How to Make a Title Sequence or Intro Video

[Drever98]

your cool.

[aceseanjudge90]

what software that you use?

[rickvanman]

@aceseanjudge90 Adobe premiere elements

[IamBillyJ]

Watch this: watch?v=neff2AByg8U its funny but dammmn! I like the way they did it!

[FonixFire]

Sit kind of scared me with the black background cause im in the dark now lol

[rynodulecast]

u should get fraps but it was good help to me so thanks

[CountSidius]

You sound like Wheatly in Portal 2!

[electronicballast]

I like how the titles and background vid arn't quite in sync it gives it an organic feel.

[MBBOYS0825]

Hi Rick, could you make me an awesome title sequence? if so message me back mate thanks.

[LightLink1992]

hey rick

download a little programm called ZoomIt

what it does it zooms in your screen with the command Control 1 by x2

and when its zoomed u can draw on your screen

check it out

its better than pointing out with the finger

ok?

[rickvanman]

@MCDiscos see notes :o)

[gezzasaunders89]

Just Rick's head and hood...... thats quite scary on the black background

[MrCHISOL]

just a short note on tools for creating animated backgrounds like that. You don't need a expensive software to create things like that. You can use a free tool like Blender (a 3D software).

But nomather how much/little you pay for the software, you still need a great deal of training before you can create things like that.. :?D

Great tutorial! =?)

[toppersailor96]

hi rick

what video editing softwere do you use? -Toppersailor

[TheFilmMaster]

Hi Rick. I've just ordered some items from the Footage Firm, and I was wondering how long it took for you to get it?? (I'm in the U.K. too) Thanks.

[rickvanman]

@TheFilmMaster If I recall it took between 2-3 weeks, but I've had stuff from them before that was a bit quicker.

[garryentropy]

I bought a brand new copy of adobe elements but it kept locking up I think its reacting with my magix software, nice tutorial.

[Urudrim]

at least one screen capture software that i'm familiar with allows you to highlight the pointer which can be used as an effective attention pointing device.

check out camstudio.

[Xeo989]

Rick es el Hombre !! Cool tuturial just like all the  stuff from Sr Rick ! Grx !!!

[007vauxhall]

Very good Rick. Many Thanks :-)

[TheMusicMark]

Good technique Rick. I tried using screen capture software once and it just didn't work for me, when I played the footage back the picture froze and so it didn't work well at all.

[richishard]

Q. Do you know any free linear video editor

[MrCHISOL]

@richishard The only, free, linear video editor I can think of is VirtualDub (or VirtualDubMod), but that's not perhaps the easiest tool to use.. :?)

May I ask why you want a linear editor and not a non-linear (there's many more, decent, free non-linear editors, than linear.. :?D )!?

[richishard]

@MrCHISOL well tbh i dont actually know the difference between them :L and is there any free non linear one's ?

[MrCHISOL]

@richishard I think you want a non-linear editor (much easier to work with). :?D

First I would recommend you take a look at LightWorks (lightwoksbeta dat com), it's a very capable videoeditor/compisitor with roots within Hollywod etc which is now on it's way to become opensource. (Only windows [I think]).

It's hard to recommend software as I don't know what OS you run (personally I mainly use Linux, which it exists many good free videotools for)

Then you have iMovie & Movie Maker, but.. .....

[MrCHISOL]

@richishard ...

If you don't mind learning new things you might want to try Blender 3D (it's mainly a 3D software, but has a builtin Sequence editor. the seq.editer is good [enough for basic editing], but not great...).

If you search wikipedia for "comparison of video editing software", you'll get a list of different ("popular") video editors.

But again: I recommend that you take a look at Lightworks (even though it's "only" beta), it looks real good and I'm going to try it myself... :?D

[chrismastere]

I just wanna point out that software that created the background video is called Adobe After Effects. You can download a 30 day trial from their website. Then I would like to say that videocopilot (google it, cant put in webadresses) have lots of free tutorials for creating amazing animations.

Great video Rick and thanks for the company.

[attomtv]

great tutorial Rick, I ordered some DVD's from them yesterday I need to create a new intro for my other channel :)

[FenderGibsonWashburn]

Video background, key framed foreground graphics, got it. :) I sort of had it figured out but you have just made it all crystal clear. I imagine the real art of this is to make the movements look natural against the background.

Movietools dot info has a few free backgrounds and from the graphics I suspect had something to do with your old news studio program. Great tutorial!!!

[XILCwalkIX]

Good tutorial Rick.

If there's anyone that wants to make their own introductions from scratch you can get 'Riot Gear' which is a bunch of airbrush patterns, background textures and video samples by the company 'video co-pilot'.

The company Rick brought the videos off used it to produce the introduction video.

[j3pfilms]

Nice tutorial Rick. I've just been using key framing to make an earthquake effect. Just looped the same combination of small movements over and over again. Works pretty well.

[WASDsweden]

I also thought you did the background graphics yourself :/

[ChristiannaGarrett1]

Keyframing is new to me. Thanks for the tutorial and information. :)

[rickvanman]

@ChristiannaGarrett1 you are welcome :o)

[chrisbailey42]

yeah, so did I! Thanks for the company! Great tutorial, thanks for the help! Keep it up Rick!

-Chris

[TheCMWUK]

Cool Tutorial Rick! I thought you actually made that background motion graphics yourself! lol.

I like the music that goes a long with it. What is it's name? You make awesome videos. Oh and what camera do you have?

Rock on!

- Maciej

[rickvanman]

@TheCMWUK Cheers :o) - yeah, I cheat where I can - as long as it looks good I don't care how I get there!

The music info is in the credits at the end of the video.

[TheCMWUK]

@rickvanman Cheat where possible! I'm gonna start doing that too now ;)

I just wandered do you live any where near the S-W Devon, Somerset, Exmoor area? You sound local to me! lol

[rickvanman]

@TheCMWUK no, I'm north wilts

[rickvanman]

@TheCMWUK PS its a Panasonic NV-GS500 camera

[pawel134679]

Thanks, cool tut :) cheers

[lenoat702]

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