| • | Text Typewriter |
| • | Text Twister |
| • | Text Gunshot |
| • | Text Zoom |
| • | Text Spin |
| • | Text Fade |
| • | Text Haze |
| • | Text Float |
| • | Text Drop |
| • | Text Race |
| • | Text Disco Light |
| • | Text Squeeze |
| • | Text Warp |
| • | Text Flip |
| • | Text Wild Spin |
| • | Text Pop |
| • | Text Spiral |
Using this effect settings window, you can modify an existing text effect into a new breed of effect which completely behaves differently than the original effect.
For your convenience, you can leave this window opened while accessing the rest of the user interface, playing back and stopping the movie, etc. Making it possible for you quickly find the right effect settings by repeatedly making a modification in this window and click the play button to see the changes.
The effect settings window is also kept opened when you select other text which uses any of the text effect above, making it possible to rapidly modify effect settings from several text object.
Cascade Delay
The delay between each letter in second.
Note that the combination of Speed and Cascade delay determine the duration of this effect. When you change the Speed/Cascade Delay, the effect duration will change.
Direction
The direction in which order the letter gets animated.
Forward animates the character starting from front to back, backward animates the letter from back to front while both animates the letter in turn from front and back.
Speed
The speed of animation ranging from 1 to 100. 100 is the fastest and 1 is the slowest.
Note that the combination of Speed and Cascade delay determine the duration of this effect. When you change the Speed/Cascade Delay, the effect duration will change.
Ease In
The effect ease in/acceleration ranging from -100 to 100. -100 causes the effect to get faster reaching the end while 100 causes the opposite effect.
Lock Scale
When checked, this will lock the horizontal and vertical scale and you will not be able to modify the vertical scale.
ScaleX
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the horizontal scale mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The effect will show the text using the original horizontal scale. |
| • | From 0%: The effect will show the text with 0% horizontal scale and gradually increases to 100% |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text with the horizontal scale value you specified and gradually increases/decreases to 100% |
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the horizontal scale mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will stop the effect using the original horizontal scale. |
| • | To 0%: The effect will show the text with 100% horizontal scale and gradually decreases to 0% |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text with 100% horizontal scale and gradually increases/decreases to the value you specified |
ScaleY
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the vertical scale mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The effect will show the text using the original vertical scale. |
| • | From 0%: The effect will show the text with 0% vertical scale and gradually increases to 100% |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text with the vertical scale value you specified and gradually increases/decreases to 100% |
Note that when you lock the horizontal and vertical scale, you will not be able to modify the vertical scale value.
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the scale mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will stop the effect using the original scale. |
| • | To 0%: The effect will show the text with 100% scale and gradually decreases to 0% |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text with 100% scale and gradually increases/decreases to the value you specified |
Rotation
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the rotation mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The effect will show the text using the original rotation. |
| • | From 0, From 90, From 180: At the start of the effect, the text will show with the rotation angle of 0/90/180 and gradually to the current rotation value. |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text from rotation angle of the value you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current rotation value. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from a rotation angle of the current rotation value plus the offset you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current rotation value. |
Scale/Rotate mode
This determine the center of rotation and scale.
You can select between:
| • | From Center of Each Letter: The rotation and scale above will be applied with the center of each individual letter. |
| • | From Center of Text: The rotation and scale above will be applied with the center of the whole text object. |
Beware that the two modes can creates a completely different effect.
Note that the center of the text is the center of the text area (the area is a blue rectangle when you select the text object), not necessarily the actual area containing text.
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the rotation mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The effect will show the text using the original rotation. |
| • | To 0, To 90, To 180: At the start of the effect, the text will show at a current rotation value and gradually increases/decreases to 0/90/180. |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text from the current rotation value and gradually increases/decreases to the value you specified. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from the current rotation value and gradually increases/decreases to the current rotation value plus the offset you specified. |
X Offset
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the X offset mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will not move horizontally. |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text from a horizontal position you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current horizontal position value. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from a current horizontal position plus the offset you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current horizontal position value. |
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the X offset mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will not move vertically. |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text from current horizontal position to the value you specified. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from current horizontal position to the current horizontal position plus the offset you specified. |
Y Offset
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the Y offset mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will not move vertically. |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text from a vertical position you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current vertical position value. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from a current vertical position plus the offset you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current vertical position value. |
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the Y offset mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text will not move vertically. |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text from current vertical position to the value you specified. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from current vertical position to the current vertical position plus the offset you specified. |
Alpha
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the alpha mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text alpha will not changed during the effect. |
| • | From 0%,100%: The effect will show the text from an alpha value of 0/100 and gradually increases/decreases to the current alpha value. |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text from an alpha value you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current alpha value. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from the current alpha value plus the offset you specified and gradually increases/decreases to the current alpha value. |
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the alpha mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text alpha will not changed during the effect. |
| • | To 0%,100%: The effect will show the text from the current alpha value and gradually increases/decreases to the alpha value of 0/100. |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text from the current alpha value and gradually increases/decreases to the value you specified. |
| • | Offset By ...: The effect will show the text from the current alpha value to the current alpha value plus the offset you specified. |
Color
When we are editing Show effect, you can select the color mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text color will not changed during the effect. |
| • | From Black/White: The effect will show the text from black/white and gradually increases/decreases to the current color. |
| • | From ...: The effect will show the text from the color you specified you and gradually increases/decreases to the current color. |
When we are editing Exit effect, you can select the color mode from:
| • | Unchanged: The text color will not changed during the effect. |
| • | To Black/White: The effect will show the text from the current color to black/white. |
| • | To ...: The effect will show the text from the current color to the color you specified. |