Titles – words are powerful
If there is one thing that is always present in a video except for the video clips and sound, it is text appearing in it. From advertisements to movies and cartoons, they all include text, if only for the end credits. So, let’s get started with using titles:
- To access our titles, we have to, as always, check the top of our Media panel, and then click the Titles library button, which will then show us all the available titles we can use:
Figure 5.8: Title presets and animation
Titles are extremely easy to use, just like any other type of media we’ve learned. We start by selecting one and dragging it onto our timeline. Make sure when adding it to your timeline that you add it on a new video track above the rest.
- Now, once added to our timeline, the title will say Lorem Ipsum; obviously, that’s not ideal, so to change it, we first have to click on the Edit button that we’ve...
