title 3D

[Rob Forsythe]

Make one Title, position it and then “drag it” over to the Browser.

Then, just use this first one as a template and “type over it” for the other titles.

[pol] “when I use the motion tab, the titles become blurred.”

VERY IMPORTANT:

If you re-position graphics or any video image in FCP, make SURE the VERTICAL setting for each KEY-FRAME (start, stop or hold) is always a EVEN INTEGER (Even Whole Number). Examples: 4, not 3 / -144, not -143.27 / 336, not 335.62 / 12 not 11.

The positioning settings/info (as well as many other settings) are found under the “Motion” tab in the Viewer.
Vertical position is the number in the RIGHT window in the area called “Center” (the horizontal position is displayed in the LEFT window).

I sometimes forget to check this and I can end up with images that look fuzzy when in-position.

This info applies to re-positioning anything on the Timeline: moving video, freeze-frames, internally-generated titles, and imported graphics.

It can be quite detrimental to the quality of your final output to not double-check this every time you reposition and/or re-size an image.

[Todd Perchert]

Actually, when using Title3D don’t use the motion tab – at all… Use the controls tab. You can move the text around without it getting fuzzy, and not even worry about using an even integer because it will stay vector until rendered. You’ll get nice, clean edges.
TC