How to do verticl scrolling text?

[FredThompson]

I'm looking for a way to create a vertically scrolling section of text. This effect is sometimes used with documentaries.

Essentially, I'd like to start with a pure black screen then have the text scroll from the bottom and go off the top, returning to a pure black screen.

Font should be something simple like Arial and thick, probably a near white, slightly gray.

Intended use is as a header to archived TV shows. I'll start with a static image of the title page from the show, fade it out, then have the show description scroll by, leaving a pure black screen.

Seems to me this could be done with AviSynth. Coded properly, it would be data-driven, reading the static image and text from a file.

Has anyone done something like this? Can you provide some starting sample code?

[stickboy]

There's the VScrollTitle (http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=VScrollTitle) from the AviSynth shared functions (http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=ShareFunctions) page.

I personally probably would create and layout the text in Photoshop (or Illustrator or whatever), save it in one image, and use a combination of ImageReader, Layer, and Animate to have it scroll up the screen.

[FredThompson]

Hmmm...that might work, thanks. I wonder if one of the cheap, little video apps might do this kind of titling and render a sequence...

[Schlumpf]

SubStation Alpha should do the trick, if you don't need any sophisticated effects besides scrolling.

[mf]

Originally posted by Schlumpf
SubStation Alpha should do the trick, if you don't need any sophisticated effects besides scrolling.
And if you do, there's also Advanced Sub Station.

[Schlumpf]

Originally posted by mf
And if you do, there's also Advanced Sub Station.
But it's the same program, just with an extended set of commands usable, isn't it?

[mf]

Originally posted by Schlumpf
But it's the same program, just with an extended set of commands usable, isn't it?
Yep, and thus, with more fancy effects :).