How to create text effect like names on intro in CSI:Miami

[Northpole]

Hi.
I have searched a lot and can't get any hits, so I try here. The topic pretty much describe the situation. I would like to create similar effect on my own, homemade video (for fun) like the one that the name of the actors in CSI:Miami appear at at the beginning at every show. I am making a home made video for a friend of mine, and he is a very big fan of CSI, so I thought he would appreciate that gimmic. Any of you who have an idea of how this can be done??
Here is a clip from youtube that shows it - starting about 7 sec into the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRG2530rwI&feature=related
Appreciate your help. Thanks.

[edDV]

What format video? What software are you using? Most edit packages can add titles, even Windows Movie Maker.

[guns1inger]

You are basically looking at two titles with a wipe to reveal the true text from the gibberish. For that type of effect you propbably need a higher end tool such as Vegas or Premiere or FCP.

[edDV]

Layered wipes, masked wipes, zooms and pans

[Northpole]

Thank you for your respons.
I guess I gave too less info here. The format is DV-AVI, I run W7, and have access to Studio 14 and Premiere Elements 8. These are the two editing programs I have used so far and know pretty well. Have'nt found the possibility to create this effect in either of them.

@guns1inger - I think you are right. Guess we are talking about a wipe from one type of text to another here. Maybe several wipes to create the "rolling numbers" effect ??

I have tried to google that too - but can't find a good answer to do this.
If anyone could point me in a direction of a plugin or standalone program to do this, I'm quite willing to do a learning curve here (as I probably have to.....)
Again - thanks so far.

[AlanHK]

IIf anyone could point me in a direction of a plugin or standalone program to do this,.

Avisynth.

Make the text in Photoshop, or using Subtitle().

Then do a wipe dissolve:

http://avisynth.org/vcmohan/TransAll/docs/TransWipe.html

[Northpole]

Thanks so far. I will try the Avisynth route.
PS: Any other program/plugin that will do this at a more "graphic" interface ??

[guns1inger]

The guys who did these credits are probably working with something like After Effects/Fusion, several plugins, many layers, custom scripts, and a whole lot of experience.

That said, the basics should be doable in Elements

[ceejay7777]

Look at a program called Bluff Titler, it's cheap as chips and will do what you want.

[kimco52]

This is real simple to do with the titler within Premiere.
Create the first one with the formula, then make successive ones as a copy from it, changing the characters one at a time. Put them on the next video track above your basic video tracks. You can do any transition from one to the other on that video track.

I do that sort of thing all the time with opening titles where I add another line as it progresses. I could do it with Photoshop or After Effects but it is simple enough to just do it within Premiere....depending on simplicity/complexity of desired look/effect.

[Northpole]

Hi.
Thanks to you all for your time and crativity. Appreciated !!
I have downloaded and tried out Blufftitler. It's an amazing program, that surely does wonders about text and 3D effects. Have'nt figured out exactly how to create that CSI effect yet - but will study more here.

I have also tried the routhe that kimco52 suggested, but so far the result is not even close. Could of course be that I have'nt found the right trasition to use yet.
Again - thanks so far.

[edDV]

Hi.
Thanks to you all for your time and crativity. Appreciated !!
I have downloaded and tried out Blufftitler. It's an amazing program, that surely does wonders about text and 3D effects. Have'nt figured out exactly how to create that CSI effect yet - but will study more here.

I have also tried the routhe that kimco52 suggested, but so far the result is not even close. Could of course be that I have'nt found the right trasition to use yet.
Again - thanks so far.

You will need to create the effect with multiple layered wipe transitions just like they did. They didn't push a button on some consumer program.