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Contents
Preface 7 An Introduction to LiveType
7 How Does Titling Work?
8 A Realm of Creative Possibilities
9 Workflow for Creating Titles
10 About This Manual
10 LiveType Onscreen User Manual
11 Apple Websites
Chapter 1 13 The LiveType Interface
14 Canvas
20 Inspector
25 Media Browser
26 Timeline
28 LiveType Media Files
Chapter 2 31 Setting Up a Project
31 Templates
33 Starting a New Project and Setting Defaults
34 Setting Project Properties
Chapter 3 41 Adding a Background
41 Setting a Background Color
42 Adding a Background Texture
43 Importing a Background Movie or Still Image
45 Considerations for Rendering the Background
Chapter 4 47 Working With Tracks
48 Positioning Tracks in the Canvas
49 Creating Angles and Curves
51 Linking Endpoints
52 Adding, Copying, and Deleting Tracks
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Working With Tracks in the Timeline