Working with Safe Zones

If you create projects that will eventually be viewed on a television, it is very important to understand safe zones.

The Title Safe zone, sometimes referred to as the TV safe zone, is the inner blue square. Objects inside the boundaries of the zone will be visible on any television screen. You should place all text and your most important objects within the Title Safe zone. This feature is less relevant to flat-screen televisions, but it is necessary to accommodate curved-screen television sets.

The Action Safe zone is the outer blue square. Objects inside its boundaries will likely be seen on all televisions. If the action on the screen is a baseball player swinging the bat and the tip of the bat is within the Action Safe zone, the tip of the bat will most likely be visible on any set. If it is vital that the tip of the bat be visible to all audiences, you should align the video file so the tip of the bat is within the Title Safe zone.

You can turn the display of safe zones on or off in the View pop-up menu at the upper right of the Canvas window.

1.	From the View pop-up menu on the Canvas, choose Safe Zones to turn on the safe zone guides.
2.	In the Canvas, drag the Top sublayer downward until the top of the layer is inside the Title Safe zone.
3.	Drag the Bottom sublayer upward until the bottom of the layer is inside the Title Safe zone.
4.	From the View pop-up menu, choose Safe Zones to turn off the safe zones.
5.	Press Cmd-S to save your progress.