Choosing the title animation
This page lets you choose the animation for the title you are creating. The title animation determines how your title plays back in your movie. For example, the Typewriter title animation displays title text one character at a time.
The different title animations you can choose from are separated into the following categories.
Titles, One Line
Titles in this category are ideal for titles with one line of text. When a title animation is selected in this category, the text area for entering the title text appears as one large text box. The text you enter then appears all at once in your movie regardless of whether your title contains one or more lines of text. The title animations in this category are best suited for titles that contain one line of text.
Title animations that are designed to be applied as overlay titles, where the text appears over a video clip or picture, have the notation (overlay) at the end of the title animation description.
Titles, Two Lines
Titles in this category are ideal for titles with two lines of text. When a title animation is selected in this category, the text area for entering the title text appears as two areas. The first line of text you enter appears first and then the second line of text appears shortly after the first line of text is displayed. The title animations in this category are best suited for titles that contain two or more lines of text.
Title animations that are designed to be applied as overlay titles, where the text appears over a video clip or picture, have the notation (overlay) at the end of the title animation description.
Credits
Titles in this category are ideal for displaying movie credits, which typically appear at the end of the movie. When a title animation is selected in this category, the text area for entering the credits text appears as a small grid. The top row is designed so a title for the movie can be entered, and then the rows below it provide two columns where you can enter information about your movie. For example, the first column in the second row could contain the text Directed by, and the second column in the same row could contain the author or director’s name. The title animations in this category are best suited for credits at the end of a movie.
Title animations that are designed to be applied as overlay titles, where the text appears over a video clip or picture, have the notation (overlay) at the end of the title animation description.
Edit the title text
Click to go to the Enter Text for Title page, and then type the new text for the title.
Change the text font and color
Click to go to the Select Title Font and Color page, and then specify the font and colors used for your title.
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