adding messages in avs script

[ritmo2k]

I am trying to add a few messages by using:

MessageClip("message",width,height,shrink,text_color,halo_color,bg_color)


But I cant make this work!! Can anyone shed some light, or even suggest a better way. The guide http://www.horizon.nl/~michel/doc/reference.htm is so vage, and lacking information, at times its more misleading then helpfull to read it!

Thanks,

[TactX]

What about Subtiltle ?

Subtitle(clip,"text",x,y,first-frame,last-frame,"font-name",point-size[,text-color[,halo-color]])

or simply

Subtitle(clip,"text")


I'm not sure if this is the problem, but MessageClip makes a clip, while Subtitle adds text to a clip.

[ritmo2k]

yea, i unfortunatly need it to make the clip as well!

[TactX]

What about using the BlankClip function to create a clip an then using Subtitle to add text ?

[ritmo2k]

huh... I will try it!
Would the text be near the bottom though? Like a subtitle, that might not give the effect I want. I think I am gonna bite the bullet and get a bloody book on premier!

Thanks,

[TactX]

Re-read my second post.

You will see that Subtitle has an option (x,y) to place the text everywhere you want !