Want to change the color of your text within Final Cut Pro?
Or maybe add a little gradient?
Let's show you how, right over here.
We'll select a Title in our Titles and Generators menu.
We'll pick this custom Title and drag it above our background in the timeline.
Now, double-click on the title so our playhead positions itself right on top of it.
Then, navigate to the Inspector on the top right.
If the Inspector is not visible, click on this icon...
...and make sure to click on the Text Inspector icon as well.
Now, let's type in some text.
And just to make it easier to see, we'll increase it to a humongous size.
Now that's gimungus!
In the Inspector, scroll down to the bottom.
We'll jump into the "Face" controls first.
Make sure the box next to "Face" is checked so that it's active in the Viewer.
Then, click on "Show" to expand the controls.
We'll make sure this "Fill With" drop down is set to Color.
And below that, click on this Color Well, and the Color Wheel will pop up.
We can drag this control to choose a different color.
Or, we can use the eyedropper to choose a color on the screen that matches our environment a little bit better.
And then, we'll tweak the color to increase the contrast.
That looks great, so we'll click on this "X" to close out the window.
And that's how easy it is to change the color.
Easy peasy, lemon squeezey.
Next, click on this drop down and we'll show you how the gradient controls work for text.
Click on this triangle to expand the gradient controls.
For now we'll go over the basics to applying a gradient,
but check out the link in the description below for an in-depth video about gradient controls.
The default gradient will be this light to dark blue, but let's change it.
We can double-click on one of the tags to open up the color wheel again...
...where we'll choose a different color.
The color on the bottom left of the gradient bar corresponds to the top of the text...
...while the color on the bottom right of the bar corresponds with the bottom of the text.
We'll click on this red "X" to close the window again.
Click and drag on this middle control to change where the center of the gradient is.
Now, let's go back to color.
You'll be able to tweak these Opacity and Blur controls also.
The opacity will change the transparency of the text,
and allow you to see through the text to the background as we get closer to zero percent.
We'll keep it at one hundred percent if we want to be completely visible.
The Blur will make the text look more out of focus the greater the value is.
It's not obvious, but many controls have a limit on the slider.
But, you can go past the limit by clicking on the number and dragging up your mouse.
Before we check out the "Outline" controls, we'll set the face to white to make things easier to see
and we'll click "Hide" so we can focus our attention on the outline controls.
We'll check the box next to "Outline" and click on "Show" to expand the controls.
If these controls look familiar, it's because most of them work the same way as the "Face" controls...
...except there's a width control just for "Outline."
Now, let's change the color of the outline.
Alright guys, you probably don't have the eyes of an American Bald Eagle,
so you can't see these color changes that are happening on the outline right now.
Let's adjust the width so you can actually see what we're doing.
With "Width" control, you can pretty much take the outline as wide as you'd like,
but it may eventually turn into an enormous blob, so watch out.
And now, our color change is visible to the human eye.
The outline can also be colored by gradient.
And like the face of the text, we can adjust the "Opacity"...
...and "Blur" of the outline.
We encourage you to play around with these controls for "Face" and "Outline"
to make the most of your next Title.
And that's how you add colors and gradients to your Titles in Final Cut Pro.
Don't forget to check out Pixel Film Studios, where you can find Final Cut Pro plugins
designed for beginners and professionals alike to take your projects to the next level.
And that's the end! Have no fear, we've got two more...right here.