8.3

Trimming the Duration of Rolling and Crawling Titles
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You can mark IN and OUT points of rolling or crawling titles in the Source monitor to change
the start and finish points. For example, you might want the title to start with the screen full of
text rather than start off screen.
You can play and mark a rolling or crawling title clip in the Source monitor by using standard
procedures. For more information, see “Controlling Playback” in the Help.
If you want to use the complete roll or crawl in the sequence, do not set marks. For information
about adjusting the duration of the roll, see “Trimming the Duration of Rolling and
Crawling Titles” on page 422
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You can view a crawling title frame by frame if you select Special > Render On-the-Fly.
Trimming the Duration of Rolling and Crawling Titles
When you edit a title clip into a marked segment of a sequence, the clip plays back from
beginning to end regardless of the duration of the segment. That is, the entire roll shrinks to fit
within the duration of the marked segment in the sequence.
After you edit the clip into the sequence, you can trim the duration of the segment at any time,
and the title adjusts to fit.
Unlike trimming other segments, trimming a rolling or crawling title does not remove any part of
the title contents. As a result, the duration of the title determines how fast it plays. For example,
the shorter you trim the title, the faster it rolls.
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Rolling titles might jitter at certain speeds. You can trim the duration slightly to fix the problem.
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If you trim your rolling title very short, it scrolls very fast and cannot display in real time,
so you must render it. The maximum speed for an unrendered rolling title is one screen per
second.
To trim the duration of a rolling title or a crawling title:
1. Use the Track Selector panel to select the track containing the Title effect and to deselect all
other tracks.
2. Trim the title segment to the duration you want by using standard trim procedures.
For more information, see “Working with Trim Edits” in the Help.
The entire roll or crawl plays back within the new duration.