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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000028Cinelerra-GG[All Projects] Featurepublic2021-01-15 07:55
ReporterMatN Assigned To 
PrioritylowSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformX86_64OSLinux MintOS Version18.3
Product Version2018-11 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0000028: Titler video effect, add option for own "paper" as background for the text
DescriptionThe titler text always has as background the original video. Adobe allows one to have a different background bounded by the text. Such a background could be implemented as:
- Draw a rectangle around the text, The size is computed from the font. Distance of the box's edges to the text adjustable (the same on all sizes, e.g. xx pixels).
- Within the rectangle, its colour and transparancy should be adjustable, e.g. grey with 50% transparancy.
- From viewer to screen, layers would be 1:text; 2: box; 3: video.

Such a box, being an inherent property of the text, would follow the text around, e.g. with scrolling or motion tracking, and would make sure an unfavorable background in the video at one place doesn't make the text unreadable in that spot. Having a thick boundary to the text is not nearly as nice or as subtle. And if the text changes, you don't have to worry about the box.
TagsPlugin, Titler

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fary54

fary54

2021-01-15 07:55

reporter   ~0004517

@Michi

Yes, I confirm that you have the right addresses of the sites:
 > cinelerra-gg.org/bugtracker = only bugs and improvements
 > cinelerra-gg.org/forum/ = discussion and personal problems

Indeed, currently the login are different depending on the site used.

For your last question, I can't help you because I'm only a simple user.
Michi

Michi

2021-01-14 16:48

reporter   ~0004515

Hallo fary54,
I'm sorry, I hadn't understood all that until now. I vow to do better.

I hope, I understand you correctly:

"This site is reserved exclusively for reporting bugs and suggesting improvements to the software" = Cinelerra-GG MantisBT = cinelerra-gg.org/bugtracker =

"All you have to do is create a new discussion in the forum..." Is this the forum? = CIN FINITY = cinelerra-gg.org/forum/

And is it normal that you need two different logins?

I would like to do something for CIN GG and the community. As a thank you for your help and because I am so enthusiastic about CIN GG.
What could you suggest to me?

Michi
fary54

fary54

2021-01-14 12:38

reporter   ~0004514

@Michi
I'll call you back, like @Andrea_Paz told you:
This site is reserved exclusively for reporting bugs and suggesting improvements to the software.
 
In order not to overload it, other topics such as the use of the software must go through the forum.

All you have to do is create a new discussion in the forum explaining your problems as a user, otherwise I will not be able to answer your personal requests.
Michi

Michi

2021-01-14 10:02

reporter   ~0004513

Thanks a lot @fary54, this tip helped me a lot.
Do you know if you can change the letter spacing in the title?
fary54

fary54

2021-01-14 07:19

reporter   ~0004512

@Michi
"How to make a colored background without having to load a PNG ?"
The filter you are looking for is not called "Background" but "Foreground".
Michi

Michi

2021-01-13 22:02

reporter   ~0004511

When I make a title in CIN GG, its background is always black unless there is a video behind it. There used to be a "Background" effect, but I can't find it in "Resources" anymore. Does you know how to make a colored background without having to load a PNG?
Andrea_Paz

Andrea_Paz

2020-11-03 08:33

manager   ~0004350

@MatN
Can adjusting a box with the 9 handles and putting a background image solve the ticket?
Olaf

Olaf

2019-06-08 19:53

reporter   ~0001695

Andrea, OpenFX, why reach for the stars now? You can also integrate XFig, which existed for ages before KDE was created in 1996 with its utopian idea of cross-program drag & drop.

I'm just kidding. When I write something like I wrote before, I hope that 2 percent of it will be remembered and 1 percent of it will be implemented, sometime. The most important thing is that what is built in works satisfactorily. Everything else is godly wishes.

For normal but well designed titles I use graphics from Inkscape and Gimp, for everything else I use Blender.
Andrea_Paz

Andrea_Paz

2019-06-08 18:09

manager   ~0001694

Olaf, I am afraid that implementing such a titler requires rotoscoping with relative manipulation of the alpha channel. At minute 1:03 of the first video he talks about compatibility with OpenFX plugins and this makes me think that it is also based on OpenFX. It would take the help of an external developer for such a large and complex job.
MatN's proposal seems more feasible to me.
Olaf

Olaf

2019-06-07 14:25

reporter   ~0001687

In principle, a good suggestion. But that is not a titler. It starts with the fact that fonts are not found and the representation of the generated texts is under all cannon. This is a titler:
1: https://youtu.be/6I-cYjPEpBA 2: https://youtu.be/hFcUt05JMBE 3: https://youtu.be/3EfiLmLwCjQ
Of course you can't expect that with a hobby project, but you should occasionally watch how the rest of the world works. Then at least nobody can claim that we live behind the moon - and we can say that we do this voluntarily.
Sam

Sam

2018-12-11 07:36

administrator   ~0000135

I think it's a good idea, I know it too. It's a very useful feature. +1

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2018-12-06 18:40 MatN New Issue
2018-12-06 23:57 Sam Category General => Bug-Issue
2018-12-07 00:00 Sam Category Bug-Issue => Bug
2018-12-11 06:41 Sam Category Bug => Feature
2018-12-11 07:30 administrator Tag Attached: Plugin
2018-12-11 07:36 Sam Note Added: 0000135
2019-06-07 14:13 Olaf Tag Attached: Titler
2019-06-07 14:25 Olaf Note Added: 0001687
2019-06-08 18:09 Andrea_Paz Note Added: 0001694
2019-06-08 19:53 Olaf Note Added: 0001695
2020-11-03 08:33 Andrea_Paz Note Added: 0004350
2021-01-13 22:02 Michi Note Added: 0004511
2021-01-14 07:19 fary54 Note Added: 0004512
2021-01-14 10:02 Michi Note Added: 0004513
2021-01-14 12:38 fary54 Note Added: 0004514
2021-01-14 16:48 Michi Note Added: 0004515
2021-01-15 07:55 fary54 Note Added: 0004517