From the course: Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Avid Media Composer 5.5

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Creating titles

Creating titles

From the course: Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Avid Media Composer 5.5

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Creating titles

In Final Cut Pro we have a very basic built-in Title tool. If we want to go further then we've got the Boris FX title generator or Motion for creating more advanced graphics and titles. Media Composer has a similar situation. There is a basic tool called Title tool and a most sophisticated package called Marquee. Before using either tool, here are some considerations. First, if you're working in a mixed Mac and PC environment, then you'll want to identify fonts which are identical and available for both platforms. Even fonts with the same name can look different from Mac to PC. You'll also want to consider size. Above 128 points you'll find that sticking with TrueType fonts is the best way to avoid unexpected results. So one of the first things you should do is research your font and find out if it allows for your project and workflow requirements. Once you've identified the font you want to use, copy that to your container folder for your project. That way when the project moves, so…

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