Specifications

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Creating Titles with Avid Marquee
Working with Shapes
Yo u m ay w an t t o i nc l ud e sh ap e s i n y ou r ti tl e s t o a cc e nt t ex t o r t o h el p se p-
arate text from a background video. Shapes can assume all of the same
visual properties available in the Quick Titles Properties window: color,
opacity, gradient, shadow, and glow. You can also stack multiple shapes to
design a creative composite.
Yo u h ave tw o s hap e c rea ti on t oo ls: re ct an gl e a nd e ll ip s e.
To create a rectangle (or square) and ellipse (or circle):
1. Click the Rectangle or Ellipse tool.
2. To creat e a shape , do one of th e foll owing :
 To creat e a rectangular o r ell ipse, drag across the Monitor win dow
to form the shape, and release the mouse button when you have
the size and shape you want.
 To creat e a squar e or circl e, Sh ift+drag a cross the Monit or w indow
to form the shape, and release the mouse button when you have
the size you want.
To resize or reshape a shape:
1. Select the Edit tool.
2. Place the pointer near one of the bounding-box handles. When it
becomes an up arrow, drag the handle to resize and/or reshape. If
you want to maintain the shape of a perfect square or circle, then
Shift+drag the bounding-box handle as you resize it.
3. Make any Quick Titles Properties adjustments that you choose.
Often, you’ll want to layer the shapes behind text. By default, Marquee
layers objects in the order they are created with the most recent object
ordered as the top layer. So, you may want to reorder the layers.
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