This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] clickable url in video

Just an update on this. I have spent quite a bit of time on it. I found it odd I got little response so I guess no one really gets this request too often. There are a few ways to put an active link on a QT movie. Using a mac, one is with text edit and then adding a text layer in QT pro. The other, oddly very easy, is with Compressor.

Both give me an active hyperlink at the end of my video. Compressor is visually more appealing as it puts the link directly over your frame without an annoying background bar.

HOWEVER! This movie now forever must live on your computer. You must bring everyone into your room to view and use the link because there is not way to transfer this movie without the link going away. You can't make copies, compress it, put it in drop box, send via Hightail. Nothing you do will keep the link alive. So essentially its useless.

That is what this old dog has learned with this tech adventure. So I am telling client, sorry, but no can do, unless you want to bring people in here to view it.

thanks

Lou

Lou Wirth Productions

500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522

Corte Madera, CA 94925

www.louwirth.com

415-924-9411p

On Jun 25, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Lou Wirth loutv@mindspring.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Went through the Peach pit tutorial and it was amazing that I actually got a clickable link onto my master movie. Two issues, small issue is I have an ugly black bar with the hyperlink on it, (I tried to change to white in the code box by changing values for back color but it did nothing.)
But the bigger issue is, the link works in the movie when I add it in. But then I export the movie to prores and the link does not work in the QT movie. what happens in export or is there an export setting to keep the text layer active?

Lou

Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p

On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:43 AM, Lou Wirth loutv@mindspring.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Not sure where I go from here Owen though thanks for the clue. I am in QT Pro and not seeing much to add active links. I can't open a text doc in QT pro as was described in an instructional site on doing this so the first step of the process is a bust. Does QT pro have other options?

Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p

On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:13 AM, "'owen@thenowcorporation.com' owen@thenowcorporation.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

quicktime pro

Owen's iphone

On Jun 25, 2014, at 1:10 PM, "Lou Wirth loutv@mindspring.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

no. This video will go on web so they want the url to be clickable. Not sure I've even seen this before. Is it not a web embed thing?

Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p

On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:00 AM, "Perrone Ford perroneford@yahoo.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

What? From a touchscreen TV?

-P

On 6/25/2014 12:53 PM, Lou Wirth loutv@mindspring.com [Avid-L2] wrote:

Hi
I have a client who is asking that the url on the graphic at the end of the video be clickable. Have not had this request before. Can this even be don in Avid? If not, how is this done?

thanks

Lou
Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p