Remember the Photoshop or Gimp tips and tricks of yore
to create pseudo-3D relief text with drop-shadows, reflections,
transparency, whatnot?
With some patience, you can do much of the same in Cinelerra,
using video as the background. The builting titler doesn't
have all the bells and whistles crammed into it, but we just
need the flat letters, and can do the rest ourselves with
compositing.
Here be alpha blending, blurring, track bouncing and
duplicate tracks with alpha "holes" revealing the
altered version below:
http://cinelerra.org/examples/NY_titler_swipe_glow.ogg
--
Herman Robak
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EDL VERSION="2.1.5CV" PROJECT_PATH="/home/herman/Videoklipp/Raffa/title_swipe_glow.xml">
<LOCALSESSION IN_POINT="-1" LOOP_PLAYBACK="1" LOOP_START="6.1600000000000001e+00" LOOP_END="1.1039999999999999e+01" OUT_POINT="-1" SELECTION_START="9.3599999999999994e+00" SELECTION_END="9.3599999999999994e+00" CLIP_TITLE="/home/herman/Videoklipp/Raffa/title_swipe_glow.xml" CLIP_NOTES="Hello world" FOLDER="Clips" TRACK_START="96" VIEW_START="0" ZOOM_SAMPLE="2048" ZOOMY="64" ZOOM_TRACK="64" PREVIEW_START="0" PREVIEW_END="44" RED="0" GREEN="0" BLUE="0" AUTOGROUPTYPE_AUDIO_FADE_MIN="-80" AUTOGROUPTYPE_AUDIO_FADE_MAX="6" AUTOGROUPTYPE_VIDEO_FADE_MIN="0" AUTOGROUPTYPE_VIDEO_FADE_MAX="100" AUTOGROUPTYPE_ZOOM_MIN="1.000000e-03" AUTOGROUPTYPE_ZOOM_MAX="4" AUTOGROUPTYPE_X_MIN="-100" AUTOGROUPTYPE_X_MAX="100" AUTOGROUPTYPE_Y_MIN="-100" AUTOGROUPTYPE_Y_MAX="100"></LOCALSESSION>
<SESSION ASSETLIST_FORMAT="1" ASSET_COLUMN0="100" ASSET_COLUMN1="100" SHOW_MUTE="0" SHOW_CAMERA_X="0" SHOW_CAMERA_Y="0" SHOW_CAMERA_Z="0" SHOW_PROJECTOR_X="0" SHOW_PROJECTOR_Y="0" SHOW_PROJECTOR_Z="0" SHOW_FADE="1" SHOW_PAN="0" SHOW_MODE="0" SHOW_MASK="5437448" SHOW_TRANSITIONS="1" SHOW_PLUGINS="1" AUTO_KEYFRAMES="0" AUTOS_FOLLOW_EDITS="1" BRENDER_START="0" CROP_X1="0" CROP_Y1="0" CROP_X2="320" CROP_Y2="240" CURRENT_FOLDER="Media" CURSOR_ON_FRAMES="1" CWINDOW_DEST="0" CWINDOW_MASK="0" CWINDOW_METER="1" CWINDOW_OPERATION="0" CWINDOW_SCROLLBARS="0" CWINDOW_XSCROLL="4294966377" CWINDOW_YSCROLL="4294966974" CWINDOW_ZOOM="2.500000e-01" DEFAULT_ATRANSITION="Crossfade" DEFAULT_VTRANSITION="Dissolve" DEFAULT_TRANSITION_LENGTH="1" EDITING_MODE="1" FOLDERLIST_FORMAT="1" HIGHLIGHTED_TRACK="2" LABELS_FOLLOW_EDITS="1" MPEG4_DEBLOCK="1" PLUGINS_FOLLOW_EDITS="1" PLAYBACK_PRELOAD="0" SAFE_REGIONS="1" SHOW_ASSETS="1" SHOW_TITLES="1" TEST_PLAYBACK_EDITS="1" TIME_FORMAT="1" TIMECODE_OFFSET_0="0" TIMECODE_OFFSET_1="0" TIMECODE_OFFSET_2="0" TIMECODE_OFFSET_3="0" NUDGE_SECONDS="1" TOOL_WINDOW="0" VWINDOW_METER="1" VWINDOW_FOLDER="" VWINDOW_SOURCE="4294967295" VWINDOW_ZOOM="1" DECODE_SUBTITLES="0" subtitle_number="0"></SESSION>
<VIDEO INTERPOLATION_TYPE="2" INTERPOLATE_RAW="1" WHITE_BALANCE_RAW="1" COLORMODEL="YUVA-8 Bit" INTERLACE_MODE="NOTINTERLACED" CHANNELS="1" VCHANNEL_X_0="0" VCHANNEL_Y_0="0" FRAMERATE="25" FRAMES_PER_FOOT="16" OUTPUTW="720" OUTPUTH="576" ASPECTW="16" ASPECTH="9"></VIDEO>
<AUDIO SAMPLERATE="48000" CHANNELS="2" ACHANNEL_ANGLE_0="180" ACHANNEL_ANGLE_1="0"></AUDIO>
<FOLDER>Clips</FOLDER>
<FOLDER>Media</FOLDER>
<ASSETS>
<ASSET SRC="/home/herman/Videoklipp/Raffa/severi_mjpeg.avi">
<FOLDER>Media</FOLDER>
<FORMAT TYPE="Microsoft AVI" USE_HEADER="1"></FORMAT>
<AUDIO CHANNELS="2" RATE="48000" BITS="16" BYTE_ORDER="0" SIGNED="0" HEADER="0" DITHER="0" ACODEC="" AUDIO_LENGTH="2112315"></AUDIO>
<VIDEO HEIGHT="288" WIDTH="512" LAYERS="1" FRAMERATE="25" VCODEC="MJPG" VIDEO_LENGTH="13294" INTERLACE_AUTOFIX="1" INTERLACE_MODE="UNKNOWN" INTERLACE_FIXMETHOD="DO_NOTHING" REEL_NAME="cin0000" REEL_NUMBER="0" TCSTART="0" TCEND="0" TCFORMAT="0"></VIDEO>
</ASSET>
<ASSET SRC="ny_bynight_DOF_0432.dv">
