Never tried Green Screen ie;Chroma Key

[Egg Bramhill]

Sorry for my delay on answering too Sam. Great to hear someone young is using Xara. Most of us on TG are way over the hill.

[Acorn]

Most of us on TG are way over the hill.

With the large mountains of success behind, viewing the vast plains of opportunity ahead.

Acorn

[Spectra13]

I apologize for taking so long to reply, I've taken a lot of the tips and information I was provided by ya'll and I've been busy helping out my dear ole' dad with video and picture editing. Below, I've attached an image I did and the video below that just shows exactly what I did. I'm pretty proud of what I did and I what I've been doing. Thank you all again for all the useful information you've provided, and I will continue to put it into practice!



http://youtu.be/1QlMTrReLb8

[Spectra13]

I've just made a post but it's not showing up. It's an image and a video. It's showing that I posted, any advice? I want to make sure ya'll get to see it.

[Acorn]

Your Post was in moderation.

Acorn

[Chris M]

Firstly, excellent work, you obviously enjoy working with graphics and have a feel for the way it all comes together.

The white square (rectangle) is because you are working in a document. The project without the white rectangle is a photo workspace.

Have a look at the pic and come back if it doesn't make sense to you.
Depending on Xara version, the selection may say Photo and/or Blank Photo. If you have both, go for Blank Photo.

[Spectra13]

Firstly, excellent work, you obviously enjoy working with graphics and have a feel for the way it all comes together.

The white square (rectangle) is because you are working in a document. The project without the white rectangle is a photo workspace.

Have a look at the pic and come back if it doesn't make sense to you.
Depending on Xara version, the selection may say Photo and/or Blank Photo. If you have both, go for Blank Photo.

Thank you, very much. I do actually enjoy it, except when my father asks me to do something tedious XD.

The white square being a document makes sense. I was always just dragging the photos to the Xara icon on the task bar at the bottom of the screen and then placing in it Xara after opening a new tab. This method will definitely help me be able to focus on what I'm doing as opposed to worrying about "Am I getting too close to that white square?" I'll definitely try that next time I need to work in Xara. Also, below I've provided the Xara file of what I showed ya'll yesterday.

And don't forget, you're only as old as you think you are. My dad isn't a spring chicken, but he still acts like a Toys-R-Us kid.

Train Lights On - 2023-05-08_18-28-36.mkv_000107050.png.xar

I didn't intend for the image to be a downloadable link, I don't understand why. Is that just how the forums work? Or is it because it's a Xara file and is seen as a WIP?

[Egg Bramhill]

Thanks for sharing your work Sam. Great to see you using Xara so freely.

[Spectra13]

Hi all, apologies for my absence, it was one thing after another with issues on my PC and I haven't been able to get around to working with Xara. I recently finished editing a video for my dad and we needed a thumbnail so I kinda threw this video together to show our process for editing a photo and creating the thumbnail. This really isn't to ask for help, but as always, tips are greatly appreciated, I just thought that it might be nice to see my progression and how I've benefitted from everyone's tips.

https://youtu.be/_D0Ci9r44IU

[Chris M]

An alternative, and easier, way to make the text follow a curve is to:
Create a curve using the Shape Tool
Type your text anywhere in your project
Select both the curve and the text (Shift click), then
Arrange > Fit Text To Curve



You can then make the line width None to just leave the text.