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Showing video behind the title


    If you are creating a title for a specific piece of footage, it may be useful to view a frame of that footage in the drawing area as you create the title. Displaying footage is helpful if you want to precisely position a title or compare title and footage colors. Use Adobe Title Designer's timecode controls to target and display a specific frame from the Timeline. Use the Sync to Timeline button to display the frame at the edit line in the Timeline and update the timecode to reflect the frame's location on the Timeline.

    If you add new footage to the Timeline at the targeted time, the Adobe Title Designer displays the new footage.

To show a frame of video behind the title:

    In the Adobe Title Designer window, select Show Video.

To designate the frame shown in the window:

    Do one of the following:

    • Drag the Show Video value until the display frame is visible in the drawing area. The Show Video value uses the same format as the timecode of the project. For example, if you are working in a PAL project, the Show Video value represents PAL timecode. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag to enable a real-time scrub of the Timeline.
    • Click the Show Video value and enter the time (along the Timeline) where the display frame is located.

    Note: The edit line does not change location when you perform either of the above procedures.

To display the frame located at the edit line:

    In the Adobe Title Designer, click Sync to Timeline Sync to Timeline icon.