one of the three buttons in the Tab Stops window. The icons represent, from left to right,
left-justified text, centered text, and right-justified text. Then click in the area above the
ruler numbers. Note the stop that appears where you click, and note the tab marker that
appears in the Adobe Title Designer drawing area. Adjust the location of the tab stop by
dragging it along the ruler while following the location of the tab markers. Delete the stop
by dragging it off the ruler. (We created one left-justified stop in the center of the text
box.) After you create the tab stops, click OK.
You can open this dialog box to adjust the tab stops at any time during the process of
creating your title.
5. Select a font and font size.
Click the Font Browse button . In the Font Browser dialog box, scroll to find a font you want
to use and select it. Click OK. Then, in the Object Styles panel of the Adobe Title Designer
window, expand the Properties category. Set a font size by dragging. (To ensure
readability, use a font size higher than 14 points.)
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The Font Browser is also a great tool for experimenting with fonts: Click a new font in the
list, and the font in the drawing area changes accordingly. Use the Font Browser to sample
a variety of fonts instantly.
6. Type your text.
Select the horizontal type tool, click where you want to type the first line of text, and begin
typing. After you type the first set of characters, press Tab and type the next set. Keep all
the characters on the same line. Usually, text in credits should not wrap; to prevent this,
decrease the Font Size value or increase the size of the text box. After you type all the
characters for that line, press Enter and repeat for the next line of text.
To view text that you type outside the visible area, use the scroll bars to the right of the
drawing area. If text extends past the bottom boundary of the text box, you can no longer
see it or scroll to see it. To view this hidden text, enlarge the text box by clicking the
selection tool and dragging any control point on the text box. Then select the horizontal
type tool before continuing to type text.
7. Set Roll/Crawl options.
Click the Roll/Crawl Options button . Make the appropriate selections, or enter the
appropriate
numbers in this dialog box to regulate the timing of the roll. Select Start Off Screen,
End Off Screen, or both, to set the place where the roll begins and ends. Enter a number
in
the text boxes to set how many frames pass before the roll begins (Pre-Roll), how many
frames it takes the roll to progressively ramp up to the project frame rate (Ease-In), how
many frames the roll progressively slows down (Ease-Out), or how many frames the title
track plays after the title rolls off-screen (Post-Roll). After you specify settings, click OK.
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The Crawl Direction choices in the Roll/Crawl Options dialog box pertain to text you typed
in a text box that is longer horizontally than it is vertically. In this instance, text would
move left or right across the image, or
crawl
. If you choose to create a crawling title (not
represented here), select one of these options.
8. Preview the roll.
Close the title window and save the title when prompted. The title clip appears in the
Project window. Drag the clip to a superimpose track in the Timeline window (Video 2 and
