Specifications

Making Changes to a LiveType Project Already in Final Cut Pro

Although you can perform normal editing tasks with a LiveType project in Final Cut Pro,

the LiveType title contents cannot be changed from within Final Cut Pro—LiveType title

settings can only be changed in the LiveType application. Final Cut Pro provides a quick

and easy way to open LiveType projects directly in the LiveType application to make

changes to your title.

Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and LiveType to be installed on the same computer.

To open and modify a LiveType project in LiveType, from within Final Cut Pro:

1 In the Final Cut Pro Browser or within a sequence, Control-click the LiveType project

clip in which you want to adjust title settings, then choose Open in Editor from the

shortcut menu.

The LiveType project file is opened in the LiveType application.

2 In LiveType, make any necessary changes to the LiveType title.

3 Save the LiveType project file.

4 Return to Final Cut Pro.

Final Cut Pro automatically relinks any LiveType project clips that reference the LiveType

project you just changed. In Final Cut Pro, you can immediately see the changes to the

LiveType title. Using this method, you do not need to reconnect the LiveType project

file each time you alter it outside of Final Cut Pro.

Note: The Creator column in the Final Cut Pro Browser indicates what application will

open when you choose Open in Editor from a clip’s shortcut menu. (To view the

Creator column, Control-click a Browser column heading to the right of the Name

column, then choose Show Creator from the shortcut menu.) For LiveType clips, the

creator is automatically set to LiveType.

Exporting a Partial Sequence for LiveType

You can use LiveType to create titles that Final Cut Pro can place over a sequence’s

background video. However, this process is a lot easier if, while creating the title in

LiveType, you can see the background video it will be placed over.

You can export a section of your Final Cut Pro sequence, defined by In and Out points,

for use as the background video while creating the title in LiveType.

Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and LiveType to be installed on the same computer.