Sony Vegas 6.0 how to make the flashy thing...

icesta1 · Post by **icesta1** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:28 am

Umm Hello people i was just wondering... is there a way to do that flash on my AMVS with sony vegas 6? the flash thing is when a white light just blinks on the video. It kind of hard to explain but if some people know what i mean please reply!!

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:17 am

This works with every video editing software that has multiple video tracks.

1. Create a white image with the same dimensions as your video footage in your favorite image editor. TIFF format preferred, but BMP is fine, and PNG is good too. Avoid JPG.
2. Import the image and adjust the duration if needed.
3. Drag the image under the segment you want the white flash.
4. Adjust the sliders on the clips to create a fade. A few frames worth is usually enough.
5. Tweak if necessary.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:18 am

Oh, I forgot:

6. Repeat as needed to induce seizures.

icesta1 · Post by **icesta1** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:47 am

Willen wrote:This works with every video editing software that has multiple video tracks.

1. Create a white image with the same dimensions as your video footage in your favorite image editor. TIFF format preferred, but BMP is fine, and PNG is good too. Avoid JPG.
2. Import the image and adjust the duration if needed.
3. Drag the image under the segment you want the white flash.
4. Adjust the sliders on the clips to create a fade. A few frames worth is usually enough.
5. Tweak if necessary.

Thank you!! and by the way could mind telling me how i can do the fade??
Tell me step by step if you can! thank you so much. Ive actually made 4 amvs but i cant be bothered to post them lol i just like to make them.
Any ways please tell me how to do the fade

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:33 am

To make a fade, move your mouse pointer over the left or right corner of the clip you want to fade. The pointer will change and there should be a "fade offset" indicator that will pop up. Click and drag either left or right depending on which end you are fading. To add the flash in the middle of an existing clip, split it where you want the effect and apply the fade to the new ends. Once you create the fade, if you right click on it you can adjust how it fades (linear, fast, slow, smooth, sharp).

You could also do this with a Video envelope for an entire track, but I'd rather not explain how to do that. You can go through Vegas' Help file to figure out how to use Video envelopes.