<FOLDER>Media</FOLDER>
<FORMAT TYPE="Raw DV" USE_HEADER="1"></FORMAT>
<AUDIO CHANNELS="2" RATE="48000" BITS="16" BYTE_ORDER="0" SIGNED="0" HEADER="0" DITHER="0" ACODEC="dvc " AUDIO_LENGTH="1674240"></AUDIO>
<VIDEO HEIGHT="576" WIDTH="720" LAYERS="1" FRAMERATE="25" VCODEC="dvc " VIDEO_LENGTH="872" INTERLACE_AUTOFIX="1" INTERLACE_MODE="BOTTOM_FIELD_FIRST" INTERLACE_FIXMETHOD="DO_NOTHING" REEL_NAME="cin0000" REEL_NUMBER="0" TCSTART="0" TCEND="0" TCFORMAT="0"></VIDEO>
</ASSET>
</ASSETS>
<LABELS>
<LABEL TIME="6.1600000000000001e+00" TEXTSTR=""></LABEL>
<LABEL TIME="1.1039999999999999e+01" TEXTSTR=""></LABEL>
</LABELS>
<TRACK RECORD="1" NUDGE="0" PLAY="1" GANG="1" DRAW="1" EXPAND="1" TRACK_W="720" TRACK_H="576" TYPE="VIDEO">
<TITLE>Video 3</TITLE>
<EDITS>
<EDIT STARTSOURCE="0" CHANNEL="0" LENGTH="872"><FILE SRC="ny_bynight_DOF_0432.dv"></FILE></EDIT>
<EDIT STARTSOURCE="872" CHANNEL="0" LENGTH="228"></EDIT>
</EDITS>
<MUTEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0"></AUTO>
</MUTEAUTOS>
<CAMERA_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_X>
<CAMERA_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Y>
<CAMERA_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Z>
<PROJECTOR_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_X>
<PROJECTOR_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Y>
<PROJECTOR_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Z>
<FADEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="100" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</FADEAUTOS>
<MODEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0"></AUTO>
</MODEAUTOS>
<MASKAUTOS>
<AUTO MODE="1" VALUE="100" FEATHER="0" APPLY_BEFORE_PLUGINS="0" POSITION="0">
</AUTO>
</MASKAUTOS>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="874" TYPE="1" TITLE="Reroute">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><REROUTE OPERATION="2" OUTPUT_TRACK="0"></REROUTE></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="226" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
</TRACK>
<TRACK RECORD="1" NUDGE="0" PLAY="1" GANG="1" DRAW="1" EXPAND="1" TRACK_W="720" TRACK_H="576" TYPE="VIDEO">
<TITLE>Video 1</TITLE>
<EDITS>
<EDIT STARTSOURCE="0" CHANNEL="0" LENGTH="872"><FILE SRC="ny_bynight_DOF_0432.dv"></FILE></EDIT>
<EDIT STARTSOURCE="872" CHANNEL="0" LENGTH="228"></EDIT>
</EDITS>
<MUTEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0"></AUTO>
</MUTEAUTOS>
<CAMERA_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_X>
<CAMERA_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Y>
<CAMERA_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Z>
<PROJECTOR_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_X>
<PROJECTOR_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Y>
<PROJECTOR_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Z>
<FADEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="100" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</FADEAUTOS>
<MODEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1"></AUTO>
</MODEAUTOS>
<MASKAUTOS>
<AUTO MODE="1" VALUE="100" FEATHER="0" APPLY_BEFORE_PLUGINS="0" POSITION="0">
</AUTO>
</MASKAUTOS>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="859" TYPE="1" TITLE="Blur">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><BLUR VERTICAL="1" HORIZONTAL="1" RADIUS="5" R="1" G="0" B="0" A="0"></BLUR></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="241" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="859" TYPE="1" TITLE="Reroute">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><REROUTE OPERATION="2" OUTPUT_TRACK="0"></REROUTE></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="241" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
</TRACK>
