User`s guide

Working with Title Containers
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1. Create title pages by setting the track media type to Text.
The Text window opens. You can type, import, and edit text, and control font, size,
justification, color, opacity, spacing, shadows, and borders. The parameters in the Text
window are applied on a per character basis—see “Creating a Text Effect” on page 397.
2. Create a title container. Drag one or more title pages into the title container to animate
them.
Use the controls in the Animation tab to apply an animation type to the text tracks in the title
container.
Optimizing Workflow for Credit Rolls
When you work with large amounts of text, consider the following workflow options:
• Create a single text document in a word processing application. Avid FX imports RTF or
Simple Text document, or you can cut and paste text. Then format the text in the Text
window.
• Use a single page document if your credit rolls require little editing. If your credit rolls
have sections that change each week, use multiple text pages; one page for unchanged
information and additional pages for frequently changed information.
• Use individual pages for credit rolls that change significantly each time. Then update
each page as needed.
Save the styles that you use for your credit roll in the Style Palette. Then you can quickly
format long credit rolls.
Animating Text
When animating text, you can create rolls, crawls, fades, zooms, and shuffles. You will be
using the Animation tab (Controls window), which contains parameters for controlling the
movement of the text tracks in the title container. For more information on the Animation tab
parameters, see “Animation Tab Parameters” on page 465.
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The Title Container’s Position controls override the nested Shape tracks’ position
controls. The Title Container centers any track inside it, so any positioning you applied
to a track before placing it in the container is lost. Adjust a track’s position by using
the Position settings in the Title Container.