Presented: Nov. 16, 2010

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 60:06
File size: 185 MB (ZIP file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 720)

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Tutorial Overview

Final Cut Pro is often accused of having weak text generation capabilities. However, bundled with Final Cut Pro are some outstanding text creation software tools called Boris Calligraphy. These four software packages can take you far beyond what you expect in Final Cut Pro. Best of all, you already have this software installed.

This webinar, which was sponsored by Boris FX, shows you how to use the titling software bundled with Final Cut Pro, then how to extend it when you add the power of Boris Continuum Complete version 7 to supercharge your text effects. Bundled software includes: Title 3D, Text Scrambler, and Title Crawl. This webinar contains 16 different text demos to show you how to make your text look great.

Audience Level

This webinar is relevant for anyone running Final Cut Pro version 4, HD, 5, 6, or 7. Boris Calligraphy is bundled with Final Cut Studio. Boris Continuum Complete is available separately. You don’t need Boris Continuum to significantly benefit from this webinar.

Content Outline

• • Discover how to make sure you have the correct version of the software
  • Learn how to color and style text using Boris Calligraphy
  • See how to add tabs and format long blocks of text
  • Learn how to adjust spacing between letters using kerning
  • See how to create text shadow effects
  • Learn how to create a smooth credit roll
  • Learn how to give your text a 3D look
  • Select from dozens of surface presets to give your text a unique look
  • See how to add and animate glows and lights
  • Discover real-life textures and backgrounds you can insert into your text
  • See how to animate type-on text
  • Learn how to create extruded text
  • See how to create 3D extruded text from an EPS image

• DEMO: Create a full-screen text clip
• DEMO: Add multiple colors to the text in a single clip
• DEMO: Add multiple formats to the text in a single clip
• DEMO: Create the illusion of text in 3D space using Title 3D
• DEMO: Create visually arresting text using the Style Palette
• DEMO: Create a long block of text and add tabs and formatting
• DEMO: Adjust spacing between letters using pair kerning
• DEMO: Add and modify drop, cast, extruded, and combined shadows to text
• DEMO: Scramble, and unscramble, text
• DEMO: Scramble and shuffle text styles and formats.
• DEMO: Easily create a credit roll
• DEMO: Add animated lights and glows to text
• DEMO: Fill text with customized backgrounds, colors, and shapes
• DEMO: Create animated type-on text
• DEMO: Create extruded, 3D text that explodes, or implodes
• DEMO: Create extruded, 3D text from an EPS file

NOTE: This initial tutorial was sponsored by Boris FX Inc.