Title Scroll using Photoshop

I'm attempting to do a title scroll for the end credits of a feature length film in Photoshop. I think I have it set up correctly in Photoshop (using Ken Stone's tutorial) but when I bring it into FCP it is SOOOOO teeny tiny that it is unreadable. I'm stumped! If I try to change the size using the wireframe it just gets big & blurry. I am monitoring on an external HDTV and it doesn't work anywhere. I've been scouring the message boards for more tips on doing a scroll this way but I am stumped. Any help?
Thank you
Carrie

We're using an HD format (960x720) - when I set it up that way in PS it doesn't work.
Without watching you work it's really hard to debug. The origin of your text file depends on your need for typographic tools and control. PS is fine for that. But most credit rolls are not continuous, they're actually two or more discreet pages that are traveling at exactly the same speeds so there is no apparent break between them.
Forget the realworld dimensions of your needs for now.
Create a document in PS that is 2000 pixesl tall and 500 pixels wide. Use a non-serif typeface at 36 pixels (points) and compose a random set of names and titles that more or less covers this document. Use white text. Save it over transparency.
Bring it into FCP project, drop it onto your timeline.
Double click it to open it into the Viewer, go to the motion tab and look at distorition and scale. Set scale to 100% and distortion to 0.
Now set two keyframes for the vertical travel.
Render.
Report back.
The two things you will have trouble with are trying to put effects in PS, don't, and pixel aspect distortion. There are books written about that, you're on your own there.
bogiesan

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