I am new to vMix and I'm loving it. I originally planned to do pre-recorded videos and then use Camtasia to pull together a professional talking head show. I am avoiding Powerpoint because no one wants to see another Powerpoint. Ha!

So, now that I'm going to have a LIVE show, I am trying to mimic the assets I had already prepared in Camtasia.

I tried searching the forum, but didn't find a similar conversation. As I am talking, I want to build a list of talking points on the screen to the right of my head. I am assuming I can create a custom title and just re-position it to the right half of the screen.

I am unclear whether I can slide a custom title in from the right side since most lower-third titles come in from the left.

I also don't know the best way to build the list on the screen, one point at a time.

I thought maybe I could switch my head to the right and then the text boxes would come in from the left, so that solves that issue.

I can't use a multi-view because that assumes everything is on the screen at the same time.

A vMix list would show one item at a time in the right order, but would not build the list on the screen. Let's assume I have 4 talking points.

If this isn't possible, I will switch to individual custom lower-thirds for each point, if I have to do it that way. I would then show a summary at the end of all 4 talking points on the screen.

Oh, I just thought of another idea -- I could create separate transparent images (image 1 has one point, image 2 has two points, etc.) As I progress to each input, it would appear as if I'm adding the next talking point.

Am I on the right track? Is there an easier way to accomplish this?

Thanks for your time.

@ amylavonne

You don't have to necessarily discount PowerPoint either.
You could actually create PowerPoint slides and chromakey them in (the only disadvantage to PP in vMix is you can't play or use the PP transitions).
vMix is very versatile and powerful, there are usually several different ways to achieve the same "look" or 'effect", given your already creative thinking on the subject, I'm pretty sure you'll come up with a clever way to get exactly what you want.


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