Creating text effect in fcp

[Shane Ross]

It’s called TEXT TRACKING, and is something you’d do in After Effects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrZefTHygNY

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[Mark Suszko]

Yes, you can do this in Motion by first applying a tracker to the footage, then any graphic you put in Apple Motion lock to the motion. Same as AE can do, but it may be a little simpler in Motion.

Look for Stephen Smith’s tutorials on the COW tutorials page because I believe he shows how to do this there. Or ask Stephen straight-up in the Motion forum, where he’s like the G%D#$ Bat Man in terms of fast help when you need it. Great guy, good teacher.

[Ewan Maccormick]

Thanks so much guys. A really great help. I will head over to the Motion tutorials now and have a look for stephens stuff.

Cheers again for taking the time to respond.

Ewan

[Stephen Smith]

Mark,
Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, this is easy to do in Motion 4. I would recommend that you check out this tutorial: https://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/detail.aspx?sid=470&sortby=&page=1&rpid=0&rvid=0&swid=0&searchid=0

This is how it was done:
-Text layer was added above the layer with the movie.
-Match Move behavior added to text layer
-Hit F2 to open Behaviors tab
-Make sure Type = Transformation
-Move the anchor point to the area you want to track
-Select the Scale Adjust button so Position and Scale are enabled
-You will get a new option below Anchor called “Rotation-Scale.”
-Click on the Analyze button and best of luck.

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