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I thought I'd share a simple idea I had for my wife's 40th birthday DVD intro.I used a free photomosaic software found at: http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ and then I put it all together in Sony Vegas with other photos moving (and dropping into) the larger photomosaic.This is my first, shorter, rough draft, (the final was longer, with a lot more photos and different music) but you'll get

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Watch the latest videos on YouTube.comMy $10k Winning Video in the NewNuma.com Video Contest!A BIG THANKS to everyone that voted! Including my friends and family, that kept telling me how much they really liked the one that won! A special thank-you again to Gary Brolsma, everyone on the Jaeter Corp. team, wiresaremessy.com, belowfree.com, YouTube and anyone else involved in making this amazing

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www.youtube.com/contest/45k

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Programs used:Sony Vegas - www.sonymediasoftware.com/Additional Transitions: Pixelan: SpiceMaster – www.pixelan.comCorel Paint Shop Pro - www.corel.com/Additional Filters/Plugins:Adobe Gallery Effects (not sure if these are still available?)Alien Skin (Snap Art, Eye Candy, Xenofex & Splat) - www.alienskin.comFlaming Pear (Lacquer) - www.flamingpear.com/Virtual Painter (was made by JASC before

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My entry into the New Numa contest on YouTube! Created with Sony's Vegas Video, Paint Shop Pro (with a ton of filters) and all on a Windows Xp PC!

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I created a motion trail using just Sony Vegas. I know there are programs and plugins to achieve this effect, but when you can't afford them, you do what you can! :-)Click here to watch the sample first. The first few seconds is my dog running normal speed, then faster with the motion blur added. If you think it's good, read on:I did it using just two video tracks, applying a Horizontal Linear

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As always, all of my videos are created with Sony Vegas, but these tips may work with other editors as well!1. Download and install the free "Wax Plugins" here2. Install the "Distant Galaxy" Font found here3. Create a star field background (or find one online) with your favorite graphics program. A black background with Random Noise (color) and a slight Gaussien Blur usually looks good.4. Create

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Happy peanuts soarOver chocolate covered mountain topsAnd waterfalls of caramelPrancing nougat in the meadowSings a song of satisfactionTooo the world...

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Track 1:Credit Roll (Transparent Background)After I filled in my credits, I copied the entire Credit Roll onto Track 3. I then made a "bottom half mask" so only the top half will show from the horizon line up.Track 2:Sunset Animation with the same bottom half masked.Track 3:Copied Credit Roll to which I applied these Video FX and settings:• Mirror (Reflect Top)• Deform (Amount:1.000, Top: 1.000,

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I found this quick tip online for Gradient Text: Text on track 1Color Gradient on track 2Make track 2 a child of track 1Change the track 1 Compositing Mode to "Multiply (Mask)"I took it just a few steps further because I wanted light rays and the color to move.I added the "Sparkling Light Rays" Video FX to the text.I made that effect move from bottom to top using "Event Pan/Crop"The Color

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I create the 2 min. movie below after sitting many times in a theater watching 20 minutes worth of commercials and previews (the previews I don't mind) before the movie starts! Don't we go to the movies to escape from TV for a few hours? So why do they hold us captive watching commercials in a theater? Ah... I just answered my own question, because we can't leave! :-) Press the play button after

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Nope, sorry, not Las Vegas, but Sony's video editing program named "Vegas" which I use for editing personalized photos DVD's as well as a few of the humorous short videos that I've put online.I am nowhere near a master of it, but I thought I'd post some suggestions once a week, (from what I've done with it), which might even be useful to beginning users of other editing programs.TRANSITIONS:

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Switching gears for a minute:I had to sign for a package yesterday and our Mail Carrier said, "You rent A LOT of movies!"Yep, she was right, we're averaging 8 monthly, if several new releases come out. Which at $17.99 a month, comes to only $2.25 per DVD!We still go see some at the theater as well; Pirates of the Caribbean 2, The Da Vinci Code, etc, but those are becoming few and far between.So,

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