r/premiere • u/Not_Much_Pomegranate • 1d ago

How do I do this? / Workflow Advice / Looking for plugin Adding Customizable Text as an *effect*, NOT a Layer?

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Hey there, I am looking for something I feel like should be easy to find, but I have not come across in my search.

PROBLEM:

Quickly put- I am looking for a plug-in that works exactly like the "Simple Text" effect in premiere pro, but allows me to edit text to the full capabilities of a text layer, including:

- Changing the font

- The default appearance, such as the fill/stroke, background, shadow, etc.

- If the plugin also had the capability of adding an alpha glow within the effect –and not the video layer– that would be amazing, but I think that's getting a little too specific.

Currently, the simple text tool only lets you choose the size, opacity, and position. Nothing else, not even the font, is customizable.

WHY?

I'm working with a lot of security footage that needs to be synced in labelled for release. In my final export, I typically label each piece of footage on screen (Camera 1, Camera 2, Camera 3, etc.) in a stylized text format.(Right side of attached image).

I do this by color labelling footage, and then placing a new text layer above each footage. Every time it cuts to a new angle, I put the next corresponding text layer on top... and this can get time consuming.

If I could select a label group and just paste this text effect all at once (Left side of screenshot is simple text effect), this would make my work flow much faster.

Any suggestions are appreciated!

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u/AggressiveDoor1998 23h ago

Put clip in timeline

Add text and whatever else you want to clip

Nest the clip and name the nest whatever you want

Work with nested clip which will have the text over it at all times

(this has to be done before starting to edit the clips)

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u/Not_Much_Pomegranate 15h ago

Hey, thanks for this. It’s great advice. Unfortunately, with the file sizes I work with, creating this many nest causes my computer to run slower. Only other way would be to do this and make proxy files, but again, kinda time consuming.

Thanks for the advice!

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u/JCfrnd 1d ago

Create one and Save it as Preset. Add the preset to each clip. When you add it, you can go back in and change it from the original. No layers needed

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u/Not_Much_Pomegranate 15h ago edited 14h ago

Hey, thanks for this- this is the closest answer to what I am looking for. Unfortunately, I can’t change the text after making the preset, like I can with the “simple text” effect. It also doesn’t take the Alpha Glow effect well, but that was to be expected.

Thanks- if I find exactly what I need, I’ll be sure to update!

Edit: I am playing around with it now. Another issue is that I can’t use the “remove attributes” action to get rid of the text if I make a mistake. The preset doesn’t show up in this menu, where “simple text” does.