Create a Shape Layer | Graphic Properties | Create Text | Align & Transform | Use a PNG | Responsive Design - Position (Pinning) | Responsive Design — Time | Roll | The Tools Panel | Creating Custom Shapes
The Essential Graphics panel is where Text, Vertical Text, Rectangle, or Ellipse are created or an image is imported. Layers can be renamed and moved above or below each other. Responsive Design - Time and Roll are set here as well. The Font can be changed along with Text Appearance (Fill, Stroke, Drop Shadow, Drop Shadow Opacity, Drop Shadow Angle, Drop Shadow Distance, Drop Shadow Size and Drop Shadow Blur).
Create a Shape Layer
New options will appear once the shape layer is created.
Please note, that using numerous layers of Shadow, especially with Blur is not recommended.
Graphics Properties
Graphics Properties enables layers with strokes to have a square, rounded, or beveled appearance. Click the wrench in the Appearance area of the Essential Graphics panel to access these options. These options are more visible on wider strokes.
Note: Multiple Strokes are not yet available for Rush.
Create Text
Choose fonts from your computer or from over 16k fonts on Adobe Fonts.
Align & Transform
Position, Anchor Point, Scale, Rotation and Opacity can be controlled from this panel.
- Clicking the icon will toggle animation, but not recommended as animating will take place in the Effect Controls panel.
- Clicking and dragging, or replacing the numbers will change the values of the numbers in blue.
Use a PNG
When to use a PNG
- When you want to use a photo.
- When you want to add texture.
- When you want to add a vignette.
- When you want to use a gradient.
- When too many layers would be added to the Essential Graphics panel.
Some PNG considerations:
- The Rush user will not be able to change the colors.
- Using large dimension or numerous images can cause bad performance in Rush mobile.
- Use 72dpi.
- Use RGB color mode when creating graphics for accurate color.
Learn how to make a Title with a PNG background:
Responsive Design — Position (Pinning)
- Easily create an auto-scaling background bar by pinning the shape layer to All Edges of a Text layer.
- Objects below Text should be pinned to the Bottom Edge of the Text to allow a user to add more than one line of text and the object will move downwards to accommodate it.
- Pinning may influence the animation since objects will generally relate to the topmost text.
Learn about creating Responsive Design for multiple resolutions:
Responsive Design — Time
Responsive Design — Time locks keyframes so that they can never be manipulated, even if the end user lengthens or shortens the title OR it can make the title faster or slower by stretching the clip in the Timeline.
- Click the clip in the Timeline to access Responsive Design — Time.
- To allow the entire title to be re-timed or if there is continuous animation through the title: Change the Intro Duration and the Outro Duration to both 00:00:00:01. This locks the very first frame and the last frame.
- If the animation stops during the middle duration (like in a lower third): Change the Intro Duration and the Outro Duration to cover the keyframes in the Effect Controls panel.
Roll
For credit rolls, Roll makes this easy.
The Tools Panel
The most utilized tools from the Tools panel are Selection Tool (V), Pen Tool (P), and Text Tool (T). In addition to the Essential Graphics panel, Text and Shape Layers can be created via the Tools panel. Clicking and holding on the Pen Tool and Text Tool icons will enable a flyout with more options. Using the Pen Tool and Text Tool directly on the Program Monitor will create these layers in addition to creating them in the Essential Graphics panel.
Creating Custom Shapes
- Use the Pen Tool (P) to create a custom shape. Clicking and pulling the mouse will create bezier handles on the anchor points, like Adobe Illustrator.
- Close a shape by clicking back onto the first anchor point.
- To select the anchor points of a shape: select the object with the Selection Tool (V), or click on the layer in the EGP, and re-select the Pen Tool.
- Additional anchor points can be added or deleted after a shape is created by clicking Ctrl while using the Pen Tool.
Resources
Last Updated: 3/19/20
Image Used: Gradient Titles by Wavebreak Media.