Distress controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac

Use the Distress controls, in the Material section of the 3D Text section of the Text inspector, to create the effect of wear or degradation on the surface of the 3D title.

A 3D title in the viewer shown with and without a distress layer

Depending on the option you choose in the Distress pop-up menu, different parameter controls become available.

Distress: A pop-up to choose a distress type: Scratches, Stains, Dirt, Dents, Wavy, Bumps, Perforated, Wrinkles, or Custom Bumps.

When Distress is set to Scratches

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a scratch pattern.
Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the scratches.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the scratch pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Stains

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a stain pattern.
Opacity: A slider to adjust the transparency of the stain pattern.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the stain pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Dirt

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a dirt pattern.
Opacity: A slider to adjust the transparency of the dirt pattern.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the dirt pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Dents

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a dent pattern.
Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the dents in the 3D title.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the dent pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Wavy

Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the wave pattern.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the wave pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Bumps

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a bump pattern.
Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the bump pattern.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the bump pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Perforated

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a perforation pattern.
Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the perforation pattern.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the perforation pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Wrinkles

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a wrinkle pattern.
Depth: A slider to adjust the apparent depth of the wrinkles.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the wrinkle pattern is applied to the text object. See Placement controls in Final Cut Pro for Mac.

When Distress is set to Custom Bumps

Note: The Custom Bumps distress type is available in a limited set of preset materials that use a built-in image as a bump map. For example, the Scales preset in the Miscellaneous category uses the Custom Bumps distress type. For details about custom bump maps, see the Motion User Guide.

Bump Map Gain: A slider to increase or decrease the contrast of the bump map image, giving the effect of larger or smaller bumps.
Blend Mode: A pop-up menu to choose how multiple bump layers interact with each other. Choose one of two options:
- Add: Uses a mathematical add operation, allowing the lighter areas of each layer to shine through.
- Replace: Overrides the bump attributes of underlying layers.

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