Block of Text

I have iMovie HD 6. How do I create a block of white text, static, on black full screen, that just stays there for 10 or 15 seconds, no scrolling, converging, or any movement at all?

Hi Clawman - do you have Quicktime Pro? If you have, here is a way to get a better result, though still using the Scrolling Block title option.
1. Create the text you want, over black, and place it in the Timeline.
2. Drag this clip to the Desktop and open it in Quicktime.
3. Position the playhead to the text position on the screen that you prefer.
4. Go Edit>Trim to Selection, then go Command/C, then Command/V (hold down those keys until the duration you want is indicated on the duration counter at the left of the bar.
5. Go Window>Show Movie Properties, highlight the Video Track, and tick the resulting High Quality box.
6. Save As (choose a name), and the 'self-contained' option. Save to Desktop.
7. Drag this file back into iMovie's Timeline and mute its audio.
You will find that this creates a sharper result than merely creating a Still Frame, and it is faster to do than my list of steps seems to suggest!

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--=====
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--=====
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--=====
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