Saving a Title and Adding It to the Timeline

Once you've created a title, you can save it in a couple of wayseither by creating a stand-alone title that you might want to import into future projects, or by saving the title and importing it directly into the Project Browser.

The default way to save your title is to send it to the Project Browser where it can be stored for future use. Once in the Project Browser, you can also use it in other sequences, not just the one on which you're working.

Once you've created your title and saved it to the Project Browser, you can add it to the Timeline. This process is exactly the same as placing a video, music, or image file into your project.

To save a title

Do one of the following:

• Press F12 or Ctrl+E or select File and then Save as new to Liquid to automatically add this title to the Project Browser, but to keep the Title Deko interface open.
  
  
• Press F11 to automatically add this title to the Project Browser and to close the Title Deko interface.
  
  

Tip

• To return to the Liquid Edition interface without saving the title you've created, select Exit from the File menu or click the window's X in the top right of the interface.

To place a title on the Timeline

Do one of the following:

• Drag and drop the title to where you need it to be (Figure 10.36).
  
  

  Figure 10.36. Drag and drop your titles from the Project Browser to the Timeline…

  
  
  
• Send the title to the Source Viewer; then use the insert arrow to send it to the current location of the timeline cursor.
  
  
• Right-click the Title and select Send To > Timeline to send the title to the current location of the Timeline cursor (Figure 10.37).
  
  

  Figure 10.37. ...or right-click and select Send To > Timeline.

  

  
  

Tip

• You can dynamically resize a title on the Timeline by clicking the mark-in or mark-out point to reveal the red handle. Grab this with the mouse to adjust the size (Figure 10.38).

  Figure 10.38. Dynamically resizing the title on the Timeline.

  
  
  

The Default Duration of a Title

Chapter 3 looked at importing an image file and predefining its default duration using the Liquid Edition Control Panel. This function also applies to titles, so the default duration you list for your images is used when you add a title to the Timeline.

Changing this setting is global and applies to all images you add to the Timeline after you make the change.