Textup subtitle plugin?

[Rochelle Woodley-baker]

thank you for this information.
I have just through paypal paid for the commercial copy of text up pro as this has the wrap text – but i do not seem to be able to access the software – i have a suspicion i have done the wrong thing!!!
please advise if spherico still exists!!

[Ilene Cutler]

Is there any chance that this is now do-able in fcpx- without going to Motion?

Ilene

[Andreas Kiel]

To do what without Motion?

– Andreas

Spherico
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools

“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby
become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will
also gaze into thee.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

[Ilene Cutler]

To create backgrounds behind subtitles- being able to feather the solid background. I can easily adjust opacity- but I want to sften the edges. I’d like to be able to do this in fcpx without having to use motion.
How could there not be a simple way to do this? In fcp7 it was so simple. I’d rather not have to use a mask, etc. Does a feather tool exist now in x? Thanks for your attention.

Ilene

[Andreas Kiel]

You can do it the “Classic” way: Add a Shape, scale it to match the text and apply a blur to it.

You can download my X-Title Importer (https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/TitleExchange/XTI/XTI.dmg) and run the app once and quit.
On launch it will install some title templates.
One of those is TextUp Box. This will create a box behind the entered text which automatically matches the text. You can set color etc. and enter a blur.

– Andreas

Spherico
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools

“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby
become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will
also gaze into thee.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

[Ilene Cutler]

Thanks for your time here Andreas. When you say ‘Add a shape’- I have added a solid custom black, lowered the opacity and cropped it. I’d simply like to blur the edges.
I tried the same with ‘shapes’- made it eliptical and lowered the opacity- still not what I am shooting for.
I cannot understand how this simple adjustment is not in FCPX.
I will try your download another day. But thanks again for your help.

Ilene

[Andreas Kiel]

Hi Ilene,

Your approach is slightly wrong.
In the Effects Browser go Generators, select Shape, add that below the text. Select Square for the shape, scale the shape to fit the text. Add a Blur to that.
No real difference to FCP.

– Andreas

Spherico
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools

“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby
become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will
also gaze into thee.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

[Ilene Cutler]

Thank you again Andreas. I so appreciate your time and attention. I have followed your steps and was able to create the background under the text.
I am now stuck at ‘add the Blur’- where does that come from.
And its so interesting that there is Feather for the drop shadow, but not the shape?? Thanks again!

Ilene

[Ilene Cutler]

Thank you again Andreas. I so appreciate your time and attention. I have followed your steps and was able to create the background under the text.
I am now stuck at ‘add the Blur’- where does that come from.
And its so interesting that there is Feather for the drop shadow, but not the shape?? Thanks again!
I see Blur as an effect. Which should I apply? How do I have it effect the whole shape and not just one side?

Ilene

[Andreas Kiel]

Ilene,

Just use the Gaussian Blur.

– Andreas

Spherico
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools

“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby
become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will
also gaze into thee.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil