how do I add a multiline typewriter text?

[liormessinger]

Hi

so far i managed to only find  single line effects

 

thanks!!

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

You can't since I think its meant to be used like a "ticker tape" and there is only a single line. You can make it as long as you wish but only the last screen width will appear. It would be better if it scrolled left when the screen was filled (and had sound)

BTW the Space entry problem  is odd as I am trying to find the conditions when it happens. So far it has behaved correctly. But it definitively occurred.

Nat

[liormessinger]

thanks

[c_major]

You can have a typewriter clip for each line. Use "Position" effect to move the line in to place. Change "Animation Duration" to get the right speed. Extent "Clip Duration" so the text stay still after the animation finished. And then the second line start at where the first line animation ends...etc..

 

[Nationalsolo]

Hi C-Major

Where are "Animation Duration" setting and the "Clip Duration" settings? 

To make the animation play faster or slower It's logical to use the "Change Clip Speed" setting but this doesn't work correctly with these animated texts e.g.

• Create animated typewriter with text "1234567890"  Default image duration set at 5 seconds. Text lasts 5 seconds
• Change clip speed to 200%. Text sequence shortens to 2.5 seconds.
• The animation now does NOT change speed to twice as fast, it now only counts up to 5.

Is this a bug?

Nat

 

 

[borate]

Nationalsolo said:

Quote

Where are "Animation Duration" setting and the "Clip Duration" settings?

 

[Nationalsolo]

Hi Borate

Ah. Right!  Thanks.  I hadn't really noticed them    Doh!

Nat

[c_major]

9 hours ago, c_major said:

You can have a typewriter clip for each line. Use "Position" effect to move the line in to place. Change "Animation Duration" to get the right speed. Extent "Clip Duration" so the text stay still after the animation finished. And then the second line start at where the first line animation ends...etc..

This is just a work around. I've added multi-line capability to our todo list.

Thanks!

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

Example

• Set default image duration to 4 seconds
• Placed a black blank on the timeline as a background and drag it out to 8 seconds
• Create a typewriter clip of "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS" This will go on the overlay track (Track 2) with an automatic duration of 4 seconds.
• Select the clip and use  Edit clip duration button under the clip preview window and change it to 8 seconds. The text duration will now be 8 seconds long on the timeline but the animation will still finish at 4 seconds .
• Click the FX button and use Position effect to place the text at the required upper line position.
• Create a second Typewriter text of "OVER THE LAZY DOG" (Typewriter(1))
• Drag Typewriter (1) clip from the clip bin (It will  have a duration of 4 seconds) and place it on the timeline to start at 4 seconds
• Use the Position FX again to move the text below the first text line. Display and sequence preview should then look a bit like this (with cursor at the end of the sequence).....

When the timeline is played the first line of text will animate, finish and stay visible whilst second line of text beneath will appear and animate.  As c-major says it is a workaround for double lines of animated text although it is a bit involved and not so intuitive. The first thing is to notice there some controls!!

Nat