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Text and Titling
Text is comprised of layers, paragraphs, and characters. You can make text spin, dance, and change colour over time. You
can also create effects such as a text roll of credits, text crawls, bumpers, and text that moves on a motion path. You can
use logo images in a text roll so that the logo of a sponsor appears in the credits list.
You use the Text Tool to add text and text effects to a clip. Once text effects are applied to a clip, you can then use the
clip in Action or ConnectFX depending on the final effect you want to achieve. Use Action to create 3D text deformation
effects, including sliding, magnifying, and oscillating effects. For example, to create an effect of text rolling on a cylinder
in a composite, you first render a text roll in Text and then, in Action, project it as a texture onto a cylinder. See Diffuse
Mapping
(page 606).
Accessing the Text Tool
The Text Tool can be accessed from the following locations:
■ Timeline, then use ConnectFX (see
Creating ConnectFX (page 394)).
■ Timeline, then add Timeline FX from the Effects ribbon (see Adding Timeline FX (page 373)).
■ Tools, then select from the menu (See Accessing Tools (page 391)).
Setup and Rendering Options
Before rendering a text clip and rendering text effects, you must set blur settings, text animation, softness,
and whether or not you want to use prerendering. The prerendering feature accelerates the rendering process
for a text layer.
Set text rendering options in the Text Setup menu. To access the Setup menu, click Setup. The Setup controls
are described as follows.
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