I'm working on a generic music video. I want to add written lyrics to the video so that people watching can follow along with the singing. What is the best way to create trailing lyric highlights to the way the song is sung?
iMovie '11, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
You need the correct software, I recommend LiveType, which is a very easy tool to use if you have it, it is very good for these sorts of things like appearing text and highlighted text and stuff. LiveType comes with Final Cut Studio and Pro if you have them. And if you do have it, it would be very easy to add from LiveType as well, easier than other things. If not, then you can find LiveType in other places as well. Good Luck
-Borna🙂
QuickTime Player Pro ($30) and lots of patience.
QuickTime Player supports "text" tracks and, with some special manipulation, can display the text "karaoke" style.
QuickTime Player 7.6.6 (not the X version) can play ".kar" files. Millions of them found on the Web and easy to download. They include MIDI audio (computer generated sound) and are very tiny in file size.
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/64/
I downloaded a .kar file using QuickTime Player Pro and the Movie Properties window, extracted the text track and then changed the text using TextEdit. I then added my new text track and deleted the original.
I am also trying to figure out how to do Karaoke-Style subtitles at the bottom of a video I am working on. I have looked all the way through LiveType looking for a "karaoke" preset, but I can't find one. Do you know of one or do I need to make one myself?
Thanks Borna. Unfortunately I don't have Final Cut nor FC Pro. I'm using iMovie. I'll look at LiveType and see what it can do for my application. Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
no problem, any time.
Sorry, forgot to say that LiveType is free
How can you create a karaoke video with the music lyrics?
