Simple Shake Tutorial (No External Plugins)

Create a simple shake using stock VEGAS effects: Linear Blur, Black and White, Wave, LAB Adjust.

Introduction

Hi, this guide is directed towards those who are new to SVP or those who just want to learn shakes :]

NOTE: If you already know keyframing (P/C and FX), skip to 2.0 for the Effects.

In this guide, we will:

• Learn Pan/Crop
  
• Keyframing (Pan/Crop and Video FX)
  
• Effects
  
• Obviously, A shake

This is the result:

Project Settings

Click the gear icon at the top-left of the image preview to open the Project Settings











Copy these settings:





















Change the Resample mode, Full-resolution rendering quality and Frame rate.

NOTE:
This shake works best with a frame rate of 23.976
it may not look appealing if the frame rate is set at 60.

Step 1: Pan/Crop

Firstly, click on the Pan/Crop Event on the bottom right of the clip












Once open, make sure to Sync Cursor -> Bottom of the Pan/Crop Window










This will sync your cursor with the keyframes on the main timeline and in the Pan/Crop window



Keyframing
This part may be confusing for starters but once you get the hang of it, it's easy

GIF Explanation

1. First keyframe: Zoom in on subject

2. Move 3 keyframes by clicking on the "Next Frame" button located at the very right under the video preview
If you Sync'd your cursor properly, the Pan/Crop Keyframe timeline should move

3. Right click anywhere in the Pan/Crop window and click "Restore"



If you have done everything right, you should be left with this:

Step 2.0: Effects

Adding Effects

In order to view the list of effects:
Go to the Video FX Tab












Effect 1: Linear Blur
Search for "Linear Blur"
Drag and drop "Extreme Blur"

















Effect 2: Black and White
Search for "Black and White"
Drag and drop "75% Black and White"

















Effect 3: Wave
Search for "Wave"
Drag and drop "Large"
















Effect 4: LAB Adjust
Search for "LAB Adjust"
Drag and drop "Lighter"

Step 2.1: Setting Video FX Keyframes

Open the Video FX Window
Located to the Right of the Pan/Crop Window











All the effects that you placed in the clip should be located at the top of the window



















To start keyframing the start and end of the effect, click the time icon








Now the keyframe bar will pop up bellow
You can now keyframe the same way you keyframed in the Pan/Crop Window

Step 2.2: Linear Blur

Make sure your cursor is sync'd
Keyframing:
1. Animate, Amount should be 0.200 at start
2. Move 2 frames
3. Set Amount to 0


You should be left with:

Step 2.3: Black and White

Keyframing:
1. Animate, Blend amount should be "0.750" at start
2. Move 5 frames
3. Set Blend amount to 0


You should be left with:

Step 2.4: Wave

Set your wave settings to this:












"Animate" button should be bottom left of the FX window
Keyframing:
1. Animate, Copied settings
2. Move 3 frames
3. Set all to 0


You should be left with:

Step 2.5: LAB Adjust

Set "Lightness" to 1.2








Keyframing:
1. Animate, Copied settings
2. Move 5 frames
3. Set "Lightness" to 0


Once you have done this, you are finished :)

Outro

If you have followed all the steps correctly, you should have the same result as I do :^)


This is my first guide, please let me know in the comments anything I can improve on, I feel like I put too many gifs it might explode brains :*(


Click here if you would like to see my anime edits!

If you have and questions, don't be shy to ask in the comments!

[Stratnexus]

:)

[oddball]

Thank you

[Lekeing]

Awesome!

[snas]

Very well explained. Thank you for this.

[nx]

:D !