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328Final Cut Pro User Guide
Substance controls in Final Cut Pro
Use the Substance controls, in the Material section of the 3D Text section of the Text
inspector, to modify the basic surface texture of 3D text. Depending on the option you
choose in the Substance pop-up menu, different parameter controls become available.
• Substance: A pop-up menu to set a substance type: Concrete, Fabric, Metal, Plastic,
Stone, Wood, Flat, or Generic.
When Substance is set to Concrete
• Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of concrete (Aged, Smooth, and so on).
• Depth: A slider to adjust the depth of surface irregularities in the concrete substance.
• Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to
set how the concrete pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in
Final Cut Pro.
When Substance is set to Fabric
• Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of fabric (Denim, Leather, Wool, and so on).
• Roughness: A slider to adjust how raised and uneven the fabric pattern appears.
• Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to
set how the fabric pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in
Final Cut Pro.