200 likes | 414 Views
Graphics and Design. Unit 10. Essential Area of Screen. When creating graphics, leave a margin around the edges of the screen This is due to edge distortion aggravated by the production and transmission process Keep all video within the inner 90% of your screen
E N D
Graphics and Design Unit 10
Essential Area of Screen • When creating graphics, leave a margin around the edges of the screen • This is due to edge distortion aggravated by the production and transmission process • Keep all video within the inner 90% of your screen • This is called the safe video area
Safe Video Area • You will always lose 10% of your video along the horizontal and vertical edges
Safe Title Area • Inside the safe video area resides the safe title area • All graphics should be placed within the inner 80% of your screen.
Intelligibility • Consider using block letters • Letters with script or fine detail do not translate well in video
Color and Brightness • Use high contrast colors • If you can’t see it well on a black and white monitor, you do not have a good enough contrast ratio
Titling Graphics and EffectsInto a Video Switcher • Keying – A special effect used in titling in which one video source (usually a character generated graphic) appears as opaque letters over the background video
Titling Graphics and EffectsInto a Video Switcher • Mattes – A special video effect that combines three separate sources: character generator titles, a color from a matte generator, and background video
Titling Graphics and EffectsInto a Video Switcher • Chroma Key – A special matte key effect in which a particular colored area (generally blue or green) is eliminated from one shot and filled with new video information from another source
Advanced Tecniques • Compositing – A computer generated program that allows you to layer several different graphic items over the main video image
Graphics and Design Unit 10