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Multiple lines of text and judder effect.
Hey there,
I need some help over here.
I’m trying to put a quotation onto a video. It’s about four lines and needs a source as a subtitle. I’m having a hell of a time trying to get that subtitle down there and trying to get the text field large enough to fit the quotation. Am I using the wrong tool? I think Apple just wants me to use two lines for a title and subtitle but I’d like to use the horizontal blur on the quotation.
Here is what happens when I just put the text in. I am no longer able to select the subtitle beneath the text.
I’ve fiddled and managed to make the text smaller and I’ve put several paragraphs in the subtitle beforehand so I can now select it so it looks like this:
But that’s far from ideal. Is there another way of doing this? It’s the kind of thing that I feel was easy in fcp7.
My second question is; I want to achieve the judder/shudder on the titling that happens in horror films. I.e the title flickers and moves a tiny but; as if it’s a dying insect. Is there a filter to achieve this? does anyone have any experience with what this entails? I presume I can just keyframe it but it would be far easier with a script someone has.
As usual much appreciation to anyone who helps out. This forum has been my saviour on a number of occasions.
All best wishes,
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2 Replies
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Have you tried dragging the subtitle you want to move above the other subtitle in the timeline? That should place the desired subtitle layer on top so you can select it.
As for the second point, you could easily achieve this effect using the “Quiver” behavior in Motion. If you don’t have Motion, I’m sure someone has made it available in a template.
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Hmm. Thanks Kyle. I have tried dragging the subtitle but it won’t drag. The only thing that will drag is the entire element. Driving me crazy.
I’ll search for the quiver template.
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