Opening Credits Sequence on CS4

Question

I'm using CS4 to make an opening credits sequence (as per the title....lol) What I would like to do is have an action sequence going then have either a burn effect or an irregular tear effect to make a hole in the center so i can do like a closeup shot of the character with the Credit. Any way I can do that with this program or do i need to find another?

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum.
Sounds like you are looking for a Transition that will appear to "burn a hole" or "tear a hole" in Clip A, revealing Clip B.
Just thinking, I do not recall any similar Transitions in PrPro, but you could certainly do this in AfterEffects. There are possibly built-in Transition Effects in Pixelan's SpiceMaster, ProDAD's Adorage, Heroglyph or BluffTitler. Also, look at ProDAD's Vitascene.
You do not need a Transition, per se, as you can just animate an Effect on Clip A (above Clip B on the Video Tracks), creating the "hole."
I'll poke around, as I have several of those programs, and see if I can find something similar. Have a look about too, as you might spot something useful, that I miss.
Also, IIRC, Alien Skin had a "burn" Effect for AfterEffects in maybe EyeCandy 4, or 5.
Good luck,
Hunt