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Can I merge lower thirds and text clips???
i am making lowerthirds, but i am using different fonts on 3 lines and it takes 2 lower third clip and 1 text clop to get what i want. can i merge them somehow? it is using 2 tracks now, will it still be alpha when I make a mixdown?
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You could merge them by nesting the text elements into a sequence. I’d just leave it on two tracks. Yes, it’ll still maintain the alpha information.
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thanks for the quick answer. by nesting do ou mean creating a new sequence and merging from there? i am so confused. i am an assistant editor and was hoping to hand over clips that the editor could just cut into the sequence…
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You simply select the items you want to nest and type Option + C. They then collapes into a single unit and appear as a sequence inside your timeline and Browser. If you want to use these as a “template”, you’ll have to Duplicate the nest, then change the items inside the nest, such as new names, etc. Do not Copy/Paste them, duplicate them–or else ALL your nests change.
Personally, I build lower thirds using cropped color mattes and Title 3D–then nest them. I like to be able to have a drop shadow playing onto the color matte.
Hopefully, this makes sense to you. Otherwise, you might try reading up on nesting in the manual. I also wrote a book which explains it succinctly.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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thank you very much, i will try the cropped matte and text, it sounds better for what i am doing… i will defenitly look into your book too.
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