Hi there! Let's see how to add Text with Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
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Let's suppose to have this simple video project. You can add some text
going to Title section, and then to New Title. Choose one of the three
options, it's the same.
In the new dialog box, choose the resolution of the text. This is meant to
define the maximum space allowed for your text. For simplicity, set the
same resolution of your project.
Give it a name, and then go to OK. Then, the Title Designer window appears.
With this window, you set anything regarding the text appearance.
This is composed by different panels put together. If you don't find one,
tick it in the Window section.
You have different sections. On the left, on top, you have all tools to
edit and create text. More at the bottom other tools to adjust the text
distribution. On the centre you have the preview. In particular this shows
your video project where your playhead is. You can change its placement, to
see if the text in progress fits.
On top you have the main text properties, such as font or size; at the
bottom different ready text templates and, on the right, the full list of
properties for the text. To create simple text, simply choose between Type
and Vertical Type Tool. The difference between the two is the letters
orientation: the Type Tool types text normally, whereas the vertical one
puts one letter under the previous one. So just choose one and click and
drag on the preview. The rectangle created is called text area and defines
the maximum contours of your text. If you click inside, you can start
typing. But if your text is too big or long, it will exceed the text area,
and so it won't show up fully. In this case a small plus will appear. Just
make the text smaller or simply hold CTRL down and drag the corners to
enlarge the text area. If you hold CTRL down and drag the area, you will
move it and so the text inside as well.
Remember that neither the text box nor the horizontal lines will appear
when you will render your project. These are just used to make all easier
and ordinate.
To edit your text, select it first. Many of the properties following will
be applied just to the piece of text selected. On top you can set the font,
the size, the line distribution, the leading and the letters width.
Moreover, you can use all the properties shown on the right: from the basic
ones like opacity or tracking to the more advanced ones, adding filling,
stroke or shadow. Or, if you are lazy, you can choose one of the templates
below.
To finish the creation of the text, simply close the window. You will find
it as a Title clip listed in the Project window. So you can drag it on
your project and use it. Make sure to put it in an upper video track, or
the text will be fully covered by your video. You can come back editing
your text double-clicking on the Title clip from the timeline or the
Project window.
The Title clip just built can contain inside more pieces of text per time.
Using the Type Tools, you can create more pieces of text by dragging and
then typing inside. Pay attention that these pieces of text are always
together since they are inside the same Title clip. However, they can have
a different color and/or appearance. You can delete a text area with all
its content inside right-clicking and going to Clear.
There are other two tools to create text, the Path Type Tool and the
Vertical Path Type Tool. These are used to type text along directions
completely personalized. Firstly you have to define such directions, using
the Pen Tool. You can create just open trajectories.
The Pen Tool inside Premiere Pro works in the same way of the Pen Tool
inside Photoshop or Illustrator.
If you don't know how to use the Pen Tool, watch the related video in
our channel.
Once the trajectory is defined, enable again the Path Type Tool and click
inside the area that contains the path and then type in. The text will
follow the path, starting from the first point you created with the Pen
Tool, to the last one, following the same order.
The Title clip is a normal clip just like a video one. You can move and
edit it as any other clip.
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