• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  HD Text for broadcast

  Posted by Chris Wasmer on May 27, 2009 at 2:11 am

  I’m working in a ProRes, full raster, 1080HD timeline for broadcast and I need to make some very simple text graphics. In terms of quality, is the text generator in FCP good enough? Or should I create the text in another program like Photoshop, Motion, AE, etc. Thank you.

  Chris Wasmer replied 16 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  Steve Eisen

  May 27, 2009 at 2:12 am

  Run as fast as you can away from FCP Text editor. LiveType, Motion or Boris Title is what you want to use.

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  Zane Barker

  May 27, 2009 at 2:28 am

  If you don’t need it animated in any way then photoshop is great. If it needs to have some movement then Motion is simple enough.

  There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
  Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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  Chris Wasmer

  May 27, 2009 at 2:48 am

  thanks for quick response.
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  Chris Wasmer

  May 27, 2009 at 2:48 am

  thanks for quick response.
  I’ll probably go with LiveType Or Photoshop.
  But do you mean Boris 3D within FCP?
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  Shane Ross

  May 27, 2009 at 3:25 am

  Simple text stuff like subtitles I use the Title Tool. Lower thirds I use Boris 3D.

  Shane

  

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  Chris Wasmer

  May 27, 2009 at 3:47 am

  thanks

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