Rolling Credits Walk-Through / Quick Reference / Reminder (2 Dec 2018)

1. Place read-head on timeline where credits will start.
2. Switch to Graphics workspace.
3. In monitor panel, click once to create a dynamic text box.

TIP: Do not click-drag to create static size box.  This forces you to manually drag box to needed size later (GUI awkward; takes forever).

1. From outside text editor, select-copy content.
2. Paste into box.
3. On timeline, click on (select) graphics element.
   1. This changes the tools shown in Essential Graphics window.  Now shows a check box for Roll:

7. Fuss with look as desired, e.g.: stretch timeline box for desired duration, position box on screen, justify text in box, font, color, blah blah blah.

TIP:  For best viewability of credits over busy backgrounds, such as a busy stage of cast all taking bows, this works pretty well:

Mysterious sliders key

slider 1 = opacity.  Left to darken

slider 2 = angle of shadow.  (Moot in my "no distance" preference, shown here)

slider 3 = distance to shadow.  (I just want a gradient stroke, beyond my actual stroke, so I set this to zero.)

slider 4 = width of shadow. By itself, widens a binary (B&W) shadow, i.e., no graduation.

slider 5 = graduation (fade) of shadow.  (This makes it finally look right; a gradual transition from black at stroke to nothing some distance from each letter.)