Boris Text FCP Baseline

[Boris Yamnitsky]

Kevin,

Which Boris plugin are you using? Is this Title 3D or Graffiti or RED? If the last two, which version? I’d like to reproduce your problem. Also, FCP version, project size would help. What you are describing should not be happening.

Boris Yamnitsky
BorisFX

[Kevin Johnson]

I’m using Title3D that comes with FCP. We are running the most recent version of FCP Studio 7 on Leopard. I believe it happens in any resolution.

Easiest way to reproduce problem- say you have a powerpoint style list you want to create. Start with one line of text. Then dissolve into that same 3D text with another line added…they won’t match up.

Is there a way to update the title3d plugin? Unless it came with FCP I doubt we have updated it.

Thanks
Kevin

FCP Editor
Washington, DC

[Kevin Johnson]

Boris,

Were you able to reproduce this?

Thanks
Kevin

Kevin Johnson

Autodesk Smoke Artist
FCP Editor
Washington, DC

[Matt Mullen]

Kevin,

I’m going to try to reproduce this now.

To be safe can you send me a copy of a test project file displaying the issue.

My e-mail is mattm@borisfx.com

[Matt Mullen]

Kevin,

Here is what I found:

I looks like the baseline locks to the “center” of the text block.

So 1 line of text centers your text on the screen. 2 lines of text will push your first line up from the center base and your 2nd line below.

You can change the baseline in the text editor window or simply by using the position X/Y controls in the filter.

I tested this back to FCP 5 and it works the same there.

I’ll run it by Boris / Engineering to make sure this is expected behavior but I believe it is.