Text Motion Blur

The Motion Blur calculated during text animation is controlled by specific parameters that are different from those applied to Layer Motion Blur.

To access them, select the Text Generator in the Selection Overview:

Motion Blur Method

There are two methods for calculating Motion Blur:

• Sampling: similar to Layer Motion Blur. Renders each element (letter, word, line) as if it were an independent layer.
• Steps: renders all elements at the same time without Motion Blur, but while accumulating several intermediate steps between frames.

Sampling:

This method delivers the same precision and quality as Layer Motion Blur and offers an adaptive calculation technique based on element speed.

As each element is rendered as a separate layer, rendering time increases with the number of characters, words, or lines in the text.

Although rendering is fast on most devices, animating thousands of characters moving all at once with Motion Blur can sometimes be more optimal in Steps mode, described below.

Steps:

This method renders several intermediate images between two composition images, defined by the Motion Blur Divisions parameter:

With few divisions, this accumulation produces a kind of echo. The intermediate stages are clearly visible. Increasing these divisions will produce a more accurate Motion Blur effect.

Other parameters such as Shutter Angle and Shutter Phase, are identical to Layer Motion Blur described in this section