Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 858

Text generator Scrolling Text Text Typewriter Result Tips for making settings Generates text that scrolls up the screen, like credits at the end of a movie. The Scrolling Text generator allows carriage returns. Â The Indent slider works only with left- or right- aligned text and moves the entire scrolling column to the left or right. Â The Gap Width slider works only with center- aligned text, and lets you define a space between two pieces of text on a single line that are separated by an asterisk (*). For example, if the first line of your scrolling text is "Sally Grey*Director" then moving the slider farther to the right produces results like this: "Sally Grey Director". This is useful if you want to create center-aligned, two-column scrolls. Â The Fade Size slider narrows the vertical display area of your scrolling text in the frame, fading the text in and out at the bottom and the top. Â The In and Out points of the edited generator clip determine the duration of the scroll from the bottom to the top of the screen (or vice versa). The longer the clip, the slower the movement of the scroll. Creates a static element of text. This generator allows carriage returns. Â The font, size, style, alignment, and color of the generated text can be modified. These controls modify the entire text element at once. Tracking, Leading, and Aspect sliders allow you to control the layout of the generated text and can be keyframed to create interesting effects. Â Select the Auto Kerning checkbox to kern your text automatically so that the spacing between the individual letters of your text is correct. Use the Use Subpixel control to render your text with subpixel accuracy. Generates text that appears as if typed onto the screen, one character at a time. This generator allows carriage returns. Â The Location slider moves the text element up and down in the frame, and the indent slider moves it from side to side. Â The Pause slider increases or decreases the amount of time it takes for each character to appear onscreen. Creating and Adding a Title Clip When you're creating a title clip for a sequence, you can create a basic title or specify more options, including the font, size, alignment, and more advanced specifics such as auto kerning. Once you create the title clip, you add it the same way you would edit any clip into your sequence. Note: Generated text clips always adopt the frame size of the sequences they're edited into. 858 Part IX Effects