How to make text appearing and crawling from center of screen in PremiereP?

[Neloangelo]

As the title asks, I would like some help with this.

How to make crawling text appearing from the center of the screen simultaneously to both sides in Adobe Premiere Pro?

In the following youtube link you can see the text effect i want to achieve at 0:36 and 0:56 time intervals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5fsA2ZfCU (link is external)



Thanks in advance for any help, much appreciated.

[smrpix]

You make two copies of your text, put them on separate layers, mask the right half on one and the left half on the other, and then a keyframe motion out from the center. What you won't get is the motion blur. You need After Effects for that.

[Neloangelo]

You make two copies of your text, put them on separate layers, mask the right half on one and the left half on the other, and then a keyframe motion out from the center. What you won't get is the motion blur. You need After Effects for that.

Thank you so much for your help!

I also got After Effects, but I havent tried anything with it yet.

Could you also give a hint how to do the motion blur in AE too? Or a link where to watch how to do it?

Thanks again man, you saved me!

[poisondeathray]

In AE, the two most common ways for motion blur are either:

1) Activate both the motion blur button for the desired layer(s) , and the composition




Or

2) Use the CC Force Motion Blur effect applied to the layer


Also, there are third party plugins to generate motion blur for both AE and Premiere (e.g. RevisionFX Reel Smart Motion Blur)

[smrpix]

Beat me to it!

[Neloangelo]

Thank you very much for your replies guys.

One last thing though, I seem to have a problem masking half the title in Premiere (in order to make the text coming out from the center via keyframes) but making it transparent at the same time so the background video is visible.

I am sorry for asking but I am kind of new in editing.

Thanks again!

[smrpix]

Probably simplest if you're new:
Create a comp with the background video and the title in the final position call it CompLeft or something else meaningful
Duplicate it and call the new comp CompRight.
Make your move on CompLeft where you move the title from halfway across the frame until it ends up in position.
Do the same thing starting in the opposite direction on CompRight.
Add the CompRight timeline as a new layer in your CompLeft timeline.
Create a mask on CompRight that masks out half the frame and borders exactly on the center.

[poisondeathray]

One last thing though, I seem to have a problem masking half the title in Premiere (in order to make the text coming out from the center via keyframes) but making it transparent at the same time so the background video is visible.

Hold on, are you asking about PP , not AE?

In PP, easiest way would be to drop a "4 point garbage matte" effect onto each duplicate layer. On one of them, show the left half, on the other show the right half

[Neloangelo]

Probably simplest if you're new:
Create a comp with the background video and the title in the final position call it CompLeft or something else meaningful
Duplicate it and call the new comp CompRight.
Make your move on CompLeft where you move the title from halfway across the frame until it ends up in position.
Do the same thing starting in the opposite direction on CompRight.
Add the CompRight timeline as a new layer in your CompLeft timeline.
Create a mask on CompRight that masks out half the frame and borders exactly on the center.

Could you be so kind and explain the steps in more detail? From the start to the end of this.
I am not so familiar with AE but it would make a GREAT impression to my associates if I manage to make this plus I will learn to do something usefull in AE. And I would be very very much thankful and appreciate if you help me.

Thanks in advance

[budwzr]

Ummm...all the detail you need is offered above. You have to take some initiative instead of asking for a complete how-to guide. The sequence of operations has been revealed to you.

Learn how to make a PNG with Transparent Alpha or learn how to place text on an empty sequence. Learn how to animate layers. You need at least a basic working knowledge in order to benefit from advice given.

[newpball]

sorry, double posting.....

[newpball]

I am not so familiar with AE but it would make a GREAT impression to my associates if I manage to make this ....

Frankly I doubt it, remember it is all about the content not about the bells and whistles!

Text coming out in that way is definitely in the category bells and whistles.

And if you do too much of it it will actually irritate the viewer.

While some light and subtle effects is great I personally hate it when people overdo those effects, sometimes you have to go through idiotic stages of 20 seconds or more of moving text and logos in 3D before you actually get useful content.

[Neloangelo]

Ummm...all the detail you need is offered above. You have to take some initiative instead of asking for a complete how-to guide. The sequence of operations has been revealed to you.

Learn how to make a PNG with Transparent Alpha or learn how to place text on an empty sequence. Learn how to animate layers. You need at least a basic working knowledge in order to benefit from advice given.

I know how to place text on an empty sequence, i know how to animate layers, what i miss now is how to hide both sides of the sentence right before they start to move outwards from the center in both directions.
I cant think anything else i have tried many things, maybe i am missing something here.
btw i am talking about PP

Forget the motion blur in AE for now.

[poisondeathray]

I know how to place text on an empty sequence, i know how to animate layers, what i miss now is how to hide both sides of the sentence right before they start to move outwards from the center in both directions.
I cant think anything else i have tried many things, maybe i am missing something here.
btw i am talking about PP

Forget the motion blur in AE for now.

Many different ways you can do this (and it's just "general concepts" that can be done in any program):

You can use the garbage matte suggested earlier, and keyframe the position

You can keyframe the opacity ("zero" to make the layer invisible)

You can keyframe the scale ("zero" to make the layer nothing)

You can trim a layer on the timeline so it doesn't exist when you don't want it to be seen

[Neloangelo]

Many different ways you can do this (and it's just "general concepts" that can be done in any program):

You can use the garbage matte suggested earlier, and keyframe the position

You can keyframe the opacity ("zero" to make the layer invisible)

You can keyframe the scale ("zero" to make the layer nothing)

You can trim a layer on the timeline so it doesn't exist when you don't want it to be seen

These actions you are describing are pretty basic and i know them.

