Anyone know of a plug-in that will slowly expand text like this video (about 2 seconds in)? "Winter Is Calling", etc.) There is one built-in in FCP but it eases in and out and when I make changes, it doesn't quite do what this text is doing. Thanks for your help!
Do you have Motion?
If you do, it is a simple matter of
1) Control-click, "Open a Copy in Motion"
2) Select the text layer, locate the Tracking parameter; click the little arrow and choose Publish
3) Use this new version of the title. The published parameter(s) will appear in the Title tab (not the Text tab) of the Inspector:
Do you have Motion?
If you do, it is a simple matter of
1) Control-click, "Open a Copy in Motion"
2) Select the text layer, locate the Tracking parameter; click the little arrow and choose Publish
3) Use this new version of the title. The published parameter(s) will appear in the Title tab (not the Text tab) of the Inspector:
The Custom Title *should* have been able to do what you want, but the way it was constructed was there are two distinct animation layers - In, which starts at frame 0 and goes halfway through the title and Out, which starts at the 50% mark and goes to the end.
I revamped that so that you can set an In from 0 to 100% of the title and/or an Out starting at 0 to 100% of the title. Avoid competing parameter crossovers, but you can set up two different animations, each lasting 100% of the title length but going in different "directions".
You can download the Custom - SC title here:
https://fcpxtemplates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Custom-SC.zip
The original "In Duration" and "Out Duration" parameters have been changed to In End Offset % (set the time for the *end* of the In animation in percent of length of clip) and Out Start Offset % (set the time for the out animation to begin).
For the Tracking effect you're looking for, I set up these parameters (ignore cross-outs):
The key parameters are
In End Offset % set to 0 (no Incoming animation is used and it doesn't matter what the parameters are set at - it's completely turned off).
Out Tracking — only about 30% added tracking to the text.
Out Spread — any "high number" (greater than 250) should work to make each character animate simultaneously with the others.
Out Speed — I thought the Decelerate looked best and most like the video.
Out Start Offset % — Set to 0%, this animation begins as soon as the Title appears and continues for the entire length of the title.
A good matching font was Helvetica Neue Ultra Light with the default Tracking set to 20%.
HTH
Just search a bit with trial & error within the build-in titles for one which allows keyframes for tracking.
If you own Motion you also can open copy of the Fade title to (as an example), publish the Tracking parameter and save.
The tracking function does what I want perfectly but unfortunately doesn't allow keyframes (from what I can tell) in text.
WOW! Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this! Above and beyond and works perfectly!
You're quite welcome!
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