jetdv, thank you so much. it works great.

Glad I could help.

fascinating. But I have a couple of questions:

1. Does this work with V5?

you wrote:

"Add a second keyframe at the end "

Where was the first keyframe added?

you wrote:
"and move the text so that the last letter is just of the left edge of the screen. "

OK, you have pasted the text into the text box of the Generated Text Editing box, now how do you move the text all that way to the left? I plan to have several hundred words in that text box. Is that doable.

OK, I am a novice, andI have not yet gotten into keyframes, but I will start now.
Thanks.

The first keyframe is by default at the beginning.

The text should be in one continuous line at the bottom of the safe area.

Then, under the placement tab this can be dragged as Edward indicated.

The other thing is to adjust the length at the top of the Text window to achieve the scrolling speed you require. After changing the duration, drag the right event edge till the "V" appears, at the conclusion of the Length you specify.

you wrote:
"Then, under the placement tab this can be dragged as Edward indicated."

Where is the placement tab? I see a placement tab. In that tab we have the X and Y coordinates of the text (still not quite sure how that works). And under the edit tab, I have the text box, font size, and at the bottom some sort of window, which functions are still unknown to be--something to do with a represenatation of the text or the track in which the text resides. But I have no idea how it functions. Hmmm.

you wrote:
"The other thing is to adjust the length at the top of the Text window to achieve the scrolling speed you require. After changing the duration, drag the right event edge till the "V" appears, at the conclusion of the Length you specify."


Hmmm. That seems to describe that text window. But I need to dig up a basic explanation of that whole setup and its nomenclature.

> " I see a placement tab"

Assuming you have the window large enough (if not drag the edges) beneath the Placement X and Y boxes should be a screen with a representation of your text at the bottom.

>: " In that tab we have the X and Y co-ordinates of the text (still not quite sure how that works)."

Increasing X moves text to the right, Increasing Y moves it lower, like any graphics or publishing program

> " and at the bottom some sort of window, which functions are still unknown"

Keyframes, represented by rhomboid shapes in the Keyframes timeline ("some sort of window") Are how Vegas stores instructions on how you'd like that item to behave at that moment. Say the Text Event Event is 10 sec in Length. The Left Hand End of the Keyframes timeline represents the beginning of this 10 sec, and Right Hand End represents the end of the 10 sec.

If you position the cursor, say, halfway along this timeline and change a setting, Vegas will automatically create a Keyframe remembering that change at that point.

So, you instructions are

1. Click on the default Opening Keyframe and drag your text under the Placement Tab to where you want it to start

2. Click at the End of the Keyframe Timeline then the "+" icon beneath. This will create a Keyframe at the end. Open the Placement tab and drag the text till it has disappeared off the left edge of screen. Done.

To make sure the Text moves exactly horizontally, check and amend the Mathematical Y co-ordinates.