Overview
BluffTitler has won fame throughout the video editing world. And frankly, that isn't
surprising - it opens a whole new world of creativity not just for titling, but also
for creating your own motion backgrounds and animations. The easiest way to discover
the incredible power of this titler is, quite simply, to download the trial version
for yourself (do that here) and have a look at the numerous demo titles included
- covering virtually every possibility the program offers. I will almost guarantee
you'll be buying it!
It’s creator Michiel den Outer is very proactive and updates to the programme are
offered regularly - yet if I remember correctly, only perhaps a couple of times in
the many many years that I have had this programme have I had to pay for an upgraded
version. At the time of writing, the latest version is 10.x (Version 9 was missed
out to avoid potential confusion with the ‘DX9’ part of the title). My original
review covered version 5 and 6 … and the programme has advanced so much since those
days, I felt to repeat that review now would be misleading and not do the programme
justice. It now comes in several flavours - a basic version, an advanced ‘Professional’
version (which I strongly recommend at around 50 Euros) ), and a Broadcast iTV version
for, umm, broadcast companies and so on.
I will be writing a review of the latest version (if I can keep up!) And possibly
be introducing some ‘starter tutorials’ for it, but in the meantime, I strongly recommend
you download the trial version. But be prepared to spend an hour or two just going
through the myriad of examples that come with it! It has to be said that many of
the examples are a bit garish, the sort of thing you might look at and say ‘well,
I don’t want any titles like that in my movies’. Regard them as examples of potential
and capability rather than titles you may want to use. I should also warn you that
the BluffTitler interface is a little unconventional - but when you get used to it
and understand the principle behind it and what the the different sections do, it
makes perfect sense and its real power will shine through. When using the program,
one starting point is to load up a title that reflects closely what you want, then
‘just’ change the wording. That works with many of the simpler titles. If you study
the way the more complex titles have been assembled, you’ll soon be creating your
own masterpieces. Give it a go - now!
