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To export a partial sequence for LiveType and create a title over it:
1 In the Final Cut Pro Timeline, set In and Out points to define the section of video you
want the LiveType title to appear over.
2 Choose File > Export > For LiveType.
3 Name the sequence portion you are exporting, then click Save.
4 In LiveType, choose File > Place Background Movie to import the sequence exported
from Final Cut Pro and place it in the second track.
5 In the LiveType Timeline, select the first track and create your title effect.
6 Once the effect is complete, save the project.
Make sure the Render Background setting in the Project Properties window is not
selected when you save the LiveType project. (By default, this setting is not selected.
You can verify this by choosing Edit > Project Properties.)
7 Import the LiveType project into the original Final Cut Pro project, and place it in the
Timeline’s V2 track at the location defined by the In and Out points.
The title appears over the background video exactly as it did while you were creating
the LiveType project.
Using Shake With Final Cut Pro
Taking advantage of the powerful compositing and visual effects capabilities of Shake
while editing your movie in Final Cut Pro can make a huge difference, especially when
working with video that is difficult to key or when you need motion tracking or
rotoscoping. Final Cut Pro includes a method specially designed to make sending clips
to Shake efficient and trouble free.
For example, you can use Final Cut Pro to superimpose a group of clips that you want
to turn into a single composite using Shake. Final Cut Pro makes it easy to set In and
Out points for each clip, determining how they overlap. You can then send the media
to Shake along with the timing information, freeing you from having to reconstruct the
media arrangement within Shake.