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How to adjust scrolling text?


chrisj

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I've figured out how to have text scroll acroos a video.

But when it scrolls from left to right, I'd like to stop it in the center of the frame, but it just scroll all the way across.

Help please.

 

Also, can I slow the scroll speed down?

If so, how, please

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Add POSITION effect keyframes to the text clip. Right-click the clip, click EFFECTS and duplicate this...

For info on how to construct keyframes look here.

Lengthening the text clip will slow the scroll; shortening it will speed it up. You might also experiment with a right-click on the clip|CHANGE CLIP SPEED.

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Hi

 

Note that if you use the Position effect you don't set up your text to scroll. You just move the text image using position keyframes as Borate shows.

 

As an alternative to using Position....

Before you add anything to the video tracks.....

Create your left to right scrolling text. It will save to the image bin.

Place this image onto Video Track1 and adjust its scrolling speed by dragging the ends of the clip in/out.

Save Video track 1 as a Sequence.

Your scrolling text will now be in the sequence bin and Track 1 will now be empty.

 

Drop the sequence (your scrolling text) back onto Video track 1

Play it to where it is central by sliding the cursor (or playing the clip) and take a snapshot. This will also arrive in the image bin. Don't move the cursor.

Using the drop-down menu options, place the snapshot on the sequence at the cursor position. It will insert as a new clip.

Drag the ends of the snapshot clip in or out until still phase is suitable.

Your text will scroll across and stop and then scroll off.

You can group the three clips together before moving them as a single unit up to the overlay track or you can create another sequence and place this on the overlay track.

 

Note. You must use a sequence for this procedure or the scroll will restart from the left after the inserted still image.

 

Nat

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Hi

Alternatively....

  • Create your text.  It will normally posted as a static  image to the overlay track
  • Use the Position effect with key frames  at start and finish to move the text from any starting point (even off the screen......Keyframe 1) to any other finishing point (even off the screen.....(keyframe 2) .

The movement can be in any direction, even diagonally. If you are not sure regarding using keyframes come back on the forum.

Nat

 

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