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While a picture may be worth a thousand words, there is no doubt that clarifying text here and
there throughout your movie adds to its comprehensibility. And what movie would be com-
plete without opening and closing credits? If you can type, even with just two fingers, you can
create professional credits in minutes.
When entering a title, a faint rectangle is visible in the
Preview window. This represents the Title safe area,
and it is the recommended maximum size for your text.
Along with the rectangle, you should see a blinking
cursor.
The titler works like a very simple word processor.
Type your text, press Backspace to correct your
mistakes and press Enter to start a new line. You
can move around the text with the arrow keys. If
you want to change the attributes of text that has
already been entered, you need to highlight the text
by selecting it with your mouse.
Title track
button.
Title button on
the Options
panel.
Title
Title
Adding text
1. From the Title step, use the Clip navigation button on the
Trim bar to scroll through your movie.
2. When you see the frame where you would like your title to
appear, click the Title button or click on the Preview window.
Remember that you cannot create a new title over an existing
title clip.
3. Type in your title in the Preview window.
4. When you are finished, simply move on to the next step or
move to a different location to enter a new title.
A centered title being edited. Note the
Title safe area around the center of the
window.
The yellow triangle represents the
position of the title clip in the Timeline.
