Hello All,
This is my first post here and I hope my question isn't too dumb. I've been forced into a situation where I have to create some very simple videos to give a video tour of an apartment complex. I've never played with video editing at all and although I consider myself fairly computer literate, this one is really giving me fits. The software (Vegas 8) does not seem very intuitive at all and while I've gone through several tutorials, I can't seem to accomplish what I would expect to be VERY simple effects.
I've got some raw video and I just want to superimpose some text on it, but my results have been very hit or miss. I first used Generated Media, specifially the "Default Text" in the "Text" section. This item has a checkerboard background (which, according to the documentation) is supposed to be transparent. Instead, it yields a black background that totally covers the video. I then tried the "Credit Roll" series of generated media. The "Scrolling on Transparent" item worked once (at the very beginning of the video), but when I try to use it again later in the video, it's as if it's not even there. The video plays and no text is shown at all.
This really is a very humbling experience. I usually pick up new software with ease, but this one has me pulling my hair out. If anyone has any thoughts or hints, I'd love to hear them.
