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3In the New Title dialog box, enter a name for the new title and click OK.

4Change the new title as desired.

5Close the Titler or save the project to save the title.

Open, import, or export a title

Open a title for editing

Double-click the title in the Project panel or in a Timeline panel.

Note: Titles open in the Titler, not the Source Monitor.

Import a title file

You can import a title file as you would any other source file.

1Choose File > Import.

2Select a title and click Open.

Note: In addition to importing Premiere Pro titles and Premiere Elements titles with the .prtl extension, you can import titles with the .ptl extension, created in earlier versions of Adobe Premiere. The imported titles become part of the current project file.

Export a title as an independent file

You can export titles as independent files that use the .prtl filename extension.

1In the Project panel, select the title you want to save as an independent file.

2Choose File > Export > Title.

3Specify a name and location for the title and click Save.

About safe margins in the Titler

The title-safe and action-safe margins in the drawing area of the Titler designate the safe zones. These margins are enabled by default.

Safe zones are useful when you edit for broadcast and videotape. Most TVs overscan the picture. Overscanning places the outer edges of the picture outside the viewing area. The amount of overscanning is not consistent across TVs. To ensure that everything fits within the area that most TVs display, keep text within the title-safe margins. Keep all other important elements within the action-safe margins.

Note: If you are creating content for the web or for CD, the title-safe and action-safe margins do not apply to your project. The entire image is displayed in these media.

Choose, create, and import title templates

The title templates included with Premiere Pro provide numerous themes and preset layouts that make it quick and easy to design a title. Some templates include graphics pertinent to certain subjects, such as new-baby or vacation themes. Others include placeholder text that you can replace to create credits for your movie. Some templates have transparent backgrounds, represented by dark gray and light gray squares. You can see your video beneath the title. Other templates are opaque.

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You can easily change any element in the template by selecting the element and either deleting it or overwriting it. You can also add elements to the template. After you modify the template, you can save it as a title file for use in current and future projects. Alternately, you can save any title you create as a template.

You can also import title files from another Premiere Pro project as templates. If you share templates between computers, make sure that each system includes all the fonts, textures, logos, and images used in the template.

If you do not have title templates, see this document. Although it says the document is for Encore, it also applies to Premiere Pro. After following instructions, your title templates will be restored.

Note: When you apply a new template, its content replaces any content currently in the Titler.

Note: Before Premiere Pro 2.0, Premiere Pro saved all titles as independent files separate from the project file. You can import titles created in older versions of Premiere Pro just as you import any footage. When you save the project, the imported titles are saved with the project.

Andrew Devis shows how to use, customize, and save title templates in this video tutorial on the Creative COW website.

Load a template for a new title

1Choose Title > New Title > Based On Template.

2Click the triangle next to a category name to expand it.

3Select the template, and then click OK.

Import a saved title file as a template

1With a title open, choose Title > Templates.

2Choose Import File As Template from the Templates panel menu.

3Select a file, and click Open (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS). You can import only Premiere Pro title files (.prtl) as templates.

4Give the template a name and then click OK.

Set or restore a default template

1	With a title open, click the Templates button	and select a template.
•	To set the selected template as the default template, choose Set Template As Default Still from the Templates panel
	menu. The default template loads each time you open the Titler.
•	To restore the default set of templates, choose Restore Default Templates from the Templates panel menu.
2	Click OK.

Rename or delete a template

With a title open, click the Templates button and select a template.

•To rename the selected template, choose Rename Template from the Templates panel menu. Type a name in the Name box, and click OK.

•To delete a template, choose Delete Template from the Templates menu, and then click OK.

Note: If you delete a template using this procedure, it is removed from the hard disk.

Create a template from an open title

1 With a title open, click the Templates button .

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