Adding a picture to the 'Newspaper' title

[Guest]

Is there a way to add or superimpose a picture onto the blank white square of
the newspaper graphic that spins onto the screen? I can add text that appears
as the front page of a newspaper, but can't seem to find out how to add a
picture into that specific space.
Help would be greatly appreciated!
The Captain!

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

Sure, save a copy of the file first so you can go back to the original
newspaper file, but it's the Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\news.png
file.... edit it however you want... you can add your picture using Paint.
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[Guest]

EXCELLENT! That's a really great help!
Thank you Large!

 

[Rehan]

Papjohn's suggestion is good for changing the default picture of the
newspaper but I think all you were asking to do was to place your video into
the picture area of the default newspaper title.

For this all you have to do is change the view to Timeline View by pressing
Ctrl-T and then drag your title into the "Title Overlay" track from the
video track it is now. Afterwards any video right above in the Video track
will automatically appear int he newspaper picture slot.

If however you wanted to tweak the title animation itself then here is a
detailed article which will get you started:
http://www.rehanfx.org/customtc.htm

 

[Guest]

I tried both of these suggestions with no luck.
When I try to edit the newspaper picture, I get a big white box in the
middle of the picture. And I can't find the "title overlay" in the Timeline
view.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Wojo]

Well lets try this the easy way then.
First step is to click on "Make Titles or Credits"
Next you are asked where you want to add the title.
Click on Add "title on the selected clip" make sure you use the one that
says ON the clip not BEFORE or AFTER the clip.
Now the screen pops up for you to add text to the title, add your text and
click "Change the title animation".
Now select the Newspaper Title and click done.
Since you selected to place the title ON the selected clip it will now be
automatically placed in the Title Overlay portion of the timeline and the
clip that was selected when you started will appear in place of the blue
screen. In the Timeline view you can adjust the length of time as well as
the location of the title simply by clicking and dragging it as needed. Hope
that does it for ya.
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