Super 8 effect in iMovie?

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Super 8 effect in iMovie?

Hi,

does anyone know if there is a free plugin for intel macs that will emulate the appearance of a super 8 film? I have tried the aged film effect but I find that a bit over the top. I want something that looks more subtle but still looks like super 8 film.

I found a plugin called jerk from this site:

http://www.imovieplugins.com/

... but it doesn't seem to work on my intel imac.

17" iMac Core Duo, DC 1.83GHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.8) and Windows XP Pro;, iMac G3 500Mhz Snow, 384MB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Apr 10, 2007 10:44 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 10, 2007 10:59 PM in response to Ben_

www.geethree.com
offers two 'aged film' effect too... but not for free...
Slick 1 is in its lowest settings comparable to iM's effect
Slick 5 offers a 'film look' which probably is more subtle as you wanted..

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Ben_ Author

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Apr 10, 2007 11:11 PM in response to Ben_

Also, is there any way of speeding up scrolling text, I am trying to put some credits onto the end of my movie and they seem painfully slow, even at their fastest speed.

Thanks,

Ben

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Ben_ Author

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Apr 10, 2007 11:21 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter

Thanks Karsten,

I'll look into Slick, looks like it might be worth investing in.

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Klaus1

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Apr 11, 2007 1:22 AM in response to Ben_

The application Rolling Credits is useful for that kind of thing:

http://www.rqs.ca/

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Ben_ Author

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Apr 23, 2007 1:00 AM in response to Klaus1

Thanks everyone- I figured out I was reading the speed slider the wrong way- It is obviously the time the credits take to get from one end to the other, not the speed the text actually travels.

I moved the slider in the other direction and it is more than fast enough for what I need. I think I can get by without buying any other plugins, I will just make do with the built in aged film effect.

I am going to experiment with making title credits in photoshop so that I have more control over the static text at the start. Then I'll just insert them as frames.

Thanks again for your help,

Ben

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