Chapter 12. Creating Titles

Although Premiere Pro CS3 can accept graphic files created with other applications, no editing system would be complete without a title-creation tool of its own. At the very least, most videos require an opening title and end credits. Titles can also be used to identify the onscreen speaker in a documentary, list important concepts in a business presentation, or subtitle foreign-language footage. Even narrative projects may use titles within the program—for example, to identify a change of scene or time, like this: “Orlando, Florida, 1970” or “37 Years Later.”

Premiere Pro CS3’s Title program includes tools for creating text and graphics, title rolls, and crawls. It also includes an extensive list of templates and preset ...

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