When adding text to a title, you can use any font on your system, including Type 1 (PostScript), OpenType, and TrueType fonts. Installing Premiere Pro (and other Adobe applications) adds fonts to the shared Adobe resources.
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You can insert special characters, such as the © symbol, into point text or paragraph text. Copy the characters from a word processor or from the Character Map accessory (Windows only) and paste them into the correct text location in the Titler.
You can copy and paste formatted text objects between the Premiere Pro Titler and other applications such as After Effects, Photoshop, Encore, and Illustrator.
Depending on the tool you choose in the Titler, you can create point text or paragraph text. When you create point text, you specify an insertion point where you want to begin typing. Typing continues on a single line unless you enable the word wrap feature. Word wrap continues the text on a new line when it reaches the edge of the title-safe area. When you create paragraph text, you specify a text box in which the text fits. The text in a text box wraps automatically within the borders of the box.
Dragging the corner handle of a point-text object scales the text, Dragging the corner of a text box reflows the text it contains. If a text box is too small to contain the characters you type, you can resize it to reveal the hidden text. Text boxes that contain hidden characters have a plus sign (+) on the right side of the box.
You can also create path text. Instead of following a straight baseline, path text follows a curve you create.
Text can be oriented horizontally or vertically along its baseline or path.
Some object properties—such as fill color and shadow—are common to all objects you create in the Titler. Other properties are unique to text objects. Controls for font, font style, and type alignment are in the Titler panel above the drawing area. Other options are available in the Title Properties panel and the Title menu of the main menu bar.
At any time, you can change the fonts that you use for your titles. The Font Browser displays all of your installed fonts using a set of default characters, which you can customize.
When you choose a font in the Font Browser, it immediately applies to your title. The Font Browser remains open so that you can preview another font.
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If you share title files with other users, make sure that their computers have the fonts that you used to create the shared title.
When you open the drop-down menus for Font Family and Font Style, the Font Browser appears, showing example characters set in the various available fonts. You can determine which characters are used in the Font Browser.
When you select any object in a title, its properties are listed in the Title Properties panel. Adjusting values in the panel alters the selected object. Text objects possess unique properties, such as leading and kerning.
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Some text properties are not listed in the Title Properties panel. For example, you can set font, font style, and type alignment either in the Titler panel or in the Title menu. The Title menu also includes options for orientation, word wrap, tabs, and inserting a logo into a text box.
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In the Title Properties panel, click the arrow next to Properties, and set values. Some of the options include:
Font
Specifies the font applied to the selected text object. To view a font in its typeface, use the Font Browser.
Aspect
Specifies the horizontal scale of the selected font. This value is some percentage of the font’s natural aspect ratio. Values less than 100% narrow the text. Values above 100% widen the text.
Leading
Specifies the amount of space between lines of type. For roman type, leading is measured from the baseline of one line of type to the baseline of the next line. For vertical text, leading is measured from the center of one line of type to the center of the next line. In the Titler, the baseline is the line underneath the text. You can apply more than one leading amount within the same paragraph. However, the largest leading value in a line of type determines the leading value for that line.
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To turn the text baselines on or off, choose Title> View> Text Baselines. Text baselines appear only when you select the text object.
Kerning
Specifies the amount of space you add or subtract between specific character pairs. The value indicates the percentage of character width between the character pairs. Place the cursor at the point where you want to adjust kerning.
Tracking
Specifies the amount of space between a range of letters. The value indicates the percentage of character width between the specified range of characters. The direction of the text tracking is based on the justification of the text. For example, center-justified text tracks from the center. Adjusting the tracking is useful when your contiguous text has thick strokes that cause the characters to blend into each other, making them hard to read. Adjust the tracking for all the text in a text box by selecting the text box and changing the Tracking value. You can also adjust the tracking between specific contiguous characters by selecting only those characters and changing the Tracking value.
Baseline Shift
Specifies the distance of the characters from the baseline. Raise or lower the selected type to create superscripts or subscripts. Changing the Baseline Shift value affects all characters. Adjust the baseline shift for all the text in a text box by selecting the text box and changing the value. Adjust the baseline shift between specific contiguous characters by selecting only those characters and changing the value.
You can apply tabs in a text box in much the same way as you would in a word-processing program. Tabs are especially useful in creating professional-looking rolling credits. You can set multiple tabs within a text box and press the Tab key to move the cursor to the next available tab stop. You can specify a different justification option at each tab stop.
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Tabs work exclusively to align the characters within text objects. To align entire text or graphic objects, use the Align command.