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Sony Vegas Pro 8 tranparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 8, 2008 at 11:06:27 pm

My problem is about transparency and it is shown in this video

Seeing the movie you will understand.

Please see it, the video doesn't have any virus, spyware or adware...

And please answer me! Why that happens.

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 tranparency
by Ron Shook on Jul 9, 2008 at 1:41:42 am

Joćo,

[Joćo Rodrigues] "Seeing the movie you will understand."

Sorry, I don't understand because the movie is too low rez to read what you type on the Vegas screen, which I assume is your explanation of what is going wrong. If you wanted the "example" to show on the white screen then it has to be above the white screen, not below it where the white screen covers it up. I coouldn't understand what you wanted from multiple instances of the "example" clip. What were you attempting to do?

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 tranparency
by Steve Rhoden on Jul 9, 2008 at 1:59:27 am



I agree with Ron. Not entirely clear about the problem that
you are relating...including the illegible resolution you have posted.
You need to just write and describe the problem, even if you can't fully describe it, we can still understand.
From what i gather the text that you added needs to be on top for the transparency to come through from what is on the timeline below it.



Steve Rhoden
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TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 tranparency
by Allen Zagel on Jul 9, 2008 at 12:41:31 pm

The track with your text has to be above the track with the white background.
Allen

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http://www.asxvideo.com

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 9, 2008 at 1:48:51 pm

Sorry for the video I will try writing (my english is not so good).

I want to put a text above the clip but with transparency, so I want to see the text and the movie... well in the video I put the text how some tutorials said, in a line under the clip and not above the clip.

I think you can see in the movie the word "example" doesn't appear in the clip, but under the clip. I put the text separated for you to see that, when the bar (of the timeline) is going right above the clip and the text it appears part of the word in the black between the movie and the sony vegas pro program, and when there isn't no bar above the text event it doesn't appear nothing.

The text is supposed to be above the movie with transparency, but it appears behind the movie, so you can see part of the word on the edges...

Please if you don't understand I make a new movie with more resolution, just tell me!




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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Steve Rhoden on Jul 9, 2008 at 2:18:18 pm



Is it possible you are using a white background with the text also in white?...
Otherwise don't see you have any problem with placing transparent text above what you want to show through.




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TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 9, 2008 at 2:23:20 pm

No, because I put the text all over the movie, and there are other colors.



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Douglas Spotted Eagle on Jul 9, 2008 at 3:28:39 pm

Jo,
All you need to do is place the text track above the main video track. That will put the text above.
If you have modified the text properties to have a white (or any other color) background, you'll want to open the text properties and reset the background to transparent.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Ralph Hajik on Jul 9, 2008 at 4:11:26 pm

Hi Jo,

As Doug stated, place your text on top and change your color for the text. You have track 1 & 2 in white.

Ralph Hajik



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 9, 2008 at 6:12:55 pm

If I put the text above the clip the text, in the preview, stays in front of the clip with black background even if it has the background transparent, how can I reset to transparent?



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 9, 2008 at 6:28:39 pm

Hey now it worked... sorry, the problem is my english!

Now I understood that the order of the lines is important.
I'm sorry for the time you lost!



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Allen Zagel on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:27:07 am

No problem Jo.

That's what we're all here for to learn from some and to teach others.

No te preocupes Jo.

Eso es lo que estamos todos aquķ para aprender de unos y otros a enseńar.

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Steve Rhoden on Jul 10, 2008 at 2:52:11 am



You are welcome jo...
Dont apologise, ask all the questions you want.

Allen,
A second language is really good to know, congrats...but for me, without english i am doooooomed...LOL

adiousse
(see i cant even spell it right)

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Allen Zagel on Jul 10, 2008 at 2:12:31 pm

Hi Steve
I actually only know a few words in quite a few languages. However, I found Google's Translate to be extremely helpful! ;-) And it does a really decent job for a machine translation.

http://www.google.com/translate_t

In my normal work, I regularly have a need to translate Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Spannish and Chinese from/to English.

Darn, now my secret is out ha ha
Regards
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 10, 2008 at 2:47:52 pm

I always used google translator, because I need to translate portuguese to english, when I contact the support and there is only english english people supporting. Some time ago I used Babelfish.



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by jacob Kostenick on Jul 10, 2008 at 6:58:06 pm

i am having the same problem as him. but i cant figure out how to open up the text properties and make the background transparent. i have been trying to do this for four hours please help me.



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Mike Kujbida on Jul 10, 2008 at 9:54:38 pm

Rule of thumb #1 - Unless you're doing text on a solid colored background, use the "Default Text" option.

To change your text event back to transparent, click the green "Generated Media" icon in the upper right corner of the text event.
This opens up the Text options box.
Click the "Properties" tab.
Go to the "Background Color" section, grab the "Alpha" slider and drag it down to the bottom (100% down to 0%).
You could also enter a value of 0 in the "A" box (to the right of the RGB value boxes)



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by jacob Kostenick on Jul 10, 2008 at 8:05:07 pm

how do i make the background of my text transparent? i am having the same problem as him.



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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Allen Zagel on Jul 14, 2008 at 1:52:54 pm

Hi Jo

You know, I was going to translate to Portuguese as a first thought but then decided on Spannish.

Sorry.
Allen

Oi Jo

Vocź sabe, eu estava indo para a traduēćo para Portuguźs como um primeiro pensamento, mas depois decidiu, em Spannish.

Desculpe.
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com

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Re: Sony Vegas Pro 8 transparency
by Joćo Rodrigues on Jul 14, 2008 at 2:27:14 pm

ok no problem but those machines that translate to portuguese are too bad... because they never are correct.

Portuguese is a difficult language.



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