I am in the middle of my 30 day free trial of FCPX 10.0.8 and one simple graphic element has me stumped.
In FCP 7 I could make a rectangle with the shapes generator, fill it with color, feather the edges for softness AND add a drop shadow to the box. It was part of a custom lower third...I was creating a text box with a colored background and the actual lower third text was another element on a video layer above it.
In FCPX I found the shape generator...but couldn't find a way to simultaneously "feather" the edges AND add a drop shadow to the edges of the rectangle box I created.
Is there a third party plug-in that will allow FEATHER and DROP SHADOW to the edges of a TEXT BOX? Without having to go to MOTION...which doesn't have a 30 day trial. Was hoping to accomplish this within FCPX or with a compatible plug-in that I could try during my 30 day free trial.
I love that look of the box I had in FCP 7...and thought it would be very easy to replicate it in FCPX. Hopefully someone can help out with a solution.
I'm learning the software through Lynda.com. They posted a much improved tutorial in March of this year and I'm beginning to see the possibilities of this software after spending 10 years with Final Cut Pro 4-7!
Thanks,
John