Basic text overview

A balanced use of type and graphics remains key to achieving the right effect in commercials, documentaries, title sequences, broadcast logos, corporate presentations, and personal video projects. No matter what style your project requires, Motion provides unique tools for creating dynamic text effects.

Canvas showing a text use case

This chapter covers the basics of text creation and modification, including how to:

After you add text and format it to your liking, you can begin to create dynamic animation effects (see Animate text overview). You can also create and animate sophisticated 3D text (see 3D text overview).