When accessing the Text module, you first select whether to add text to a source clip, a coloured frame, or a black background.
The first time you open the Text module, the frame contains a clip image, but no text. The next time you open it, the text
and settings from the previous Text session appear.
To access the Text module:
- In the Main menu, click Effects.
- In the Desktop menu, click Text.
- From the Input Mode box, select Back or None.
NoteYou can also Alt-click the Text button to enable the Text button and automatically set the Input Mode box to None.
- Do one of the following:
- If you selected None, choose a resolution, width, height, pixel aspect ratio, bit depth, scan mode, and frame depth to apply
to the background in the Text module.
- If you selected Back, select the source clip to which you want to add text from the Desktop.
TipIf you want to change the Input mode to None once in the Text module, you can do so from the Text Setup menu. See
Setup and Processing Options.
- Select a destination for the processed clip.
The Text module appears.
- If text from a previous Text session appears, click Reset All.
The Text module is cleared and settings are reset to their default settings.
- To delete any layers from a previous session, click Delete All.
The Text controls are described as follows.
- Axis button
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- Roll/Crawl button
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- Styles button
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- Tabulation button
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- Spell Check button
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- Keyboard button
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- Attribute controls
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- Setup button
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- Animation button
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Creates a text animation by setting different text properties at specific keyframes in a clip. See
Animating Text.
- Text Mode box
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Applies various text settings to layers, paragraphs, and characters. Use text modes to manipulate layers, add text to a clip,
or edit existing text in a clip. See
Modifying Layer and Character Properties.
The message bar displays the mode that is currently enabled.