how can i reproduce this effect/edit

[alexnb]

So a lot of you guys have probably seen the show "All that" at some point or another.
But I am in a broadcast class for my school, and it is kinda like that show, we have announcements, but the rest of the time (we get 10 minutes every other day) we can do funny skits.

But we have an intro to the show, and every so often we need to change it.

We wanted to kind of recreate the intro they use in all that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kipmGJCVnYM

One thing I'm not sure how to do is if you watch it, they have the video kinda wobble, like wave almost. I think I know how it's done, but I'm not positive.

How do you guys think I can recreate this?

[guns1inger]

It is some form of distortion filter. Some editors will have something like this built-in, others may require a plugin. I suspect this is also a way to get it in avisynth, but I don't know the answer off the top of my head.

What software are you using ?

[lordsmurf]

All I see wobbling is the text -- and that's because it's animated and drawn that way.

[guns1inger]

Further into the clip there are warping effects on some of the cast. Pretty simple, straight forward stuff.

[jagabo]

I think he's talking about the waving effect 15 seconds into the video. As guns1inger noted, most advanced editors have that type of effect built in. You may have to tweak it to get exactly what you want. Look for 2D or 3D motion or distortion filters.

[alexnb]

Well, would FCP or adobe premire CS4 have it built in? I assume After Effects does as well, because I have those programs.

[guns1inger]

Have you actually gone through the filters in your software and had a play ?

[alexnb]

ya, but I'm not exactly sure what I am even looking for?

[poisondeathray]

Look under "Distort" for filters. e.g turbulent displace , or wave warp. Just play with the settings

With after effects , there are a lot of filters that could do something similar. Just play with them until you're happy. A very powerful / customizable one is displacement mapping which is similar to photoshop's filter, but for video.

Search google as there are 100's of tutorials on this subject

[alexnb]

What should I search google for? video distortion?

Sorry if I sound completely helpless haha I'm not very unfamiliar with some more of these intricate filters and effects.

[alexnb]

Just tried the distort> wave filter in FCP and it was EXACTLY what I wanted.

Thanks guys

[poisondeathray]

If you want the most control, I would use displacement mapping. It sounds it might be too advanced for you right now but there are very basic tutorials out there. Search for terms like displacement mapping, after effects etc...

If you want easier to use, just use one of the built in filters. In AE it would be effects=>distort. In premiere its under distort. Try turbulent displace for starters. It's probably going to easier to fiddle with it, than to look up and watch some tutorials. You can also look up the effects in the pdf help file

EDIT: we posted at the same time but it looks like you figured it out

Cheers