Hi everyone, i am new to this forum and i hope I am writing in the right section if not sorry in advance. I wanted to ask how to add a quick text message at the beginning of the movies I have downloaded (AVI, MPEG4 etc.)and keep the same file extension. I have tried windows video maker but when i save I cannot save as AVI, the I have tried sony vegas pro 8, I was able to do that but when I save it takes up to 1 hour to save a 23 minutes long episode so i am guessing with a full lengh movie will take up to 3 hours. There is a quick way to add text to avi files. hope that I have been clear Thanks
If you mean a short message clip leading into the main video, it can be done using VirtualDub and AVIDemux. Create a jpeg with the same resolution as the main avi file. Load into VirtualDub, set the frame rate to be the same as main AVI; duplicate the frame so that it's the required length (a three second clip @ 25 FPS = 75 frames. Set the video compression the same as the AVI (DivX, XviD, etc) then you must load a wav audio file the same length as the text clip. I did it by finding and avi with a silent period and used the audio part (cut down to the appropriate length) then saved the compilation as a new avi. Load the text avi into AVIDemux, append the main avi and save the combined file. It takes longer to type than to do. Here's a sample clip. http://dl5u.savefile.com/932aa1213c00a77d6c7c8aebfecb3d73/tv.avi
