I am looking to make a DVD movie out of clips taken with my digital camera. The clips are of my grandson from a few hours after his birth to the present. I have Nero 8 and Windows Movie Maker but can't get either program to do what I want. Thus, the purpose of this thread.
I would like to precede each video clip with one or more text segments (for lack of a better word). For instance, I'd like to start the movie with fade in text of:
Baby's name
birthdate
time of birth
Then an effect stating the date (and his age) of the following video clip, for each video clip.
I can create the effects, no problem. My problem is that I can't get either program to play the text segments and then the video clip. Both programs overlay the text onto the video as it plays, hiding what is under the text.
I prefer to do this on the cheap (with the programs that I have) as this movie is for my parents (and for posterity). They live about 600 miles away and don't want a computer :cry: or I'd simply send them a CD or DVD of the files.
One thought I had is to keep the lens cap on the camera, make a clip of black for 10 seconds or longer, and have the text segments display over the black video.
Any other ideas? Or should I invest in a different program?
SysProg
I would like to precede each video clip with one or more text segments (for lack of a better word). For instance, I'd like to start the movie with fade in text of:
Baby's name
birthdate
time of birth
Then an effect stating the date (and his age) of the following video clip, for each video clip.
I can create the effects, no problem. My problem is that I can't get either program to play the text segments and then the video clip. Both programs overlay the text onto the video as it plays, hiding what is under the text.
I prefer to do this on the cheap (with the programs that I have) as this movie is for my parents (and for posterity). They live about 600 miles away and don't want a computer :cry: or I'd simply send them a CD or DVD of the files.
One thought I had is to keep the lens cap on the camera, make a clip of black for 10 seconds or longer, and have the text segments display over the black video.
Any other ideas? Or should I invest in a different program?
SysProg