Using videos and textures to fill text
We're going to take a quick look at how we can fill our text with something other than a solid or gradient color by using video. In this exercise, we're going to apply a blend mode on our text to achieve the desired result.
Getting ready
Find a piece of video and create a project based on its dimensions, frame rate, and duration. Go to File Browser and navigate to the location where the file is. Make sure you're on the first frame of your project and select Import to bring it in.
How to do it...
Let's begin by creating some text.
Select the text icon in the toolbar underneath the Canvas and type out
MOVING FORWARD. Press Esc and F7. Select a nice, thick font such as Aerial Black as shown in the following screenshot:
Select the text and press F1 to go to the Properties tab. From the pop-up list under Blending Mode, select Stencil Luma. Your image is now contained in the text. If it seems to have got lost on the screen, try duplicating the text by pressing...
