DeLuSioNaL's Arcade Youtube channel theme (WIP)

[lamprey]

One thing that I think helps with the neon look is to light up the brick background. I'm trying to remember how I did it with an image I made. I *think* I used lights in photoshop. At any rate, might be more than you care to bother with, but here is a small real life sample of the Home of Tron neon sign. See how it lights up the bricks too:



Cheers!

[DeLuSioNal29]

Here are two more examples:
I went with a more 70's vibe with a wood paneling background.

I've attached two examples below - one with a spotlight like the brick wall and the other where the light is more concentrated on the text.




Thoughts?

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[dmckean]

I think brick looks better, but it's hard to tell for sure without a video.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Yeah, I think so too.  I'm going to work on lighting tonight.  I need to get this done ASAP.

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[DeLuSioNal29]

OK, quick update:  I think this is it...  Final graphic.  I need to start working on the animation.  It's going to be short as suggested.  Then the fun stuff, the lower thirds.  :-)

For reference.. here's the older one with the "spotlight":


And the final version with a darker background:


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[yotsuya]

Much better.

[DeLuSioNal29]

I think the neon arcade machine is a perfect lower third watermark for all of my videos too.  I just need to figure out if I should make it transparent as is or to have a slight background so it doesn't blend in with the footage.  We call them "bugs" in the industry.


This is starting to take shape.   

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[DeLuSioNal29]

Worked on it more tonight.  The final render is done for video.  Now I'm adding sound FX and such.  Not quite there sound-wise but I'm happy for now. 

Posted (low res) video here:


I'll come back to it later once I'm done with the lower third graphics.

DeL

[Rick]

Subbed to your channel. Very, very nice work sir.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Just uploaded my first video with the intro.  Check it out here:



DeL

[Peabo]

Looks great!

[Malenko]

Minor quip, it seems to linger just a ball hair too long, maybe make it fade a second sooner?

It looks mega pro though, Im impressed. 

[vwalbridge]

Yea man looks great. Very professional looking. I'm glad you kept it short. Most people don't have the patience to sit through a video intro that last longer than 10 seconds. 

[yotsuya]

Yea man looks great. Very professional looking. I'm glad you kept it short. Most people don't have the patience to sit through a video intro that last longer than 10 seconds. 

[DeLuSioNal29]

Yeah, the fact that it's a bit long at the end was me being lazy during editing.  I actually designed it so that I'm able to give it a quick video intro first with me talking, then transition to the intro, followed by a transition to the main video at the end.  So the extra little bit is really for the transition to be in there.  (See the Mr. Do! sample above)  Good eyes guys!

DeL

[yotsuya]

Checked it out. Perfect. Succinct and to the point.