User`s guide

Converting Text and Text Backdrops to Spline Objects
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The paths which comprise the text characters are visible in the Composite window. In
the following example, each character is selected with the Pen tool, so the control points
are visible.
5. Edit and animate the splines as you would any other spline media. In the following
example, a control point in the letter E is converted from a linear to a curve point.
To create an animating backdrop:
1. Create text with a backdrop—“Adding Color Backdrops to Text” on page 445.
2. To convert a text backdrop into a Spline Object, click the Media icon on the Backdrop
track and change the default Spline Primitive media to Spline Object.
The Tool window opens to display tools used for manipulating Spline Objects.
Pen tool button
Preview button