Here is the list that is being worked on for MC 2020.12 and the Titler+ feature. I have included items in in bold below with some added details if I had access to them.
NOTE: Since we’re still testing these through Beta, so some items could change a little depending on Beta feedback and results.
The Selection Modes address the biggest complaints from the community......
* New Selection Modes – Text Mode and Move Mode
Text Mode - When in TEXT mode, you can type anywhere and create a text layer at that location. You can also return to an existing text layer directly to make some changes.
You can exit typing by simply pressing escape, turning OFF text or select move mode.
Move mode - In that mode, you cannot edit text. This is to make sure you change the position and other attributes of your text without changing the text itself.
Clicking anywhere on the text turns on the bounding box.
For text, the bounding box does not show the center handles to modify the aspect ratio anymore, as this was tripping up users
Use shift-click to show those handles as well and for entering unconstrained mode (change text aspect ratio).
Double-clicking on a selected box turns into Text mode for quick text editing (“Escape” to quit mode).
Changing properties (text color, shadow etc..) when the bounding box is selected affects the entire text in the box (not a new behavior, just a reminder that you don’t need to do “Select All”)
No mode - When no mode is selected, you can still select a layer. As just mentioned above, you can change the properties of the entire text by selecting the box
* Keyboard shortcuts added for Bold, Underline, Italic, Group/Ungroup, Justification Left, Center, and Right, and Center of Screen
* Roll and Crawl Improvements (scroll bars to view the entire text)
* Vertical Typing
Items we’re working on that might make 2020.12, but may move to 2021.x include:
- Text Highlight: Selected text is highlighted for better visibility
- Keyboard shortcuts to enter Text and Move modes
- Apply Effect on Title: Apply an effect only to the Title media, not the image behind it
- Flashing Cursor: Cursor flashes for better visibility
Of course we are also working on bug fixes that many of you have reported........
Hope this helps and THANK YOU to all the folks testing this for us to ensure we get it robust and right!
Marianna