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Adding a title to a project


    When you've completed and saved a title, Premiere automatically adds it to the open Project window. The title becomes a clip in the project, using the original title file as its source.

    If you want the title to display with transparency so you can superimpose it over another clip, add the title to a superimposition track. When you add a title to a superimposition track, empty and semitransparent areas of the title are converted into an alpha channel, which marks transparent and semitransparent areas. Premiere automatically applies the Alpha Channel transparency key to titles, making any mattes or clips on lower tracks visible under the title. Titles added to the Video 1A or 1B tracks appear opaque by default.

To add a title to a project:

  1. Save the title. The title appears in the open Project window.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To superimpose the title over another clip, add it to a superimpose track (Video 2 or higher).
    • To make the title appear opaque, add it to the Video 1A or 1B track.

    Note: If you add a title to the Video 1A or 1B track and then move it to a superimposition track, it appears opaque. To make it transparent, select the title, choose Clip > Video Options > Transparency, and choose an appropriate key type from the menu.

To change the duration of a title in the Timeline:

    Do one of the following:

    • Drag its In or Out point.
    • Select it, choose Clip > Duration, and type a new duration.

To preview a title:

    Do one of the following:

    • Render-scrub the portion of the Timeline that you want to view: press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag in the time ruler over the frames that you want to view.
    • Build a preview of the title: in the Timeline, move the yellow work area bar so that it covers the portion of the Timeline containing the title, and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to build a preview file. For more information, see the Premiere 6.0 User Guide. Use the new software real-time preview for faster previews. For more information, see Using Real-Time Preview.

To output the title to an external monitor:

    Click the Output to Monitor button.