Final Cut Pro 7, FCP 7 is used to add texts, titles, and lower-thirds to videos and documentaries. They help viewers understand the content better. If you’re using it for the first time, this tutorial will guide you.
Getting Started
The main gateway to using text in FCP 7 is located in the Viewer window. Look for an icon of a filmstrip labeled with an “A” – it’s located in the bottom right-hand corner. When you navigate to the text menu, you’ll see a list that includes Lower-third, Scrolling Text, and Text.
Each of these options can have different applications depending on your movie. Lower-thirds are typically used to introduce a character or interview subject in a documentary, and also introduce anchors for news and television shows. Scrolling Text is most commonly used for credits at the end of a movie. Or to introduce the movie’s scenario, as in the famous opening sequences of the Star Wars films. The “Text” option provides a generic template for you to add supplementary facts and information to your project.
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How To Add Lower-Thirds
To add a Lower-Third to your project, navigate to the text menu in the Viewer window, and select Lower-third. You should now see a black box in the Viewer window labeled with Text 1 and Text 2. You can think of this as a video clip generated by Final Cut that can be cut, lengthened, and sliced the same way as a video clip you recorded with your camcorder.
Adding Texts to Your Lower-Thirds
To add text to your Lower-third and make adjustments, navigate to the Controls tab of the Viewer window. Now you can enter your desired text into the boxes that read “Text 1” and “Text 2”. You can also choose your font, text size, and font color. You can also add a solid background, by navigating to Background and choosing Solid from the drop-down menu. This adds a shaded bar behind the Lower-third so that it stands out from the background image.
With these, you should now have a Lower-third that describes the image in your movie. Now you can lay the lower-third over your image by dragging the video clip into the Timeline, and dropping it into track two, above the existing video clip you want to describe.
How To Add Scrolling Text
To add scrolling text to your movie, navigate to the text menu in the Viewer and choose Text > Scrolling Text. Now go to the Controls tab along the top of the Viewer window. Here you can add all of the information that you need to be part of your credits. You can adjust the settings just as you did with the Lower-thirds, such as choosing a font, and Alignment, and color. The second control from the bottom lets you choose whether your text scrolls up or down.
When you’re done, drag your credits to the end of your movie sequence, render the video clip, and press play! You should see all of the text you added scroll vertically across the screen.
Using Text
Lastly, if you need to add text to your film in order to supply the viewer with the necessary information that isn’t included in your audio or video, use the general Text option. To access it, navigate to the text menu of the viewer and choose Text > Text. Using the same controls as above, type in the information you need to include, adjust the font and color, and drag the video clip onto the Timeline.
You can keep this information separate by making it your only video track, or you can overlay it on a background image by putting it on track two above your desired footage. To break up your text so that it’s laid out on several different lines, press enter where you want the phrase to break. This will take you to the following line of text.
Finally, now that you know how to add text to your videos, you’ll be able to communicate to your viewer all the things that aren’t described by the sound and image alone.
