[Andrew Strugnell]

[Dirk de Jong] “You could try “Matte Magic” in the Keying category of filters. It has a Shrink parameter which is basically an alpha choke.”

You little beauty!
Thank you Dirk. The “Matte Magic” filter was exactly what I needed. I reduced succeeding layers of text by 1.7px and the edges receded altogether.

Cheers!
Andrew