How to Title a Movie in Premiere

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Now your audience doesn't have to guess which family event your video has documented - you can tell them with a separate title frame. These instructions use Adobe Premiere 4 for Windows.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Adobe Premiere

Step 1

Click on the File menu, then New, then Title. A window appears.
Step 2

Use the tools on the palette to enter text and shapes, and to color them the way you want.
Step 3

With the Title window active, click on Window menu, then on Title Window Options.
Step 4

Select your size and background color. Click for opaque if desired. Click OK.
Step 5

Click on the File menu, then on Save. A window opens.
Step 6

Name and save your title.
Step 7

Drag your title from the Title window to the Construction window. It has a default duration of one second.
Step 8

Position your title at the beginning of the movie.

Tips & Warnings

To superimpose a title over a frame, drag the title into the Superimpose track, then, with the clip selected, adjust the transparency options in the Clip window.
If you want to add some text over a movie, instead of adding a separate title, see the Related eHow "How to Add Text Over a Movie in Premiere."

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