Boris FX Boris Calligraphy Vresion 2.0, User Manual

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About the Tutorial Exercises
The following tutorial exercises provide step-by-step instructions for creating various kinds
of text effects. These tutorials do not require any speci
Þ c media Þ les, although the Þ rst
exercise uses an imported text Þ le. If you do not have the text Þ le, you can complete the
exercise by typing or importing text. Some of the exercises use fonts that you may not have
on your system. You can replace them with any fonts that you like.
The exercises in this section are designed to give you a hands-on introduction to the Boris
Title Generators. You will need a project with some captured footage to complete the
exercises.
Exercise One: Creating a Title 3D Effect
Upon completion of the exercise in the section you should be able to:
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Create and format text in the Text window.
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Work with the Style Palette.
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Animate the position of text using the parameters in the Controls tab.
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Use the parameters in the Controls tab to fade in your animation.
Creating a Title Page
1. Create a new Project.
2. Create a new sequence by choosing New from the File menu , then choose Sequence
from the submenu. A new numbered sequence appears in the Browser.
3. Double-click a clip that you will add to your sequence and play it in the Viewer. The
clip should be about three seconds in duration and will be used as the background for
a title animation. The illustrations in this exercise use a water background.
4. Drag the image from the Viewer to the Canvas. When the Edit Overlay appears,
position the image in the Overwrite section and release the mouse button. The clip
appears in the Timeline.
5. Choose Boris from the Generator menu in the Viewer. Then
choose Title 3D from the submenu.
The Text window opens.
6. Click in the text preview area of the Text window and type a
word such as “Boris.”
Generator menu