Problems with Boris Title Crawl

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Problems with Boris Title Crawl

Hello. I am trying to use Boris Title Crawl to generate a long list of scrolling names - about 600 names/lines total. I copied and pasted from a word doc and can see all names in the BTC edit window. When I click apply, drag it to and play it back on the time line, most names scroll fine, but approximately the first and last 100 names are missing. It tried entering spaces and returns at the top and bottom but that doesn't help. Is there a limit on the number of lines one can use? I also tried using the regular Scrolling Text option but the list of names turns into one single long line without returns. I have to generate 27 different scrolls with about 7,000 names so any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Many Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 16, 2011 9:57 AM

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Rienk

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May 16, 2011 10:02 AM in response to surayamo

I don't know about the Boris plugin problem,

but I'd recommend Alex 4d Scrolling Text Plugin...

http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/final-cut-pro-my-free-closing-credits-plu gin/

It has special features that come in handy and which makes it possible to prepare the file in Word better.

Another option is to create the roll in Motion (up from Final Cut Studio 3) or prepare it in Photoshop and move that in FCP.

Rienk

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surayamo Author

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May 16, 2011 11:23 AM in response to Rienk

Rienk,

Thanks for your suggestion to do it in Motion. The scroll doesn't move smoothly like Boris or Text Scroll. I selected Behaviors>Reduce Flicker>Interlaced, but it's not helping. Any ideas? Thanks again.

Mo

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May 16, 2011 12:14 PM in response to surayamo

Try making your crawl progressive.

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surayamo Author

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May 26, 2011 5:29 PM in response to Michael Grenadier

Thanks for your help.

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May 26, 2011 5:46 PM in response to surayamo

did it help? Did you need some more information? This forum is not just about answering your questions, but providing a resource for other people having the same problem.

I usually create my crawls in photoshop and then do the compositing in finalcutpro. I prebuild them in a seperate sequence with the field dominance set to none. Adjusting the speed of the crawl will often help the results look better. Do some searching here for some additional tips.

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