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I'm not asking for advice on how to do this, but offering it to others, or at least showing them how I do it.

 

First, for the "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...." keep the font size at default, set the colour at Cyan, and put the break after the first "far".

 

Then, for the Star Wars title, set the font colour to yellow, and set the size to be as large as possible, and remember to put a break after "Star".

 

For the rest of the text crawl, return font size to default, and keep the colour yellow. It's three paragraphs, with generally five lines each, except for the last, which is usually one less, and typically four words to a line.

 

Here are some examples from my RP series:

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far away....

 

STAR

WARS

 

THE SITH RESURRECTION

 

Darkness has engulfed the

galaxy.The Sith have

returned from hiding and

declared an all-out

war on the Jedi Order.

 

Led by a Triumvirate of Sith

Lords, this Sith Order has

abolished the Rule of Two

and now equals the Jedi

in number.

 

Deep in the bowels of

Coruscant, one of these

Sith Lords hunts down what

Jedi he can....

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far, away....

 

STAR

WARS

 

RISE OF THE JEDI

 

It is a dangerous time for

the Republic. The Sith, led

by the Rodian Dar

Bodonawieedo, have taken

control of more than half

the known galaxy.

 

The Jedi, led by Hethra

Iazoki, have begun to take

a more aggressive stand

against the Sith instead of

simply defending what

remains of Republic Space.

 

In the skies above the

Outer Rim world of Taris,

the Republic plans on

liberating what they hope to

be the first of many

worlds....

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far away....

STAR

WARS

 

LAST STAND OF THE REPUBLIC

 

War! The Republic is slowly

gaining ground in its fight

against the Risen Sith

Empire. The Sith are

crumbling. Victory is near.

 

Unbeknownst to the Jedi,

Darth Mortis, Dark Lady of

the Sith, has secretly

rebuilt a weapon that could

spell certain doom for the

fragile Republic.

 

Deep within a region of

space known only as the

Forbidden Stars, two lone

Jedi make a last-ditch

break for freedom from the

Sith....

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far away....

 

STAR

WARS

 

 

ALLIANCES DIVIDED

 

It is a period of tension in

the Republic Senate.

Following several attacks

on Republic ships near the

Unknown Regions, senators

are debating whether or not

to raise an army.

 

The Jedi Order is

determined to find out more

about the disturbances

before taking any decisive

action,and have sent Jedi

Master Reyvan Skyrider and

his apprentice, Kalla Kaltas,

to investigate.

 

Their investigation has

proven successful, but

nothing could prepare them

for what they found....

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far away....

 

STAR

WARS

 

THE THREEFOLD WAR

 

War has returned to an

unprepared galaxy, with

three factions fighting

openly for control: The

Third Galactic Republic, the

New Galactic Empire, and

the Rashikians.

 

Secretly however, the New

Empire is controlled by the

Sith, led by the formerly

deceased Darth Virul, Dark

Lord of the Sith.

 

In a daring move, the New

Empire makes a strike at

Amshrey, at the heart of

Avalonian space....

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Interesting, when I saw the thread title I thought it was going to be on how to create a moving text crawl, but this is still useful nonetheless. Nice.

 

I know that as well. If you have a Mac, download Star Wars TSG for free, along with a copy of the Star Wars theme and the 20th Century Fox fanfare, and type your stuff into that, assemble it in iMovie, and upload it to YouTube.

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