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Creating a "Snapshot" Effect

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Creating a "Snapshot" Effect

Postby Maxine370 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:42 am

To create the snapshot effect:

Make sure you are working with empty tracks beneath the track you have the video or stills on. Add your background on this track. This could be anything you want from a color matte to a motion background or plain black video. Make sure what ever background you extends a bit beyond the start of the snapshot. You won't be able to see it with video on top of it but it will be there once the snapshot shrinks.

First split the video at the point in which you want the snapshot to occur. Now you have a few choices...

you can freeze the frame to keep the picture still (do this by using the frame hold: click on the timeline section, right click and choose frame hold, check hold on in point and deinterlace) be aware that changing the in point of the clip will change the frame it get frozen on so be careful not to change the length of the clip from the start of it

or you can have the video play through while it still looks like a snapshot.

Next you need to create the border which is done with the clip effect choosing about 3 for every side. Give it dimension by adding a drop shadow effect. Adjust the shadow to your liking.

Simulate a flash with the brightness and contrast effect. Place keyframes at the start point with both the brightness and contrast set at the maximum (100 for each). Then move the CTI a few frames and add keyframes that reset back to 0.0 on both (reset button is quickest way to do this).

Add the Camera Flash SFX on a audio track to create the sound. make sure this is added at the point the snapshot starts.

Next is the movement, this is subject to taste but a simple way to have it move is to go from your standard movement settings 360 240, 100 scale and 0 rotation (make sure to set keyframes at the start. Move the CTI a few frames and now add keyframes for movement at about 365, 230, 70 scale and 6 or -6 rotation.

Sometimes to jazz things up I'll actually have the movement start at about 200 scale and -45 rotation.

Once you get the hang of this effect there are a variety of ways to enhance it. You can layer snapshot on top of each other. You can transition layers off each other to reveal pictures underneath. You can add a page curl effect as they appear.

Experiment and have fun and you'll discover so much more.
Happy Editing,

Beth
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