Stranger Things Intro Question

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March 3, 2017
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This has been driving me insane, but how would you do the transition from solid text to video at the :52 mark? Stranger Things by Netflix - Opening Credits (1080p) - YouTube

I understand about the track matte effect, but I can't get it to transition from a solid color to a video. It's either one or the other.

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Correct answer Meg The Dog

Build the Track Matte effect with the text clip used as the Track Matte source to reveal the background. Then place a copy of the text clip on a track above the effect you created so that it masks the effect below it, and when you want the background to appear in the letters, dissolve the top text track off.

MtD

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Meg The DogCorrect answer

Inspiring

Build the Track Matte effect with the text clip used as the Track Matte source to reveal the background. Then place a copy of the text clip on a track above the effect you created so that it masks the effect below it, and when you want the background to appear in the letters, dissolve the top text track off.

MtD

stefan_gru

Inspiring

While MtD's answer is correct, I thought I'd add some details to help you and others who may not be familiar with this effect.

The top title clip (V6) has no effect applied.

The middle clip (V5) is the video I want to reveal in the lettering.

The bottom clip (V4) is the same title clip as the top clip but has the Track Matte effect applied with Matte set to V5 and Composite using Matte Luma: