User Guide

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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About titles
YoucanopentheTitlerandstartanewtitleusingamenucommandortheProjectPanel’sNewItembutton.Youcan
loadmorethanonetitleintotheTitlerpanel,andyoucanchoosetheoneyouwanttoviewbychoosingitsnamein
the panel menu. (Click the down-pointing triangle in the Titler tab to open the panel menu.)
Whenyousaveatitle,AdobePremiereProaddsittotheactivebinintheProjectpanelautomatically.Titlesaresaved
aspartoftheproject.However,youcanexporttitlesasindependentfilesthatusethe.prtlfile-nameextension.Ifthe
title you want to use is on your hard disk but not yet part of the current project, you can import it as you would any
other source file.
Unlike other clips, titles reopen in the Titler, not the Source Monitor. Reopen a title when you want to change it or
toduplicateitandbaseanewversiononit.Ifyouwanttouseatitleinanotherproject,youmustfirstopenitsproject
and export the title using the File > Export > Title command. Then you can import it into another project as you
would any other source file.
Note: Before 2.0, Adobe Premiere Pro saved all titles as independent files separate from the project file. You can import
titles created in older versions of Premiere Pro just as you import any footage. When you save the project, the imported
titles are saved with the project.
To create a new title
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose File > New > Title.
• Choose Title > New Title and then choose a title type.
• In the Project panel, press the New Item button and choose Title.
2 Specify a name for the title and click OK.
3 Use the Titler’s text and shape tools to create a new file or to customize a template.
4 Close the titler or save the project to save the title.
Note: Titles are added to the Project panel automatically and are saved as part of the project file.
To create a title based on the current title
1 In the Titler, open or select the title on which you want to base a new title.
2 Click the New Title Based On Current Title button .
3 In the New Title dialog box, enter a name for the new title and click OK.
4 Make any changes you want to the new title.
5 Close the Titler or save the project to save the title.
To open a title in the active project
❖ Double-click the title in the Project panel or in the Timeline panel.
Note: Titles open in the Titler, not the Source Monitor.
To import a title file
1 Choose File > Import.
2 Select a title and click Open.