Hey Guys, it’s Gaba VR.
And now I show you how to insert titles and objects into your 360 videos.
When it comes to post production, we’ve got endless possibilities whether to use small graphics, titles or whatever,
Just like in traditional videos, this can be very important.
But working with a 360 footage we realize that putting a title or an image on the top of the video is not enough:
we have to insert it into the virtual space.
There are several methods to get a great result, but now I will show you my way,
which may be one of the most simple and fastest ways.
A couple of years before I used After Effects and a complicated workflow to create 3D titles,
but now I only use Photoshop and Premiere.
As an example I will show you how I created those scoreboards in my latest video blog episode
Check out the whole 360 video clicking on the right top corner.
After the latest updates, Premier 2018 has some great VR plugins, and they do an amazing job.
But instead of creating titles and objects in Premiere, I prefer creating them in Photoshop.
I usually create a psd file which I can import into Premiere.
Then whether I need to modify it, I can switch back to Photoshop,
I edit, save, and the file will be updated in Premiere.
And I can create much better titles and graphics this way.
Another advantage of this workflow is that you only have one single object on your timeline,
while you can create many layers, masks and whatever in Photoshop.
Of course, it’s possible to create nested sequences in Premiere,
but combining images, texts and graphic elements is much easier in Photoshop.
But this is only my opinion.
First here you can see the base of the scoreboard.
Editing it in Photoshop I can do almost anything, I want.
I add names on it; I can add any numbers, and of course I can add my logo, too.
And I've chosen a special font.
Which fits this whole digital scoreboard style very well.
The main concept is that the scores are changing during the video,
so I will need several numbers and combinations.
So this time I create a complex PS file,
but finally I will export transparent png images, to keep the project clear and well organized.
First I create the scoreboard which I will put in front of the viewers.
As you can see Edina is on the right , and I'm standing on the left
So, on the scoreboard you will see the names in the same way.
Then I start creating multiple layers with the scores.
Switching between the different layers, I can create all the combinations I have during the game.
I decided to insert a scoreboard on the other side too,
to hide my bag on the other table.
But now, as you can see, Edina stands on the left, and I stand on the right,
so I have to create a scoreboard with different titles,
and of course, I have to change the position of the numbers, too.
It’s very easy: I just create folders and duplicate them.
then I hide the previous versions and edit the new ones.
I got the new scoreboards very quickly.
And you can see, I have all the combinations for both sides.
And I simply import them in Premiere.
The filenames show me the order how to put them onto the timeline.
And I put the front and back scoreboard on top of each other.
As you can see I've got only two layers with all the scoreboards.
Later I can nest them, if I want it.
But first let’s insert them into the virtual space.
Searching for VR word in the effects tab, we see all the VR plugins in Premier.
Now I only use the one, called “Plane to sphere”.
This effect works really fine with images and psd files, too.
But without setting it up properly, every title or 360 image looks ugly in a 360 video.
Turning on 360 preview, you can see, that this object is totally out of the 360 space,
looking quite weird and distorted.
My goal is to create something like this: a scoreboard, which looks like a real object in this virtual space.
As I turn it on, you can see that my object is already in the virtual space.
Of course, in the flat view now it looks distorted,
but switching to 360 preview, you can see, it’s okay.
The only problem is that our image is a little bit big.
So first I make it smaller.
I use the Scale function, to put this object further in the virtual space.
Let’s see 20 or 21 this time.
21 will be okay, I guess.
Now as you can see, this table is not aligned perfectly,
because I didn’t put the camera in the middle of the table.
So I have to move the scoreboard a little bit.
To fix these things, first I use the “Rotate source” section.
Because I only want to modify the original picture, to fit in the virtual space.
First I have to turn it a little bit on the Y axis, to make the edges running parallel with the table.
Now you can see, it’s okay, but the scoreboard is a little bit down,
so I have to correct the X axis, too.
It’s not a huge difference, but now you can see it correctly, looking at it from a little bit higher perspective.
Now as the image looks fine, it’s time to move it in the virtual space.
I want to put it right on the table.
I select “Rotate projection” section and move the object down, until it reaches the table.
Now it looks fine: looking around in the virtual space, this scoreboard looks like a real object.
After turning off 360 view, this is how it looks.
Putting a scoreboard to the other side is almost the same method.
First I apply “Plane to sphere” effect,
and downscale the image, making it the same size like before.
But now the image is not on its final place, so this time I put it there first.
I go down to the “Rotate projection” section.
I know that I have to put to the opposite side, so I type in 180 degrees.
Let’s see it!
Okay, it’s not perfect so I play around with it a little bit.
Or maybe I have to rotate the source a little bit.
Because just like on the other side, the table is not in line with the camera perfectly.
Maybe this way.
Or we can make some correction playing around with the angles on the Y axis in the different sections.
Finally I think this is the best result.
I turn off 360 preview for a while, and I still see, that it’s okay on both sides.
Now I select the upper scoreboard object and I copy it.
Actually I won’t copy this scene, I only copy the settings.
I select all the score tables on this layer, right click and I click on “Paste attributes”.
This way I have the same settings for all the score tables on this track.
I repeat the same method with the scoreboards on the other side. And that’s all.
Of course, you can use this workflow inserting titles, logos and anything into your 360 video properly.
If you create the graphics in photoshop it’s such an easy thing to get the final look in Premier.
So I hope you will try this technique, and if you like it, please thumbs up, and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
It was GabaVR. See you soon, guys!