Titles - Premiere Pro

Creating Titles

• To create a new title go to Title > New Title > ...
  • Default Still
  • Default Roll
  • Default Crawl
• The Still, Roll, or Crawl setting can always be changed after the title is created.
• If a title is open you can make a duplicate by going to Title > New Title > Based on Current Title

• In the New Title dialog the Video Settings should default to match the Project Settings
• Name the title and click OK.

Safe Margins

• To enable or disable Safe Title Margin go to Title > View > Safe Title Margin
• To enable or disable Safe Action Margin go to Title > View > Safe Action Margin

Video Behind Titles

• When a title is being edited but is not yet in the timeline It can be previewed with or without video in the background.
  • Click the Show Background Videobutton in the top of the Title panel to enable or disable the video.
  • To change which frame of video is displayed change the timecode value below the button or move the playhead in the Timeline.

• When a title is in the Timeline.
  • It it is above another video track the titles will appear over the video track below.
  • It it is not above any video tracks the titles will appear over black.

Text Tools

Type Tool

• With the Type Tool just click in the title panel and start typing.
• Use the 'Selection tool to position the title.
• Use the 'Selection tool to resize the text box.
  • This will change the size of the text.

Area Type Tool

• Click and drag in the title panel and to create a text box.
  • The text box determines where text will appear.
  • Changing the size of the box does not affect the text size.

Text Formatting

In the top of the Title panel and in the Title Properties panel there are text formatting tools.

• Font type
• Bold, underline, italics.
• Font size (in scan lines)
• Kerning
• Left, center, right justification.

Color

In Title Properties the Fill' setting determines the color.

• Click the Color box' to open the color picker.
• Click the Eyedropper tool and select a color from a frame of video
  • The titles color will change as the mouse is moved. Click to set the color.

Outlines

To add an outline to a title you need to add and Outer Stroke. In Title Properties the go to Strokes - Outer Stroke' and click Add