for Music Video at DVinfo.net

Matthew Amirkhani · January 1st, 2012, 10:28 PM

Hi All

I like to try and use the blinking effect in a music video and I would appreciate it if you guys can guide me as how to do it.

Here is the sample of what I want to achieve.

Blink Effect - YouTube

Thanks
Matthew

Nicholas de Kock · January 1st, 2012, 11:34 PM

You can go to Media Generators and choose a solid white color and place it on a new layer above your footage then shorten it to a fraction of a second and repeat as required.

Gerald Webb · January 2nd, 2012, 04:18 AM

I think that one is actually 2 tracks of video going frame to frame, one frame of one track, one frame of the other, to get that strobe.
As Nicholas said, Most nice strobes incorporate a solid as well.,
Some Ive used recently, just depends on the music you are cutting to-
2 frames trk1- 2 frames trk2- 1 frame black, repeated.
2 frames trk1- 2 frames trk2, repeated with more tracks if you have them, with a 70%opacity white solid, frame to frame (one on, one off) over the top.
Another nice one is to have the same track above, but cropped in closer to feature your subject, but remove the background with a luma key. So you have the subject flashing closer to the camera, almost like a ghost image.
Heaps of fun, the more you do, the more you will make up.
:)

January 1st, 2012, 10:28 PM	#1
Matthew Amirkhani Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 279	Blinking Effect for Music Video Hi All I like to try and use the blinking effect in a music video and I would appreciate it if you guys can guide me as how to do it. Here is the sample of what I want to achieve. Blink Effect - YouTube Thanks Matthew __________________ Canon XHA1, Brevis 35mm, Manfrotto 028,501,Vegas Pro 10e

January 1st, 2012, 11:34 PM	#2
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Re: Blinking Effect for Music Video You can go to Media Generators and choose a solid white color and place it on a new layer above your footage then shorten it to a fraction of a second and repeat as required.

January 2nd, 2012, 04:18 AM	#3
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Re: Blinking Effect for Music Video I think that one is actually 2 tracks of video going frame to frame, one frame of one track, one frame of the other, to get that strobe. As Nicholas said, Most nice strobes incorporate a solid as well., Some Ive used recently, just depends on the music you are cutting to- 2 frames trk1- 2 frames trk2- 1 frame black, repeated. 2 frames trk1- 2 frames trk2, repeated with more tracks if you have them, with a 70%opacity white solid, frame to frame (one on, one off) over the top. Another nice one is to have the same track above, but cropped in closer to feature your subject, but remove the background with a luma key. So you have the subject flashing closer to the camera, almost like a ghost image. Heaps of fun, the more you do, the more you will make up. :) __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo