Hello Douglas, Thanks for the tutorials, I find them very usefull. Regarding to this one, I have to apply the handwriting effect over a signature instead on a text layer, I have Charlie Chaplin signature and I want that appear with the mask trace. I have followed your tutorial, adding an image instead...

I would like to do some animated handwiting over a video. I would be using a tablet (cintiq) to produce the writing. I can't remember the best way to go about this (Photoshop extended or after-effects). The handwritten text would progress ad the video progresses (1800 frames) so frame by frame would...

Unfortunately my emphasis on using a continuous stroke while masking out the handwriting in my original tutorial on this topic gave the wrong signals. AvidFX is not limited to 1-stroke in this case. Multiple strokes are quite feasible. This follow-up tutorial is to show that multiple strokes can be used...

Making text appear to be written onto the screen can be easily done with the Paint Effect. However the text that you write with a mouse or even a graphic tablet can leave a lot to be desired. This tutorial shows one method of using a standard Handwriting Font as your base for the effect. Good Luck.....

I am a relative newcomer to Media Composer (early 2008) and as I began to feel my way around I got the idea of documenting my adventures by creating short video tutorials, Avid had already a large number of excellent, professionally produced tutorials online. I learned very much from watching them. However...

The "handwriting" feature found inside the graphics tool in Avid DS can be used to create effects ranging from simulated handwriting to animated paint strokes. The tutorial comes with a free downloadable preset available from www.hdhead.com .