No way to set alignment of a Text Effect Strip object in the Video Editing Sequencer #69569

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Warwick Molloy · 2019-09-06T05:04:23+02:00

Warwick Molloy commented

2019-09-06 05:04:23 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 436.02

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-29 14:47, hash: f6cb5f5449
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
There is no auto-center option for the Text effect strip in 2.80 but there was in 2.76. (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-qMPzhFNwg - see time 3:31)

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
To Repro:

File | New Video Editing
Add Text Strip

See the strip properties for "Effect Strip" will be:

Text
Size
Color
Shadow
Horizontal
Vertical
etc.
The Horizontal and Vertical properties look like they should control the positioning of the Text but they don't, they control the pivot point of the Text object.
The alignment of the text is always left and there's no way to change it but a better way would be to have a new property...
Alignment: Center | Left | Right | Justified

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 436.02 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-29 14:47, hash: `f6cb5f5449` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** There is no auto-center option for the Text effect strip in 2.80 but there was in 2.76. (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-qMPzhFNwg - see time 3:31) **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** To Repro: File | New Video Editing Add Text Strip See the strip properties for "Effect Strip" will be: - Text - Size - Color - Shadow - Horizontal - Vertical etc. The Horizontal and Vertical properties look like they should control the positioning of the Text but they don't, they control the pivot point of the Text object. The alignment of the text is always left and there's no way to change it but a better way would be to have a new property... Alignment: Center | Left | Right | Justified

Warwick Molloy commented

2019-09-06 05:04:23 +02:00

Added subscriber: @WazzaM

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-09-25 17:27:16 +02:00

Added subscriber: @mano-wii

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-09-25 17:27:16 +02:00

Can you provide a simple file demonstrating the problem?
Also, the steps to reproduce it are a bit confusing.
At first you refer to a "Effect Strip", then you refer to a Text object with pivot point.
Both are different things.

Can you provide a simple file demonstrating the problem? Also, the steps to reproduce it are a bit confusing. At first you refer to a "Effect Strip", then you refer to a Text object with pivot point. Both are different things.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-10-07 23:35:20 +02:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-10-07 23:35:20 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2019-10-07 23:35:20 +02:00

Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2019-10-07 23:35:20 +02:00

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-10-07 23:35:20 +02:00

Closing due to lack of information to investigate the issue further, we can reopen the report if more information is provided.

Ahurasim commented

2019-11-06 05:28:18 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Ahurasim

Ahurasim commented

2019-11-06 05:28:18 +01:00

I have run into this issue as well while trying to make a simple lyric video, I found that using text wrap caused the text to align to the left of the text wrap space and not centered and found no way to fix it.

As you can see the first text strip "You probably.." has no word wrap and is centered as it needs no word wrap and thus is centered by it's positioning, However after adjusting the word wrap width of the second text strip "Don't know that little part of me" the text is aligned to the left of the word wrap space.

I have run into this issue as well while trying to make a simple lyric video, I found that using text wrap caused the text to align to the left of the text wrap space and not centered and found no way to fix it. ![20191106_145535.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7956149/20191106_145535.jpg) ![20191106_145540.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7956156/20191106_145540.jpg) As you can see the first text strip "You probably.." has no word wrap and is centered as it needs no word wrap and thus is centered by it's positioning, However after adjusting the word wrap width of the second text strip "Don't know that little part of me" the text is aligned to the left of the word wrap space.

Clint Hobson commented

2019-12-23 01:19:27 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Domarius-1

Clint Hobson commented

2019-12-23 01:19:27 +01:00

This is what I want

This is what I get

This is what I want ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8240735/image.png) This is what I get ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8240737/image.png)

Telmo Silva commented

2020-04-01 22:21:39 +02:00

Added subscriber: @nottelmo-4

Telmo Silva commented

2020-04-01 22:21:39 +02:00

Thumbs up for the "feature"

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-04-01 22:31:50 +02:00

It looks like the same issue as #71082 which was closed since it works as intended.
I know this is a good feature to have, but we don't deal with feature requests in the bug tracker.
For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests

It looks like the same issue as #71082 which was closed since it works as intended. I know this is a good feature to have, but we don't deal with feature requests in the bug tracker. For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests

Ahurasim commented

2021-11-26 08:08:31 +01:00

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No way to set alignment of a Text Effect Strip object in the Video Editing Sequencer #69569