<TRACK RECORD="1" NUDGE="0" PLAY="1" GANG="1" DRAW="1" EXPAND="1" TRACK_W="720" TRACK_H="576" TYPE="VIDEO">
<TITLE>Video 2</TITLE>
<EDITS>
<EDIT STARTSOURCE="1000000000" CHANNEL="0" LENGTH="1100"></EDIT>
</EDITS>
<MUTEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0"></AUTO>
</MUTEAUTOS>
<CAMERA_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_X>
<CAMERA_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Y>
<CAMERA_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</CAMERA_Z>
<PROJECTOR_X>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_X>
<PROJECTOR_Y>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Y>
<PROJECTOR_Z>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="1" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</PROJECTOR_Z>
<FADEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="100" CONTROL_IN_VALUE="0" CONTROL_OUT_VALUE="0" CONTROL_IN_POSITION="0" CONTROL_OUT_POSITION="0"></AUTO>
</FADEAUTOS>
<MODEAUTOS>
<AUTO POSITION="0" VALUE="0"></AUTO>
</MODEAUTOS>
<MASKAUTOS>
<AUTO MODE="1" VALUE="100" FEATHER="0" APPLY_BEFORE_PLUGINS="0" POSITION="0">
</AUTO>
</MASKAUTOS>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="1" TITLE="Title">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><SHOW></SHOW><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><TITLE FONT="Palatino Linotype (linotype)" ENCODING="ISO8859-1" STYLE="2" SIZE="100" COLOR="13355979" COLOR_STROKE="16711680" STROKE_WIDTH="1" MOTION_STRATEGY="0" LOOP="0" PIXELS_PER_SECOND="1" HJUSTIFICATION="0" VJUSTIFICATION="1" FADE_IN="0" FADE_OUT="0" TITLE_X="30" TITLE_Y="55" DROPSHADOW="2" TIMECODE="0" TIMECODEFORMAT="h:mm:ss:ff">
I'll take
Manhattan</TITLE>
</KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="1" TITLE="Blur">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><BLUR VERTICAL="1" HORIZONTAL="1" RADIUS="3" R="1" G="0" B="0" A="1"></BLUR></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="2" TITLE="">
<SHARED_LOCATION SHARED_MODULE="1" SHARED_PLUGIN="1"></SHARED_LOCATION>
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="1" TITLE="Blur">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><BLUR VERTICAL="1" HORIZONTAL="1" RADIUS="7" R="0" G="0" B="0" A="1"></BLUR></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="1" TITLE="Invert Video">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><INVERTVIDEO R="1" G="0" B="0" A="1"></INVERTVIDEO></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="2" TITLE="">
<SHARED_LOCATION SHARED_MODULE="0" SHARED_PLUGIN="0"></SHARED_LOCATION>
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
<PLUGINSET RECORD="1">
<PLUGIN LENGTH="1100" TYPE="1" TITLE="Gradient">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"><GRADIENT ANGLE="0" IN_RADIUS="4" OUT_RADIUS="51" IN_R="178" IN_G="178" IN_B="178" IN_A="255" OUT_R="0" OUT_G="0" OUT_B="0" OUT_A="0" SHAPE="1" RATE="0" CENTER_X="0" CENTER_Y="6.5800003051757812e+01"></GRADIENT></KEYFRAME>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="172"><GRADIENT ANGLE="0" IN_RADIUS="4" OUT_RADIUS="51" IN_R="178" IN_G="178" IN_B="178" IN_A="255" OUT_R="0" OUT_G="0" OUT_B="0" OUT_A="0" SHAPE="1" RATE="0" CENTER_X="0" CENTER_Y="6.5800003051757812e+01"></GRADIENT></KEYFRAME>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="233"><GRADIENT ANGLE="0" IN_RADIUS="4" OUT_RADIUS="51" IN_R="178" IN_G="178" IN_B="178" IN_A="255" OUT_R="0" OUT_G="0" OUT_B="0" OUT_A="0" SHAPE="1" RATE="0" CENTER_X="100" CENTER_Y="6.5800003051757812e+01"></GRADIENT></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
<PLUGIN LENGTH="0" TYPE="0" TITLE="">
<IN></IN><OUT></OUT><ON></ON>
<KEYFRAME POSITION="0" DEFAULT="1"></KEYFRAME>
</PLUGIN>
</PLUGINSET>
</TRACK>
</EDL>
