linking text boxes

Pubquiz56

Newbie Location: UK Joined: Jun 12, 2016 07:57 Messages: 22 Offline

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Jul 09, 2016 06:38

Hi All

I have created a title made up of text in 2 text boxes...i needed to do it this way as they had to be one under the other and very close together ...even closer than I could get by altering vertical spacing/kerning between 2 lines.

I now want to link them together so I can do a pan/zoom with them.

Is there a way to link them together so they behave as one object?

I have tried trying to drag a box around them as I would in photoshop but it doesnt seem to work

Any pointers greatly appreciated

Tom

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The Shadowman

Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline

Jul 09, 2016 08:34

Could you possibly produce just the boxes together as an MP4 and then keyframe then as necessary?

Robert Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Pubquiz56

Newbie Location: UK Joined: Jun 12, 2016 07:57 Messages: 22 Offline

Jul 09, 2016 10:51

Hi Robert

thanks for that...yes good thinking ...just did it...certainly seems a clunky way to do it though...PD has some good points but also some foibles.

Tom

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jul 09, 2016 17:52

Hi Tom -

You could try this - I just did & it seems to do what you're asking. The text boxes can't be linked but...

Format Title 1 as you wish with position/scale/rotation/opacity keyframes

Copy the formatted title and paste it in another track (they both behave the same because they're duplicates)

Modify Title 2 by changing position keyframes - e.g. slightly lower on the screen

Modify whatever other keyframes you wish in Title 2

Doing that you have two titles that move together, which is what you're after.

Cheers - Tony
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Pubquiz56

Newbie Location: UK Joined: Jun 12, 2016 07:57 Messages: 22 Offline

Jul 10, 2016 09:55

Hi Tony.

Thanks for that ...good advice and am taking all it all in.

Wish PD would make things easier though ...a simple 'drag a box round boxes to combine' surely wouldn't be too hard to incorporate