The document provides instructions for exporting video from Final Cut Pro to Live Type in order to create titles. Key steps include exporting the FCP sequence to Live Type, placing the exported video as a background movie in Live Type, typing text and selecting fonts/effects, and rendering a preview or final movie to import back into FCP.

1. Live Type
Exporting video from Final Cut Pro to Live Type
In FCP on the timeline, create an ‘in’ point at the beginning of your
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sequence and an ‘out’ point at the end to select video to export
→ Export → For Live Type (re-name and save)
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Open Live Type
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→ Place Background Movie
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If you are not using a background movie you may want to use one of
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the backgrounds available under the ‘Textures’ or ‘Objects’ tab in
media browser. Select one and click ‘Apply’ or if it is not the first
background click ‘Apply to new track’.
If you do not specify a background movie, texture or object, the text will
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appear on a plain black background in FCP.
Creating a title in Live Type:
In the inspector window, ensure the ‘text’ tab is selected then type your
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text into one of the text entry boxes
Choose a font from either the ‘Fonts’ or ‘Live Fonts’ tab in the media
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browser - category drop down menus give you more options
Once chosen click ‘apply’ in the media browser
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Your text will appear on the canvas it can be moved around using the
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blue line or character by character
The ‘Effects’ tab in the media browser gives you a range of animated
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effects which can be added to plain fonts
The Inspector window gives you the following options tabs to manipulate your
text:

2. Text Style Effects Timing Attributes
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Size Shadow If you have Random GLYPH = Text Matte =
applied any Background
Tracking Glow effects they Sequence Opacity
can be (from left or
Outline turned on right) Blur
Leading
and off here
Extrude Speed Scale
(also option
to reverse) Offset
Delay Rotate
Duration Colour
Rendering:
To see a preview of your creation
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→ Render Preview
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To save your creation ready to be imported into FCP
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→ Render Movie
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