Lesson 15. Adding Titles and Graphics

Lesson Files	Lesson 15 Project
Media	Motocross > Racing and Team Story folders; Graphics folder
Time	This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.
Goals	Create text edits
	Control text options
	Superimpose a title
	Create a lower third
	Create animated text edits
	Work with multilayered graphic files
	Add motion effects to text
	Work with Boris text

No matter how simple or complex a sequence is, adding text, titles, and graphics makes it seem complete. In Final Cut Pro, titles along with other items such as color mattes and color bars are generated within the application. You can add titles to your project for a number of purposes and in a number of ways. For example, you can create stand-alone title clips for simple slates or a production title card before your sequence even begins. Or you can add text on top of existing sequence clips to identify a person, place, or thing. There are specialty text effects you can use, such as placing an image inside of text letters. And most projects require either an opening or a closing title and a credit roll of some type.