Venezuela - FCP Subtitles

Workshop Goals

1. Create and position titles the the Outline Text generator.
2. Save master text clip in the bin.
3. Use the master text clip to create each titles.
4. Export projects.

Creating Titles

First we will configure all of the settings for a master title clip. Here is an article with more detail of what is below.

Turn on Title Safe

1. On the top of the Viewer click on the View pop-up menu and select Show Title Safe.
2. Repeat for the Canvas window.

Using the Title Generator

1. Drag a test video clip into a new sequence and then put the playhead at the beginning. . We need to test the tiles over a video clip.
2. In the lower right corner of the Viewer click on the Generators button ( it looks like an 'A in a filmstrip.
3. Select the Text menu and then the Outline Text option. In the Viewer in will now display Sample Text.
4. Click on the Title clip int the Viewer and drag it to the Canvas and select Superimpose.
5. Double click on the title clip in the Timeline.
6. In the Viewer click the Controls tab.
7. In the Text field change the text.
8. Select the font and size and needed.
9. Set Line Width to 15 and Line Softness to 10.
10. Change the Text Color if needed.
11. For the Center settings enter 320 in the second field. Adjust as needed.

Adding a Drop Shadow

1. Click on the Motion tab.
2. Click the triangle next to Drop Shadow to see all the settings.
3. Click the box to turn it on.
4. Set the Offset to 1.5.