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2 Choose Rename Template from the Templates menu.
3 Type a name in the Name text box, and click OK.
To delete a template:
1 Choose Title > Templates and select a template.
2 Choose Delete Template from the Templates menu, and then click OK.
Note: If you delete a template using this procedure, it is removed from the hard disk.
Showing video behind the title
If you are creating a title for a specific piece of footage, it may be useful to view a frame of
that footage in the drawing area as you create the title. Displaying footage is helpful if you
want to precisely position a title or compare title and footage colors. Use Adobe Title
Designer’s timecode controls to target and display a specific frame from the Timeline
window. Use the Sync to Timeline button to display the frame at the current-time indicator
in the Timeline window and update the timecode to reflect the frame’s location on the
timeline.
If you add new footage to the Timeline window at the targeted time, the Adobe Title
Designer displays the new footage.
To show a frame of video behind the title:
In the Adobe Title Designer window, select Show Video.
To designate the frame shown in the window:
Do one of the following:
• Drag the Show Video value until the display frame is visible in the drawing area.
The Show Video value uses the same format as the timecode of the project. For
example, if you are working in a PAL project, the Show Video value represents PAL
timecode.
• Click the Show Video value and enter the time (along the timeline) where the display
frame is located.
Note: The current-time indicator does not change location when you perform either of the
above procedures.
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To display the frame located at the current-time indicator:
In the Adobe Title Designer, click the Sync To Timeline button .
Previewing titles on an external monitor
If you’re creating titles for broadcast, it’s important to preview them on a television
monitor to make sure that the colors and text appear as expected. Since video monitors
use a progressive scanning method to display images as compared to televisions which
use interlaced fields, text and fine details can look very different from one to the other. To
avoid creating titles that appear to strobe or bleed on television screens, make sure that
fonts and graphic elements are large enough to span across fields. Also, make sure to use
colors that are broadcast-safe and don’t strike too much contrast with the background.
To preview titles on an external monitor:
In the Adobe Title Designer, click the Send Frame To External Monitor button .
Understanding title-safe and action-safe margins
The title-safe and action-safe margins in the Adobe Title Designer drawing area designate
the title’s visible safe zones. These margins are on by default.
Safe zones are useful when editing for broadcast and videotape. Most consumer television
sets use a process called overscan, which cuts off a portion of the outer edges of the
picture, allowing the center of the picture to be enlarged. The amount of overscan is not
consistent across televisions, so to ensure that everything fits within the area that most