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I have another noob question. Can someone point me to a step-by-step tutorial on how to make text scroll across the screen. There are a few videos, but they are too fast and confusing.

DaVinci Resolve Version 16.2.0.055
macOS Catalina Version 10.15.3
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)

My habit it to make a really long title in Photoshop and keyframe the Y value in Resolve.

Jim Simon wrote:My habit it to make a really long title in Photoshop and keyframe the Y value in Resolve.

So you add a fields node to the photoshop file and you have a progressive bg with an interlaced scroll?

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I hope this credits tutorial is not the one of the "confusing" ones.

Chris Theofanopoulos wrote:So you add a fields node to the photoshop file and you have a progressive bg with an interlaced scroll?

No, I don't do any of that.

I want the text to scroll ACROSS the screen. I found something that looks like it will help. I need the Text+ tool. Where is it?

Justin Uthernube wrote:I want the text to scroll ACROSS the screen. I found something that looks like it will help. I need the Text+ tool. Where is it?

It is in the effects library with all the other Text tools. You may need to play with the H Anchor position in the Inspector to set the initial position, then use the Layout controls in the Inspector to animate the horizontal position.

Justin Uthernube wrote:I want the text to scroll ACROSS the screen.

So then animate the X position of the PSD.

So then animate the X position of the PSD.[/quote]

Iʼve made a little progress. Iʼve been able to get text to scroll across the screen the wrong way too fast. Now I just have to learn how to get it to move forward more slowly.

Go to the start of the title, and move the X Position into place.

Go to the end of the title, and move the X position into place.

Done.

To change scroll speed, you will need to change title duration.

That is a huge simplification. It might work depending or your needs or if you don't care about artifacting in the text. For credits shown on large screens that's an absolute no-no. It needs to scroll in exact pixels like Igor shows in his video.

roger.magnusson wrote:That is a huge simplification. It might work depending or your needs or if you don't care about artifacting in the text. For credits shown on large screens that's an absolute no-no. It needs to scroll in exact pixels like Igor shows in his video.

He wants horizontal scrolling, which does not need the exact pixels method.

Jim Simon wrote:

Chris Theofanopoulos wrote:So you add a fields node to the photoshop file and you have a progressive bg with an interlaced scroll?

No, I don't do any of that.

Then I guess you haven't done anything for broadcast.... Cause if you sent for broadcast a progressive crawl or scroll it doesn't pass QC.

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Fusion can animate in fields, which is why I posted the solution earlier in this topic.

Justin Uthernube wrote:Iʼve made a little progress. Iʼve been able to get text to scroll across the screen the wrong way too fast. Now I just have to learn how to get it to move forward more slowly.

Well, Iʼve made a little more progress. Now Iʼve got it to scroll forward slowly after it scrolls backward quickly. I wish the manual explained keyframes more clearly, or the software showed keyframe positions more clearly than just <♢>