Have I reached a vertical scroll limit for my text credits?

[unknownsailor]

I run end credits at the end of my episodes which runs to around 400 lines. It scrolls from the bottom up, starting and ending off-screen. I use keyframes and change the position value so on a 1080 timeline using Source Sans Pro regular 50px the end position is around - 31000.

The problem is either adding extra lines or increasing the font size. There appears to be a cutoff at around - 32000. Any more than this and the text refuses to scroll off the screen.

Can anyone recommend a work-around for this? Each week my credits get longer so how can I ensure they always finish off-screen without decreasing the font size?

Thanks in advance.

[Peru Bob · Accepted solution]

Do your credits in Photoshop and then keyframe the position in Premiere Pro.

[unknownsailor]

Hi Bob,

Isn't that going to present the same problem?

[Peru Bob]

It shouldn't.

Try it quickly by creating a test image by copying and pasting multiple times.

[unknownsailor]

Hi Bob, tried it and it works! Doesn't take any more time and in fact it's a bit more stable as I'm dealing with a single image. The png ended up being over 1mb in size but nothing Pr can't handle. Thanks for the tip!

[Peru Bob]

You're welcome.