airport text 1.0

we are doing title plug-ins the way they should have been. our first title plug-in the free 'airport text' effect shows off everything that a title plug-in should be able to do, but currently doesn't (that is, unless you get it from us :-). the effect is rather lame (it mimics the old airport displays constructed from arrays of flip-over letters), but the plug-ins feature set is impressive:


* position title directly on frame with mouse
* preview title in NTSC DV size
* live preview (including fade-in and out)
* any text color
* any shadow color
* switch shadow on/off
* graphically set font size (not via a stupid slider) on-screen
* fade-in
* fade-out
* fades can be limited to half/time only
* force mono-space for all fonts


oh, and did we mention that this plug-in is free?

the biggest problem we (still) have with this plug-in is that it shows iMovie's shortcomings rather prominently (which is a shame, really, since iMovie is an incredibly cool program). iMovie's user interface for titles is not well thought-out, and haphazardly programmed. we feel lucky that it works at all, and many inconsistencies (e.g. you must click on a control after changing the text, or the plug-in won't be passed the new text) are definitely something we can't control.

we still have some reservations regarding Apple's user interface for titles (which we really don't like), and might opt to revert to creating pure effects. until then, enjoy the plug-in!

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