Today we're going to learn about the basic text controls within titles
in Final Cut Pro X let's take a look. Let's have an in-depth look at the basic
text controls. We'll start from the top, but ignore this
area for now- we'll cover this in a future video
called, "Applying Preset Text Styles."
This is the Text Editor, where you can add and edit text to your title.
Now over to the controls. Click this Show button if it's hidden.
We'll highlight just the text we want to edit.
The Font control allows you to choose which font you want to use.
Click on the font name to open the Font menu where you can see the names and
previews of your installed fonts. To the right of that you can select the
Font styles that are available such as Regular or Bold.
Below that you can choose the size of the text
by point value. Let's move our playhead a bit
so we can see all the text in the viewer.
Next is Alignment where you can select if you want the text aligned left,
center, or right. You can also choose left justified, center justified,
right justified, and fully justified.
Next choose your vertical alignment. You may need to establish the location
of your text box by double-clicking in the viewer.
We'll highlight the text as well. This default setting aligns the start of
your text to the top.
This one will center your text vertically.
And this last one will align the bottom of your text to the bottom of the text
box. We'll align it to the top of the text
box. Basic controls with so much power.
Line Spacing will set the distance between each line
in point size increments. If the slider is grayed out
you can click on the dashed line and enter a value.
Tracking sets the spacing between every text character.
Kerning is almost the same except you'll have to click between two characters
in order to set the spacing between them.
Baseline allows you to hover the text above or below the baseline
of the text. All Caps makes all text uppercase if checked,
and when you have All Caps checked All Capsize allows you to define
how much larger the actual capitals are.
And then of course you can adjust the position,
rotation, and scale of your titles. That covers the text editing controls in
the Text Inspector. What about these controls you may ask!
Don't worry, we'll go over these in another video.
There you have it basic text controls in Final Cut Pro X.
Let's see what you make next time. Don't forget to check out Pixel Film Studios
where you can find Final Cut Pro X plugins designed for beginners and professionals
alike to take your projects to the next level.
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