Need a static title template with the ability to move it anywhere on the Program Monitor

[aaronc23021644]

I appreciate the fact that there are many new integrations with the new tool, and many more capabilities. But the fact that it does more doesn't mean they implimented it well.

I need a simple text field, to which I can apply motion myself, quickly like I used to be able to. I have a few questions, and I don't want to spend hours watching tutorials teaching me all the things I'll never do with the tool, just to get those questions answered. I don't have that kind of time. I'd appreciate it if I can get answers to them here:

1 - I only see animated templates in the Essential Graphics library, meaning I have to find one that's close and take the time to strip away the animations. Is there one that's just a line of text in the center of the screen that I can manipulate myself?

2 - The title tool seems to impose a Title Safe that I can't get around. I'm not broadcasting to a 1950s television - I need to place the text anywhere I want. Right now if I get too close to the edge, the text starts to vanish. How do I get around this?

Thanks - if this tool were well designed, then my simple needs would be pretty easy to figure out, as I generally know my way around interfaces. I have to think this implimentation could have been simpler.

Thanks,
Aaron

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hi Aaron,

Sounds like you want to make some feature requests. Here you go: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro

Thanks,

Kevin

[aaronc23021644]

Hi Kevin -

I'd hate to think these aren't already features. Hopefully someone can just point me in the right direction. If I have to wait for the update dev cycle to get what I had before, then this tool is worse than I thought.

Thanks for the help

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hi Aaron,

I'd hate to think these aren't already features. Hopefully someone can just point me in the right direction.

I apologize that I didn't read your request closely enough. Let's see if I can help.

It sounds like there may be a small confusion between text that is created by automatic transcription and standard text. They are two different things with similar controls.

• New Title Creation Issue: You wish to create a new Title that does not animate from an existing template, however, most all of them animate.
  • Solutions: Search for "Lower Third" in the Essential Graphics panel under "Browse" and this will provide a variety of static text generators that you can stylize and create a new template for, if you like. Another possible solution would be to create a new title from scratch by clicking on the Program Monitor with the "T" tool from the toolbar. These are static titles by default.
• Moving Titles out of Title Safe: You are being locked out of freely moving text because, it sounds like you might be dragging a caption created from automatic transcripton or otherwise. These captions are different than standard text objects that are created from templates or the Title tool. You cannot freely drag these around the screen, unfortunately. I've seen others have this issue and it's probably very frustrating.

Sorry for the confusion.

I hope these responses help you.

Thanks,
Kevin

[aaronc23021644]

Hi Kevin - yes, that's very helpful. I appreciate it.

[R Neil Haugen]

Hey, the EG panel is so different from the Titler, at first it's plain weird to use. No doubt.

But with a little experience, it's pretty quick for most things. Like ... hit the T key for a text tool, drag a box across the screen, double click in it, start typing. You've just created a text "box", and you can go to the Edit tab of the EGP and change placement, fonts, size, color, shadow, all that sorf of thing.

Doesn't take a lot of tutorials for the basic stuff, thankfully. And ask away, there's a number of other users here that have really spiffy easy ways to do all sorts of stuff.

Neil

[aaronc23021644]

Yep - The text tool looks like the ticket for the sorts of things I need. Thanks Neil!

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hi Aaron,

Here's some tips: when you create text with the text tool, I like to keep both the Essential Graphics panel and the Effect Controls panel open simultaneously - 2 views of the same title. The latter is better for controlling keyframes and timing animations.

Saving text pieces as a "motion graphics template" is a great time saver as is creating "styles" to apply to further pieces of text to maintain the same look and feel as other text in your project.

Thanks,

Kevin