Rolling credits in Premiere Pro (current method)
The Roll control did not disappear, it moved into the Essential Graphics panel. Here is where it lives now:
- Go to Window > Workspaces > Captions and Graphics to open the Essential Graphics panel.
- Add your text. Either drag a Credits template from the Browse tab onto a track above your footage, or use the Text tool to type each line.
- Select the graphic clip, open the Edit tab, and click an empty area so no single layer is selected.
- Scroll to the bottom of the settings and check the Roll box. Turn on Start Offscreen and End Offscreen so the credits roll fully on and off.
- Set the speed with the clip's duration on the timeline. Longer clip equals a slower roll.
Older projects used the Legacy Titler's "Roll/Crawl Options." That workflow is gone in current versions. The Essential Graphics Roll above is the supported way now.
Rolling credits in DaVinci Resolve
Resolve has a built-in scroll title that handles a basic roll in under a minute:
- On the Edit page, open the Effects Library and find the Titles section.
- Drag the Scroll title onto your timeline where the credits go.
- Select it and type or paste your credits in the Inspector, then set the font, size, and alignment.
- Control the speed with the clip's duration.
For two columns (role on the left, name on the right), logos, and precise alignment, you build it on the Fusion page, which is a lot more involved.
Why credit rolls look janky (and take forever)
Two problems come up again and again on the editing forums:
- Jitter. A roll shimmers when it moves a fractional number of pixels per frame, so the text never lands cleanly on the grid. Mismatched frame rates and heavy fonts make it worse. You match the sequence frame rate, keep the speed even, and judge it from a render, not the live playhead.
- The manual grind. Typing and aligning 50 to 100 names by hand, in two columns, is slow and error-prone, and every time a producer adds four more people you rebuild it. A single typo means re-rendering the whole thing.
The simple credit roller: fill a sheet, render
If your credit list is more than a handful of names, skip building it by hand. PostSlate turns a Google Sheet into a finished credit roll:
- Type cast and crew into a shared Google Sheet, or let your whole team fill it.
- Pick a template and render a smooth, broadcast-clean roll, with the scroll computed to the frame so it does not jitter.
- Export H.264 for the web or the full ProRes family up to 4K for delivery.
- Change a name, re-sync, re-render. No rebuilding titles.
Questions
Where is the Roll option in Premiere Pro now?
In the Captions and Graphics workspace: add your text as a graphic, then with no single layer selected, check the Roll box at the bottom of the Essential Graphics Edit settings. Clip duration sets the speed.
How do I make rolling credits in DaVinci Resolve?
Edit page, Effects Library, Titles, drag the "Scroll" title to the timeline, type your credits in the Inspector, and set the speed with the clip duration. Use Fusion for two columns and logos.
Why does my credit roll stutter?
The roll is moving a fractional number of pixels per frame. Match your frame rate, keep the speed even, and check a render rather than the live playhead. A renderer that computes the scroll to the frame avoids it entirely.
Is there a faster way for a long list?
Yes, render the roll from a Google Sheet instead of hand-building it. That is exactly what PostSlate does, and it is free to try.