Boris FX Boris Calligraphy Version 2.0 - Manual (Page 5)

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Release Information
Welcome to Boris Calligraphy 2.0. Boris Calligraphy 2,0 is an update to Boris Calligraphy
2.0 for Apple Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X. This section contains information regarding new
features in Calligraphy 2.0. For information about other Boris products and additional
resources, visit our web site at www.borisfx.com.
New Features in Boris Calligraphy 2.0
Boris Calligraphy version 2.0 includes the following new features.
• Calligraphy includes two new Generators, Vector Shape and Text Scrambler . Vector
Shape allows you to create simple vector shapes to use as backdrops behind text. The
backdrops can include borders and shadows. Text Scrambler randomizes or shufßes
text characters and text styles in a variety of ways and will jitter the size, position, hue
and angle of text characters.
• The Title 3D generator includes a new Type On parameter group. This provides several
options for creating animated “type-on” effects.
• The Jitter parameter group in the Text Scrambler allows you to randomize text
parameters including Position, Angle, Scale, Hue and Opacity.
• The Text window now offers selection based Leading instead of only applying the
Leading globally.
• The Text window now offers additional parameters and shapes when mapping a
gradient to text.
• A new Fixed Width checkbox appears in the Text window in the Style tab. This forces
the selected text spacing to the same even when the letters change. This is useful when
you are creating text randomization effects.
• The Text window includes a new Style Hue parameter. Style Hue provides an easy way
to affect the color value of all the style elements with a single parameter. To adjust a
complex text style, you might have to adjust the colors on Þve or six separate
parameters. Instead, Style Hue shifts the hue of all color values in the text style an equal
amount. This parameter also provides an easy way to save multiple versions of a text
style so that each style varies in hue.
• You can now modify the behavior of the Size buttons in the Text window. The Size
buttons scale the size of all fonts by integers of 10. Option-clicking either button scales
the size of the text characters by an integer of 1. Shift-clicking either button scales the
size of the text characters by an integer of 100.
• You can now scrub the numerical values for a parameter. For example, enter 50 as the
Opacity value and press Return. Press the numerical Þeld and drag to the left or right.
The value adjusts as you drag.
• Boris Calligraphy can now support images that are up to 16,000 pixels by 16,000 pixels.
This is useful for creating longer credit rolls.