Adding subs to amv's>?

[Ninjafox]

heyaz, i was wondering how you add subs to your amv, like the fansub ones, cause i was really inspired by Einhander's amv "Naruto - Kung Fu Generation".

[GloryQuestor]

heyaz, i was wondering how you add subs to your amv, like the fansub ones, cause i was really inspired by Einhander's amv "Naruto - Kung Fu Generation".

In editor-speak, you have to add "titles" to your video.

Below is the instructions for Windows Movie Maker. If you need another editor, post it here.

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Movie Maker 2: go to the Tools menu and click on Titles and Credits to add titles to your video. Follow the prompts.

Titles have their own line on the timeline (below the Audio line), so it's easy to edit and move where you want it and also set the duration of the text that overlays onto the video.

[Ninjafox]

would you know how to do it on adobe premier 6.5?

[TaranT]

File - New - Title ??

[GloryQuestor]

Not quite sure about 6.5, but on the version of Premiere I'm using, there is a Titles button and a Titles workspace in the menu to switch over to.

First, you have to have at least two Video lines in your timeline to make this work -- one for your base movie and another for the titles.

When you switch over to the Titles workspace, it gives you a window with the current clip on the timeline and options for fonts. Simply select a certain font, its size, etc. then just click anywhere on the clip you see to add titles (subtitles).

Once done, click Save Title and pick a name (just like you would if saving a snapshot). The title file should then appear in your media library.

At this point, it works like any other overlay in Premiere, except everything but the text is made invisible even at 100% Opacity.

[BasharOfTheAges]

Alternatively, you can do what i did in TFD (link in my sig). And make an text image with a transparent background in something like Photoshop and stick it onto the timeline as a still image with a set duration.

[Ninjafox]

ok, i was able to put the text with the clip but now what i want to do is make the subtitles like "flow" with the music. for example if u ever went to a karaoke bar, you know when your singing a song you see the lyrics being followed or like lighted up as you sing. Its like subbed anime, if you watch the op/ed theme songs then you'll know what i mean. i'll understand if you've never seen download footage as i would assume alot of people DVD rip.

[bum]

would you know how to do it on adobe premier 6.5?

Damn barstard you betrayed the brotherhood of vegas users

[TaranT]

With Vegas this would be pretty simple since you can apply keyframes to generated text media. I'm not sure if Premiere's titling function has the same capability. But there is another method.

Make several text images that have the same text except with only one word or phrase highlighted in each image. Then place them on the timeline in the correct places, either with cuts or fades, depending on your preference; i.e. just treat them like any other clips or images.

If possible, I'd make the second, third, etc. images as direct copies (ctrl-C) of the first one. That way the placement will be identical across all images. If the text locations are even slightly different, you'll see some jitter when it's played back.

[Ninjafox]

Damn barstard you betrayed the brotherhood of vegas users [/quote]

hahah, if vegas is capable of doing all the adobe premier effects i would have stayed wif vegas but....yeh.. i have a feeling that i'll be using it now and then