Adding Mattes to Text

Applying a matte to your text can add texture and flares to the text. Not all mattes are appropriate for text -- for instance, a star-shaped matte will only cut off part of your text.
 
However, textured mattes like gradients will add a distressed look to your text.
Use the HOLE and the SOFTEN functions to change the use of the matte and soften it.

To add a matte to text from the Text Editor:

•	Turn on the text matte check box, and select your matte of choice,. Use the drop box to select from the mattes stored on your local system, or click on the to launch a SEARCH hover to display your options (local, Marketplace content).

We suggest that you try the NOISE mattes for a very effective look.

The results: 2 gradient mattes (left), 2 noise mattes (right)

Converting Text into a Matte (Enhanced, Extreme only)

Enhanced and Extreme users can also convert text into a matte, to hold an image inside the text.

First, drop an image onto the canvas or apply text to the Canvas (if you want your canvas to become a text matte). From the Image Toolbox, select the Text option.

Type in your text, and select the font. Some other font attributes can be applied (e.g bold, blur) while others will be ignored when the text is changed into a matte (outline, color).

When you are satisfied with the font, click the button at the bottom of the Text Editor.

The image will snap into the text. FotoFusion has created a .emf file that will appear among the list of mattes in the frame editor.

The text can be resized with the frame handles, and the image can be repositioned within the text as well. You may need to reduce the size of the frame to be able to move the image within the text more effectively.

If you need to edit the text, you will need to UNDO (Ctrl-Z) the matte application.

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