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Understanding the Title Tool
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• If you are bringing a project from the Macintosh platform to the Windows platform, or from the
Windows platform to the Macintosh platform, you might need to substitute a font from the new
platform for an existing font in the project. Windows and Macintosh fonts sometimes differ even
when they have the same name. If the Title tool does not recognize a font contained in a title, the
Font Replacement dialog box opens to let you substitute an alternative font.
• If you intend to create titles with font sizes of 128 points or larger, use TrueType
®
fonts. Some
fonts cannot display consistently at sizes of 128 points or higher, but TrueType fonts can
accommodate larger font sizes.2
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For more information on installing fonts, see your Windows or Macintosh system documentation.
Understanding the Title Tool
The following illustration shows a title over a video background.
Example of a title over a video background in the Title tool. The two dotted-line rectangles are the safe action area
(outside) and safe title area (inside) guidelines.
The Title tool has the following major components:
• A video background based on a sequence or a color background that you create.
When your project uses the 16:9 aspect ratio, the Title tool uses the 16:9 aspect ratio also, and
saved titles appear correctly in the monitors.
For more information, see “Understanding the Drawing Environment” on page 302 and “Setting
Up the Drawing Environment” on page 304.
• The title or graphic in the foreground that you create.
• The safe title and safe action area guidelines.