Documentation
Your credits, from day one to delivery
The guides follow a production, from the first hire to delivery. Most open with a short video from the Credits from Day One series.
01
Get started
Before day one
- What is EndCreditsPro Video The whole credits lifecycle in one place: collect, approve and deliver.
- Day one: project and team Video Create the project, invite the production office with roles, start the list.
- Key concepts Data, Composition and Design: every name lives in one place, through the whole lifecycle.
02
Collect the names
Pre-production and shoot
- Import your crew lists Video Bring an Excel, CSV or Word file, or paste text: names are sorted by department.
- Import from a finished film Video Start from the credits video of a film you already made: names and layout.
- Let the departments fill it in Video Send each head of department a private link to add their own crew.
- Get the spelling right Video Ask the people who know the crew to verify every name.
03
Build and design
Post-production
- Build the crawl Video Scenes, cards and scrolls, Generate composition, guild order, reorder and hide names.
- Global styles and fonts Video Set the role and name styles once for every scene, with Google Fonts or your own.
- Inherit and override Video How scenes and blocks inherit styles, and how to change one without the rest.
- Cards, scrolls and timing Video Card duration, and three ways to time a scroll: duration, time in view, speed.
- Columns and alignment Video Roles side by side, long lists in columns, inline, inner, outer and stacked.
- Text blocks and headings Video Special thanks, dedications and on-screen headings.
- Logos and images Video Company logos in up to five columns, sizes and captions.
04
Review and approve
Picture lock
05
Deliver
Delivery
06
TV series
Episodic
07
Reference
Look it up
- Roles and permissions What admins, editors, approvers, reviewers and viewers can do.
- Render formats Codecs, resolutions, frame rates and what each one is for.
- Import limits File types, sizes and lengths accepted by each import.
- Beta usage limits Renders, imports and invitation emails during the free beta.
- Design properties Every style setting, its levels and its default.
08
FAQ and troubleshooting
When something is off
Try it on your own production
EndCreditsPro is free during the beta. Credits from day one.