70 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE
When entering a text title, a faint rectangle is visible in the Preview Window. This is the Title safe area, and it is the recommended maximum size for your text. Along with the rectangle, you should see a blinking cursor that indicates the starting point for text entry.
When entering text, you can press [Backspace] to correct mistakes and press [Enter] to start a new line. Move around the text with the arrow keys as needed. To change the attributes of text, first highlight the text by selecting it with your mouse and then make revisions.
To modify a text title:
1.Click a title clip in the Timeline.
2.Click Create Title or click directly in the Preview Window to change the text.
3.Click Apply or move to the next step. To change the text back to its original state, click Reset.
Notes:
•Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles, or entering a duration value on theEditing Tab.
•To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip, select the title clip and then click Play Clip or drag the PreviewBarhandle.
•The Library can also be used to store title clips. To add a title clip to the Library, drag it from the Timeline to the Library.
A text title being edited. Note the Titlesafearea around the center of the window.
Creating vertical text titles
For added flexibility in your text layout, VideoStudio allows you add vertical text titles.
To create a vertical text title:
1.ClickCreate Title or click directly in the Preview Window to enter the text.
2.Select Vertical title in the Editing Tab.
3.Use the Alignment buttons to align the text to the top, center or bottom.
4.Click Add.
Alignment buttons
To change the orientation of the title back to horizontal, clear the Vertical title option.
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