And then as the logo and the black plane slide in from the right, the text is gradually revealed as the black plane gets out of the way. So with the set matte effect applied to the text, that means the text is now invisible. At the start, the black plane is entirely covering the text. This means that wherever the black plane is, it will subtract, i.e., remove the text from that area. Change the blend from replace to subtract. In the set matte effects settings, change the source layer to the new plane layer.
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In this case we're going to use that sliding black plane as the matte for our text.
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It refers to how you define which parts of a layer are visible or invisible. In the effects panel, search for something called a set matte. Its position and shape are all that we need. We don't need to actually see it with the naked eye for it to be useful in this project. I'm now going to use the I icon to turn off visibility for that black plane. This means that as the logo slides in, the black bar will come with it. This time around, we're going to link this black plane layer to the already animated logo layer. A few videos back we linked an effect to a different layers position. I'll shift it down to the bottom of the screen, and position it so that it sits neatly on the edge of the logo, covering over its tallest point. However, I'll then immediately use the viewer select tool to reshape the plane, reducing its height to about the same as the logo. I'll use the default settings, black, and set to the same resolution as the frame. From the new layer menu in the timeline, I'll create a new plane. This will involve using slightly more advanced compositing techniques.
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What we can now do is have the logo gradually reveal the text. This causes it to slide in over the course of that first second. Then I'll go back to the start and move the entire layer out of shot to the right. I like the current positioning so I'll go forwards to one second in, and turn on key framing for the position property of the logo. Double click the composite shot on the timeline, or click on the timeline tab, to jump back in. Because it makes placing it on top of other elements very easy. This shows you how useful it is to have that logo with a transparent background. The logo and text sit neatly on top of the video. First I'll take the video clip over and drop it onto track one, and then I'll grab the composite shot from the media panel. I'll bring in a video clip of myself talking, then switch over to the editor timeline. And there we have a completely usable lower third. I'll also change the color of the subtitle to be slightly darker. The subtitle I'll also enlarge, but not the the same extent. This I'll boost up in size until it's nice and chunky. Then I'll change the selection to be only the name. After selecting all of the text, I'll switch over to a bolder font, like Arial Black. I'll then type out my name and put in a role, and then head into the text panel to tweak the look.
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I'll make the height of the text box roughly the same height as the height of the logo. So first I'll select the text tool up in the viewer, then drag out a box. I'll assume this title is to introduce myself. I'll go for something smaller and then position it down in the bottom left corner, while leaving some margin around the edges. Make sure you hold the shift key while doing so, so that you retain the correct aspect ratio. The next thing I'll do is resize and reposition it, clicking and dragging on the corner handles of a layer lets you resize it. I drag the logo onto the composite shot timeline. As it'll make this whole process really easy. As mentioned in the previous video, you really want to make sure your logo image is a high quality file that includes transparency. Into the media panel, I will import my logo image.
#HITFILM 3 EXPRESS LOGO 1080P#
I'll be working with 1080p project settings. In HitFilm I'll make a new project and jump straight into a new composite shot. So that by the end, you have a practical, usable project.
#HITFILM 3 EXPRESS LOGO FREE#
I'll be using this logo for the example, but feel free to use something more relevant to your own projects.
#HITFILM 3 EXPRESS LOGO HOW TO#
So these are very easy to create and you can do it in all sorts of different ways, of course and we're going to show you how to combine some text with a logo. This is a caption that appears to introduce something or a person or a location, a little bit like that. A specific type of title that you'll probably need to use at some point, is called a lower third.