I am indeed using garbage matte as suggested earlier and using motion with keyframes to make the images move simultaneously towards left and right.
What I cannot do is make an invisible wall on both sides so the letters cannot be seen before they move in order to appear as if they come of nowhere from the middle.

If i use opacity or scale with keyframes the outcome is not correct.

[pippas]

Many different ways you can do this (and it's just "general concepts" that can be done in any program

If using PP is not absolutely essential, then perhaps one of the simplest alternatives might be a simple AVIsynth script, like the one attached...along with a sample of the result?

Font styles and sizes could be easily changed ... and it is transparent

Just a thought...

[poisondeathray]

What I cannot do is make an invisible wall on both sides so the letters cannot be seen before they move in order to appear as if they come of nowhere from the middle.

You make a copy of the background , use the garbage matte on that. That gets positioned on a layer above the text. That is your "wall" that the text "hides" behind.

[Neloangelo]

What I cannot do is make an invisible wall on both sides so the letters cannot be seen before they move in order to appear as if they come of nowhere from the middle.

You make a copy of the background , use the garbage matte on that. That gets positioned on a layer above the text. That is your "wall" that the text "hides" behind.

Yes i know this, this creates the desired effect, but I cannot do it simultaneously at both sides because the second half is not visible when it comes out..

[poisondeathray]

What I cannot do is make an invisible wall on both sides so the letters cannot be seen before they move in order to appear as if they come of nowhere from the middle.

You make a copy of the background , use the garbage matte on that. That gets positioned on a layer above the text. That is your "wall" that the text "hides" behind.

Yes i know this, this creates the desired effect, but I cannot do it simultaneously at both sides because the second half is not visible when it comes out..

Use the garbage matte on the text, but keyframe the garbage matte corners with the opposite offset

e.g

If text moves right +100 , you set corresponding keyframes for the garbage matte keyframes for top left and bottom left to offset it. So the next effect is it "stays" in position

[budwzr]

You have to composite the tracks. Then they will both show up. Use a frame that's 1/2 black, 1/2 white. The white part will "pass through" to the track below.

Don't overthink it. It's as simple as falling off a log.

[poisondeathray]

Did you get it yet?

Another way you can do this is with nested sequences.

Since you were able to get each "half", put left in one sequence let's call it sequence 1 , right in sequence 2

Put the sequence 1 and 2 as two layers in a new MAIN sequence. Apply the crop effect to the top layer, so only 1/2 shows. For example , if the top layer had the "right" side, you would crop 50% left. The bottom layer you can leave as is and will show the "left" side. The top layer's "right" side will "cover up" the bottom layer's right side so you don't need to crop the bottom layer

[budwzr]

Man, that Premiere is a real PITA. That's how Adobe locks in their users, with the funky nomenclature and a bazillion little check boxes and weird icons.

Poor Ope seems to have the basic skills but still can't get through the hodgepodge of years of bloatware continually being scabbed on to. There's no cohesive unified concepts.

Premiere is like a Mega Swiss Army knife that has too many tools and becomes unwieldy. You have to fold back the clippers before you use the knife, but only if the screwdriver is opened first.

I once saw a "kilroy" icon in there. WTF? That's a symbol from the Vietnam war era. Nothing to do with video.

[Cornucopia]

Come budwzr, that's a bit of a stretch. While (like you) I usually prefer Vegas, Premiere is fine and I've never had difficulty jumping back & forth between the 2 (or AVID MC or FCP). The nomenclature is never exactly the same, but you can get the gist of it pretty easily. That doesn't "lock in" users.
Lately, I've been using PPro much more than Vegas, mainly because of the seamlessness of the workflow with the rest of their suite, plus the suits that I'm currently working for prefer the TCO stability of a subscription-based app.

All NLEs are "bloatware" compared to something like AVISynth or ffmpeg, but none these days are particularly hoggish, IMO.

BTW, Kilroy was originally from WWII! Great pedigree.

Scott

[budwzr]

Hahahah, GLAD YOU ENJOYED MY DIATRIBE (Oops, the cap lock was on)

[poisondeathray]

Many different ways you can do this (and it's just "general concepts" that can be done in any program

If using PP is not absolutely essential, then perhaps one of the simplest alternatives might be a simple AVIsynth script, like the one attached...along with a sample of the result?

Font styles and sizes could be easily changed ... and it is transparent

Just a thought...

It's a nice free alternative, and good example

But I disagree - it won't be "simple" for many people. Avisynth is tough at the beginning to get started. I think only people with programming backgrounds will get it "easily" right of the bat. I think it would be easier to do in aviutl if we are talking about free alternatives than avisynth for most people

Another way you can do this in avisynth is with animate() and subtitle(). You're not limited to text either, because you can animate() x,y positions with overlay() . Transparency can obained by using a mask, so it can be imported into other programs

Avisynth motion blur options include mflowblur() and QTGMC()'s shutter blur option, but they aren't very "nice" motion blur compared to AE motion blur or other effects type program motion blur. There are usually ugly edge artifacts present

The other problem with doing it in avisynth is it's very difficult to work keyframe interpolation - animation using velocity curves, or something different than straight linear