How do you make scroll titles in FCP? at DVinfo.net

David Lorente · February 14th, 2008, 05:10 AM

Hello all. I have Final Cut Studio 2 (you know, with FCP 6, LiveType 2, etc.).

The titler in FC is absolute rubbish, I can't see how to make different font sizes or stiles within the same scrolling text. And justifying the text is just a dream...

LiveType is good for making all those stupid things with titles, make the letters dance, turn, all that bulls***, but I'm becoming dumb to make a simple scroll title!

I just want to know if there's a way to make it like in the Premiere Pro titler, in which the text is constrained to a box, then it expands down all the needed lenght, and you can set different fonts, sizes, colors, etc. to different portions of the text within the same box.

Can I do something like that inside FC, in LiveType, or have I to import the formatted and justified text from InDesign or Photoshop?

Neil Rostance · February 14th, 2008, 05:43 AM

Apart from Soundtrack Pro, that's the weakest part of FCS and i'm amazed it's not been updated.

The way i do it now is all in Photoshop and Motion. or just motion.

Generate your big long scroll of text, and then keyframe to slide up past the frame at the speed and the size you want.

May be a daft process but when you want to add pictures and logos too...then it's just easier that way.

hope that helps.

David W. Jones · February 14th, 2008, 08:00 AM

Have you tried Boris title 3D and title crawl?

Tom Vandas · February 14th, 2008, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David W. Jones

Have you tried Boris title 3D and title crawl?

I second that: Title Crawl will do what the OP has asked for.

For what it's worth, I still use Photoshop.

Troy Teuscher · February 14th, 2008, 12:07 PM

You can also use Adobe Photoshop. That way you can add a beveled edge, etc.
1. Make the PS page 720 pixels wide or 1280 whatever your sequence is.
2. Make the length really long like 3000 pixels or more for HD
3. Use 72dpi for resolution
4. Add your text and format it how you want.
5. Save it as a .png file or a pict file with Alpha
6. Import it into FCP
7. Use key frames to make it scroll

The text looks better than the FCP titler and changes are easy to make.

Martin Pauly · February 14th, 2008, 12:35 PM

Using Photoshop, I'm still limited to a height of 4096 pixels, right? Anyone knows a way around that limitation?

Thanks,
Martin

David Lorente · February 14th, 2008, 03:46 PM

Finally I have typed the text in InDesign, then copy&paste to Photoshop, made a 720x960 transparent PSD, imported that into FC, and make it roll with the Motion tool.

Could it be simpler?

(PS: As Homer Simpson said once, 'I was trying to be SARCASTIC!')

Bill Pryor · February 14th, 2008, 04:39 PM

The Boris scroll title is about as simple and easy as it gets.

February 14th, 2008, 05:10 AM	#1
David Lorente Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cuenca (Spain) Posts: 92	How do you make scroll titles in FCP? Hello all. I have Final Cut Studio 2 (you know, with FCP 6, LiveType 2, etc.). The titler in FC is absolute rubbish, I can't see how to make different font sizes or stiles within the same scrolling text. And justifying the text is just a dream... LiveType is good for making all those stupid things with titles, make the letters dance, turn, all that bulls***, but I'm becoming dumb to make a simple scroll title! I just want to know if there's a way to make it like in the Premiere Pro titler, in which the text is constrained to a box, then it expands down all the needed lenght, and you can set different fonts, sizes, colors, etc. to different portions of the text within the same box. Can I do something like that inside FC, in LiveType, or have I to import the formatted and justified text from InDesign or Photoshop? __________________ Wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Radio operates exactly the same way, but there is no cat.

February 14th, 2008, 12:07 PM	#5
Troy Teuscher Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 31	Photoshop You can also use Adobe Photoshop. That way you can add a beveled edge, etc. 1. Make the PS page 720 pixels wide or 1280 whatever your sequence is. 2. Make the length really long like 3000 pixels or more for HD 3. Use 72dpi for resolution 4. Add your text and format it how you want. 5. Save it as a .png file or a pict file with Alpha 6. Import it into FCP 7. Use key frames to make it scroll The text looks better than the FCP titler and changes are easy to make.

February 14th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#6
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Using Photoshop, I'm still limited to a height of 4096 pixels, right? Anyone knows a way around that limitation? Thanks, Martin __________________ Martin Pauly

February 14th, 2008, 03:46 PM	#7
David Lorente Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cuenca (Spain) Posts: 92	Finally I have typed the text in InDesign, then copy&paste to Photoshop, made a 720x960 transparent PSD, imported that into FC, and make it roll with the Motion tool. Could it be simpler? (PS: As Homer Simpson said once, 'I was trying to be SARCASTIC!') __________________ Wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Radio operates exactly the same way, but there is no cat.

February 14th, 2008, 05:43 AM	#2
Neil Rostance Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lace Market, Nottingham, UK Posts: 194	Apart from Soundtrack Pro, that's the weakest part of FCS and i'm amazed it's not been updated. The way i do it now is all in Photoshop and Motion. or just motion. Generate your big long scroll of text, and then keyframe to slide up past the frame at the speed and the size you want. May be a daft process but when you want to add pictures and logos too...then it's just easier that way. hope that helps.

February 14th, 2008, 08:00 AM	#3
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	Have you tried Boris title 3D and title crawl?

February 14th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#8
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	The Boris scroll title is about as simple and easy as it gets.