User`s guide

Working with Title Containers
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• Container, Faces, and Filters: Applies motion blur to the entire container.
6. Select the Use Adaptive Motion Blur for 3D Planes option to reduce rendering time for
effects that move slowly and then quickly offscreen.
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The 3D Planes – Motion Only option must be selected in the Apply Motion Blur to menu.
For details on the Motion Blur parameters, see “Motion Blur Tab Parameters” on page 475.
Adding Shadows
You can create drop shadows behind the text as it moves in 3D space.
To add shadows to text:
1. Create text in a Title Container—see “Creating Text Animation” on page 422.
2. From the Motion Blur tab (Controls window), do one of the following:
• Select the Shadow On option.
• Click the Drop Shadow button.
3. Set the Distance that the shadow is offset from the image.
4. Set the Opacity of the shadow. A value of 100 give an opaque shadow; 0 gives a
transparent shadow.
5. Set the Softness of the shadow. A lower value give a shadow in a hard light; a higher
value gives a diffuse shadow.
6. Set the Color the shadow.
7. Set the Angle of the shadow. A value of 0 degrees places the shadow to the right of the
text; a value of 90 places it beneath the text.
For details on the Shadow tab parameters, see “Shadow Tab Parameters” on page 478.
Adding a Color Background
You can add a solid color background to the effect and control flickering.
To add a color background:
1. Create text in a Title Container—see “Creating Text Animation” on page 422.
2. From the Render tab (Controls window), select the Color Background option.
Drop Shadow button