Couple of Starter Vegas Questions

Kerulak · 07-09-2007, 03:41 PM

Hey folks, I'm still getting acquainted with Vegas and have a couple of questions:

1. Is there a tool within Vegas to create/manage free-form masks, or is it typical that you create your masks outside of Vegas (say, with Photoshop) and then just import them?

2. Is there a way in Vegas to keyframe text so that you can animate a change in Font-leading? In otherwords, if I want to create the effect of a word on-screen with the letters moving slowly apart from one another, can I use keyframing to start with the leading of a small amount, and have the leading keyframed to a large amount at the end of the sequence? If so, I haven't quite figured out how to do this yet, and would appreciate any tips.

Thanks!

Btcc22 · 07-09-2007, 04:13 PM

Did the tracking quickly for you. Easier to just show you than explain in words.

http://files.filefront.com//;8004062;;/

I don't know about Vegas masking because I work in After Effects, but if you select "Video Event Pan/Crop" and locate the timeline within that window, you'll see a "Mask" and check box option. Tick it, and you're at the masking controls.

Kerulak · 07-09-2007, 05:26 PM

re: Tracking - Ah! That's where it is, thank you very much!

Btcc22 · 07-09-2007, 06:01 PM

Welcome.

07-09-2007, 03:41 PM	#1
Kerulak Initiate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Couple of Starter Vegas Questions Hey folks, I'm still getting acquainted with Vegas and have a couple of questions: 1. Is there a tool within Vegas to create/manage free-form masks, or is it typical that you create your masks outside of Vegas (say, with Photoshop) and then just import them? 2. Is there a way in Vegas to keyframe text so that you can animate a change in Font-leading? In otherwords, if I want to create the effect of a word on-screen with the letters moving slowly apart from one another, can I use keyframing to start with the leading of a small amount, and have the leading keyframed to a large amount at the end of the sequence? If so, I haven't quite figured out how to do this yet, and would appreciate any tips. Thanks!

07-09-2007, 04:13 PM	#2
Btcc22 Hall of Fame member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 175	Did the tracking quickly for you. Easier to just show you than explain in words. http://files.filefront.com//;8004062;;/ I don't know about Vegas masking because I work in After Effects, but if you select "Video Event Pan/Crop" and locate the timeline within that window, you'll see a "Mask" and check box option. Tick it, and you're at the masking controls. __________________ //Chaosvex

07-09-2007, 06:01 PM	#4
Btcc22 Hall of Fame member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 175	Welcome. __________________ //Chaosvex

07-09-2007, 05:26 PM	#3
Kerulak Initiate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	re: Tracking - Ah! That's where it is, thank you very much!