Create credit rolls

Last updated on Aug 22, 2025

Create rolling credits in Adobe Premiere Pro using the Properties panel to design smooth, customizable text animations for professional film endings.

Enabling Roll allows you to create title or credit rolls that move vertically across the screen. A translucent blue scroll bar appears in the Program Monitor, giving you a Document View to scroll through your credit roll for easier editing. This means you don’t need to move the playhead to preview or edit specific sections.

Before you begin:

Add text to your project. Make sure that the text layer in the Program Monitor is deselected. If one or more layers are selected in the Program Monitor, the Roll option is not visible.

Select a graphic in your timeline and navigate to the Properties panel.

Select the check-box next to Roll to enable credit rolls.

Specify whether you want your text or other layers to start or end offscreen.

Adjust the timing for Preroll, Postroll, Ease in, and Ease out using the timecode for each property.