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310Final Cut Pro User Guide
Change text depth direction
3D text depth can be set to extrude in different directions: forward, backward, or centered
on the original text plane.
1. Select a 3D title in the Final Cut Pro timeline.
2. In the 3D Text section of the Text inspector, click the Depth Direction pop-up menu and
choose one of the following settings:
• Backward: The text object is extruded backward from the plane where the text was
initially added.
• Forward: The text object is extruded forward from the plane where the text was
initially added.
• Centered: The text object is extruded equally both forward and backward from the
plane where the text was initially added.
Change text weight
You can adjust 3D text to appear thicker or thinner. Whereas increasing the Size value
makes text larger by substituting a larger version of the font, increasing the Weight value
uniformly thickens all the lines and serifs that make up the letters in the text object.
1. Select a 3D title in the Final Cut Pro timeline.
2. In the 3D Text section of the Text inspector, drag the Weight slider to the left to make
the text appear thinner, or to the right to make it appear thicker.