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scrolling End Credits for Movie- how to create
Help! I’m a PC person who directed a film that is being edited in FCP on an Apple. I am trying to create the end credits for the cast, crew, songs and ‘thanks’. I am totoally new to Macs and FCP, so please bear with me.
I downloaded a plug-in I found online that provided the nice two-column look you see in movies – and appears to work for cast and crew credits.
“Songs” is proving to be tough- they are usually centered on each side of two colums; I looked at something called VideoTagger online, but I have more information than that program allows for my songs and instrumental artists.
Any suggestions? Plug-ins you might know about?
The co-producer, whose computer I am working on, also has an older version of After Effects, which I understand can also create credits. I also can “create” my foundation of my credits in word and/or excel formats, if that helps.
To recap: how does one create scrolling credits in a 2-column format, where the information is centered in both columns? THANKS!
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4 Replies
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I no expert but here’s how this rookie would do it.
Two sets of scrolling text on two different tracks, one above the other.
In the Viewer, turn on Image + Wireframe. Reduce the size of each and place them side by side. Does that make sense? -
here is a link to a podcast that shows how to do it VERY easily in Motion 4.
https://www.pixelcorps.tv/macbreak245
Motion can be intimidating, but this is so easy it hurts.
best luck
Terry
moving parts are so last year
MAC Pro quad 2.66, 8GB, XFX 4870, 23″ ACD, 10.6.2, FCS3, MXO2 Mini, etc.
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Hi, I would do the whole credits in Photoshop, import it and use the dve to scrol it.
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Use Motion 4 as was suggested above. You can import an illustrator file, I believe.
Kevin Monahan
60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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