Applying a Solid Color to the Project

Now that you've previewed the various generators in the Library, let's apply a Color Solid generator to the project. Your goal in this exercise is to create the red bar that sits below the word FRANCES in the composite. First, you'll apply the Color Solid generator to the project; then you'll crop the generator and change the color.

First, let's look at the project in the Canvas and on the Layers tab.

1.	Click the Canvas window to select the Canvas; then press the spacebar to begin playback. The project includes two text objects with text behaviors applied.
2.	Press Cmd-4 to open the Layers tab.
3.	Drag the right edge of the Layers tab to resize the tab so that you can read the layer names. The project includes four layers: Titles, Center Square, Stills, and Background. Let's add the Color Solid generator to the Titles layer.
4.	On the Layers tab, select the Titles layer.
5.	In the Library, select the Color Solid generator.
6.	Click the Apply button in the Preview area of the Library to apply the Color Solid generator to the project. Color Solid appears in the Titles layer as a generator object. The Color Solid object also covers the entire frame. Let's move the FRANCES text object above the Color Solid generator on the Layers tab.
7.	On the Layers tab, drag the FRANCES text object above the Color Solid generator. The FRANCES text object is the only thing showing above the Color Solid generator in the Canvas.