#Super Titles
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Is there any way to fade in a super title, using the character
generator and the super feature on the toaster? When ever I load the
title, I get the small slate, but pressing it just makes the title
pop in.
My only work around has been to use a frame store page with a black
background rather than a key page. Then I use the disolve cruton, but
the quality of the type is not as good as it is when the title is
keyed in.
Fred, that's the only way to do it. If you are doing a title supered
over a framestore , create another version of the framestore with the
title and dissolve (or whatever) between them. Regards, Gary
Thanks, Gary, that's they way I was doing it, but I thought there
might be a better way. Ah, ha. I just read my next two messages. One
from Brad Hayes and the other from Stephen Poole. Both suggested that
after I load the key frame, I press the space bar. Tried it and it
works. No way to very the speed but the title does fade in.
I was trying something by using the MX-50 and the Toaster. Because of
the image shift, I was trapped into doing a super on the Toaster.
I thought I had it made when I incressed my capacity to a B roll. Now,
I could use a swither that has a C roll input. And if I ever get that
I'll probably need a D roll. It never ends.
I assumed you knew how to dissolve the title in with the space bar….
it's a good idea to go over the manual once in a while. Regards, Gary
What do they say about assuming? Aim that at me not you.
I did try reading the manual just before I posted my message. If it is
there, it's burried.
Fred, It's in the Switcher section under "Loading and Displaying CG Pages",
although the word "spacebar" doesn't appear. Did you start with Toaster 3.x? I
guess my thinking about dissolving on titles as being most basic may come from
all that time with 2.0. Gary
Thanks for the location of the information. As you guessed, I started
with version 3.0. I bought the Amiga and Toaster a year ago in July.
As least I'm getting in on the ground floor of the Flyer. So, we can
all muddle around together.
Are you going to the APV meeting in Pittsburgh in November? That is
the one run by Brent and Roseanne Conrad. We went for the first time
last year and was very pleased with the meeting.
It is a lot smaller than Wedding Videography, but that also gives you
a chance to spend more time with everyone.
Fred, I'm not familiar with APV. What's the event like? Gary
Gary,
APV stands for The Association of Professional Videographers. I started getting
their newsletter a couple of years ago. Then they stopped coming because I
didn't join.
About a year ago, some friends who we had first met at Roy Chapman's conference
asked me if I was going to the APV conference. I asked for more information and
when they sent me the information, I realized that it was the same group that I
had received the newsletter from a year earlier.
The thing I had liked about the newsletter was that it covered more than just
wedding info.
Brent and Roseanne Conrad run the association. At last years meeting, they
started something called Special Interest Groups (SIG). They now have six such
groups. Start-Up Business, Wedding/Event Video, Forensic Video,
Industrial/Commercial, Special Interest Video and Multimedia/Interactive.
Where Roy has put a lot of emphasis in how to make more money doing weddings
and associated services, the Conrads are suggesting diversification.
They have managed to get a couple of heavy speakers. Last year they had Lowell
(I'm not sure about the spelling) the man who makes the Lowell Lighting system
to talk about lighting and Dick Reizner (he writes for AV Video Magazine) to
speak.
The membership which includes a newsletter is $100 per year. The conference
cost $200 and some dollars. The second person from the same company or spouse
gets a reduced price. I have the flyer at the office and can get the exact
information for you tomorrow.
I think that there were about 300 people attending last year. Maybe a little
less.
They have an exhibit hall with a good turn out of exhibitors.
You can call Roseanne at (814) 695-4325 for more information. They also have
set up a forum on America Online or eWorld (ID: APV Online) Brent has a CIS
account, but I don't have his ID number.
Fred
Fred, Thanks for the info . Gary
By the way, the reason we lost dissolve speed control with version 3.0
is that they are using the levels of transparancy for the added title
transparancy effects. [AGary
I think the dissolve speed should be controlled the same in 3.0 as in
previous versions.
It would be nice.
Fred,
This is no reason why you shouldn't be able to time your Toaster and
MX-50 such that you have NO horzontal picture shift. In fact, I've
set up several users on hybrid systems that are running both Y/C and
composite.
From the Y/C tape decks, the Y/C video runs directly to the MX-50 and
on out to the Y/C edit deck – Y/C all the way. Also from the Y/C
decks, we ran composite video to the Toaster, with Toaster Program
going to input 3 or 4 of the MX-50. The MX-50 does an acceptable job
of decoding composite video back into Y/C.
With the built-in frame syncs on the MX-50, timing is greatly
relieved. The trick, though, is to have a controllable reference
signal feeding Toaster's input 1. This can be a camera with H and SC
adjustments or any kind of slave black burst generator, such as a
Toast Timer. With everything dialed in, you should be able to do
match frame edits between the two.
Here's how I do it in 3.1
Create a key page in CG, and render it to disk for speed (opt.). Go
to the switcher. Punch up the source you want to key over on the top
bus (or both busses if you want). Load the CG page, then tap the
space bar and the super will dissolve in, tap the space bar again and
the super fades out.
I hope this is what you're looking for.
Stephen,
The space bar, that was the key. (pardon the pun) Thanks. This was
just what I wanted to do. It would be nice if you could control the
speed of the dissolve, but at least it works.
Fred
Im not sure I understand your question or what you mean by, "the super
feature on the toaster." If you are trying to key the page over video from
inside the cg then go out to the switcher. If you are, Pressing the small
slate, try the Auto trans button. There is no way to vary the speed of the
fade on or off, but you certainly can fade them on and off.
Brad Hayes
H.V.C.
Brad,
You understood me exactly. Thanks. I had been doing everything right except
pressing the space bar. You and Stephen Poole gave me the information that I
needed.
It is a shame that you can't vary the speed of the dissolve, but that's NewTek.
Thanks again.
Fred
Yea! I think that you used to be able to but it whent a way in
version 3.0. the other thing that I realy miss is that with the 3.0
software you cant type in the Bank and number of your ffaavorite
effects any more. It was so nice to just type C35 and get a sacific
wipe. In the imortal words of Jello Biafra, Ahhhhhhhhh, Wellllll!"
Brad Hayes H.V.C.