Tips and Tricks Center (Special Effects & Animation)

[Hsien_Jo]

Hey there guys, I am new to special effects like custom transitions, animation, lighting etc. when it comes to photoshop and premiere, but I am always up to learning something new as well as sharing some of the tips and tricks that I use in the videos I make. If there are any of you out there that are interested in asking questions on Special Effects, Animation, etc. Please do so here, hopefully we can be a help to each other learn new things. In addition to that, if there are any of you that are interested in sharing some tips and tricks of your own, please do so here as well.

[error1]

I do all my video editing with avs scripts
it's really easy to use, and beacuse I do it all in notepad it doesn't take up resources when you do it with encoding and stuff
This is my avs script for http://youtu.be/ttzAoOJHMN4

og=AVISource("double boom training.avi")
vid1=og.trim(1,49).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("HOW DO YOU COMBO TWO SONIC BOOMS?", align=5, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid2=og.trim(49,80).AssumeFPS(10,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("A lot is happening so let's take this slow", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid3=og.trim(80,248).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("A lot is happening so let's take this slow", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid4=og.trim(248,300).AssumeFPS(15,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("It takes 50 frames to charge a sonic boom", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid5=og.trim(300,304).AssumeFPS(2,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("Absorbing gives a little more time", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay6=og.trim(304,315).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=100, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid6=og.trim(304,315).overlay(olay6, x=375).AssumeFPS(5,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("CHARGE TIME", x=200, y=60, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay7=og.trim(315,358).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=100, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF, offset=11).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid7=og.trim(315,358).overlay(olay7, x=375).AssumeFPS(5,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("CHARGE TIME", x=200, y=60, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid8=og.trim(359,359).AssumeFPS(1,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("Foward is pressed and chargeing ends here", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay9=og.trim(360,368).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=120, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid9=og.trim(360,368).overlay(olay9, x=375).AssumeFPS(1,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle(
"charge for the second sonic boom is startedn" +
"before the first one is inputted",
lsp=10,align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay10=og.trim(369,369).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=120, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF,offset=9).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid10=og.trim(369,369).overlay(olay10, x=375).AssumeFPS(1,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("Input for first sonic boom is finished here", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay11=og.trim(370,374).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=120, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF,offset=10).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid11=og.trim(370,374).overlay(olay11, x=375).AssumeFPS(1,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle(
"Special moves can be inputed up ton" +
"five frames before a neutral state and still come out",
lsp=10, align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay13=og.trim(375,408).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=120, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF,offset=16).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid13=og.trim(375,408).overlay(olay13, x=375).AssumeFPS(3,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("Notice it hits on the ninth active frame", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
olay14=og.trim(408,409).ShowFrameNumber(x=300, y=120, font="SSF4 ABUKET", size=90, text_color=$ffffFF,offset=49).crop(375,0,0,0)
vid14=og.trim(408,409).overlay(olay14, x=375).AssumeFPS(1,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("A Kara Canceled c.HK is done to get closer", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid15=og.trim(410,430).AssumeFPS(4,true).ChangeFPS(60).subtitle("Notice this hits on the second active frame", align=8, font="Mortal Kombat 3", size=30, text_color=$ffffFF).ssrc(48000)
vid16=og.trim(431,910).ssrc(48000)
vid17=vid1++vid2++vid3++vid4++vid5++vid6++vid7++vid8++vid8++vid9++vid10++vid10++vid11++vid13++vid14++vid15++vid16
return vid17.ConvertToYV12()

[Hsien_Jo]

Wheres a good place I could read up on AVS script? I need to find some new stuff to read anyways.

[error1]

the wiki is pretty good,
http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/Main_Page
probably not the best for what you do, but for the kind of editing persona does, where you just slap a new logo and credits on it works really well