Create cool video titles in Final Cut Pro X

If you edit video, you probably use titles—to introduce a topic, identify a speaker, or perhaps credit actors and crew. Title design goes beyond just the choice of words. Fonts, colors, size, graphic elements, and animation all combine to establish a tone that can unify, support, and enhance your entire project.

If you’re using iMovie to edit your videos, you’ve likely discovered that it includes a good number of title presets. Many of them are animated, and they can be customized to fit your needs.

The Titles Browser in iMovie. All these titles are also available in Final Cut Pro X.

If you’re considering moving up to Final Cut Pro X (it can open your iMovie projects), you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that not only does it include the iMovie titles that you are used to (including Theme titles but excluding Movie Trailers), but there are also many more title designs to choose from—almost twice as many. In addition, you have much more flexibility to customize your titles, all in a user interface that should make you feel right at home.

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