Help with creating a floating windows

Bob Mc

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Nov 28, 2011 20:24

Hello all..

I've recently upgraded to PD10 from PD8 and I've got an idea that I want to try out, but could use some help in making it a smooth transition.

What I'd like to do is while the video is playing it split out from one scene in the view to show 4 scenes. So basically I have 4 scenes going at once all in the same view. They all would be sized correctly so there wouldn't be any overlapping, but the trick I'm trying to do is make each of the four scene float out from the center so it's not a sudden crazy looking transition.

The project I'm working on is creating a highlight video for my son's high school football team. My problem is, (which is a good problem) there is simply to much content and I don't want a 20 minute video, that is just way to long. I'd like to split out certain scenes that would coordinate with one another. For example for the big defensive hits I'm using a song that will emphasize those hits, and those would be the type of scenes I want to show multiple ones.

That's just one example, there are others if that doesn't play out as well as I envision. Either way any suggestions on this? Any tutorials I may have looked over or something out there someone can point me to as ways it's been done.

Thanks,
Bob
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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 28, 2011 21:17

Hi Bob -

Is this the sort of thing you're after? http://www.youtube.com/user/ynotfish77#p/u/15/0_nthN3mFEA

or are you just wanting to play a group of scenes at the same time arranged on the screen?

The second one is a much easier proposition.

The first step would be editing your original clips to get your scenes - & they might be best to be all the same duration.

Cheers - Tony
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Bob Mc

Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2009 20:50 Messages: 39 Offline

Nov 28, 2011 21:39

Hey Tony... Yes I'm wanting to play a group of scenes at the same time, but I don't want it to be a sudden transition from 1 clip to 4, but more like the youtube video you provided, how they motion on and off the screen. My thought is as your watching one clip splits into four with sometype nice floating out motion. I'll do some more research on the PiP motion feature.

btw, didn't account for the clips having to be the same duration, good tip. I will keep that in mind when doing my editing of each scene.

Thanks,
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HalCon

Senior Contributor Location: Charlottetown, PEI Joined: Mar 01, 2008 10:36 Messages: 719 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 06:14

Bob,

Here is a tutorial on creating and using pop-up windows in your videos.

This was not done using PD10 but the principles are the same.

Creating pop-up window in Power Director.

You can use any number of windows and place them where you like on the screen.

Hope this helps.

Hal
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otown

Newbie Joined: May 27, 2011 10:00 Messages: 43 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 08:12

Here's a thread from a while ago...it helped me...

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/18577.page#96213

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 13:07

Bob -

You've seen a few suggestions - & there are many other possibilities.

Here's a simple one I did that was testing the quality of the output against the format/profile of the original clips & the load on the PC during editing/production...

http://www.youtube.com/user/ynotfish77#p/u/16/q-yMuqVniNk

Not terribly creative, but that wasn't the purpose... Four clips arranged on the screen - shifting - appearing - disappearing.

Cheers - Tony

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Bob Mc

Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2009 20:50 Messages: 39 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 19:54

Thanks everyone! Looks like I've got some work ahead of me, but I've the general giest now.

If I come up with something worth previewing I'll share a link.

Thanks again!
Bob PD15
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