what kind of title effect?

[IanPearson]

Jim
This is another program that you must do some experimenting with, it is a powerful and very useful tool, but to get the best out of it, it needs some practice. The manual has a number of examples to work through to give you some practice. However, to get you started and to do what I think you require, here is your starter for 10.

PIP studio is a transition effect, the PIP can be a still photo or another video scene.

It is best to make both scenes the same length, it makes setting the movement much easier, so if you have a long scene, then split the long scene such that the part you want the PIP to expand into, is the same duration as the PIP scene itself.

Lets say you have a 30s scene and after 10secs you want the PIP to expand from nothing to what ever size you require in 5secs, and stay full size for a further 5secs and then cut back to the original scene, you need to split the 30sec scene into 3 x 10sec clips.

Now prepare your PIP scene (moving or still) which will be 10secs long.

Now place your 3 split sections into the story board and after the second split scene place your PIP scene and add a transition between the second split and your PIP and do the following.

1. Select “PIP-Studio” – “Add” – set the time duration to the full amount 10sec
2. If you have used the program before, remove any settings from the program.
3. Click “Effect” – “OUT” and set this to zero – “IN” set to 5secs.
4. Click “Edit effect”, make sure the box marked PIP is blue and the PIP will appear on the screen with a double arrow in the centre.
5. Click “Insert” to add another way point and use the arrows next to the preview button to go back to the first way point, which will turn green.
6. Click the position button and move the way point to where you want it to grow from and click again.
7. Now click the “Edit” button – “Size” and set the start size of you PIP, it can go to zero if you wish, then click “OK”
8. Use the way point arrows to go to the finish way point and repeat the position and size you require for the final PIP. You can go to full screen size if you wish.
9. Use the preview button to see if this is what you require before clicking “OK” – “OK”. Exit the program and “Create”

If I have done all the steps correctly (I am writing most of this from memory), when you play the story board you will have 10s of scene, followed by a PIP growing from a point on this scene, staying full size for another 5secs and finally cutting back to your main scene for a further 10secs.

I repeat, if you are going to get to know this program, work through the manual examples. There are so many variation on this effect, like making the PIP travel in a curve, by adding more way points, using the alpha effect and many, many more.

Chet made a good point, that in future anyone looking for this reply will not be able to find it, it is under a heading of title effect.

Ian