Custom titles in imovie

How do i make custom titles and place them in imovie with out them getting to look bad. I make them for final cut with photoshop and it works fine, but the same doesn't work for i movie. Why?

Welcome to the discussions!
A title that looks fine in FCE/FCP should look fine in iMovie, too, at least when you watch on TV. Don't judge by what you see on the Mac.

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How to create custom titles in iMovie HD

Hi, I tried to create titles in Photoshop (white type on a black background) that I can then import into iMovie as a still frame or photo. The problem is the type is blurry and not as crisp as when I use the Titles option in iMovie. Is there any way to import type into iMovie without it being blurry?
(Yes I will use the title options as a last resort, I just wanted to try something different)

Hmm, that's good to know about the better resolution on TV, unfortunately this one is intended for YouTube, (for now anyway).
I have one screen that needs to have a logo and a line of text under it, the rest I think I can get away with using the iMovie titles. I wanted to have three lines of text, each one coming on the screen separately and then staying in place, ending with all three on the screen at once. I can get away though, with each line coming on and the fading off separately if I have to.
Thanks for the help!

How can I add a custom title to multiple ALV reports selected by layout?

Greetings and good day, everyone!
Within the past week or so, I posted a question asking the best way to create a program that would generate multiple ALV reports. I got some great ideas, and I've actually coded up a few simple demos based on your feedback -- thank you!
Here's the issue I'm running into: Many of you suggested that I put all report records into one table, and create a field that I could use to filter on later to determine which fields I want to display for the report. For example, if I have 3 different reports, I put all the fields for all 3 reports into a table. I then add a "report key" field. As I put records into the report table for report 1, I code "01" into the "report key" field. I do the same for reports 2 and 3, assigning each a "report key" of "02" and "03", respectively.
I then set up layouts in the ALV for each of the three reports, using the filter option to only pull records with the "report key" value for that particular report. This all works wonderfully! However, I seem to have lost the ability to show a custom title for each layout. I can create a generic TITLEBAR (like "Reporting Center") but I don't know how to reset the grid's title when a layout is selected. I was hoping that SAP might use the layout description as the title on each page, but it doesn't -- it uses the TITLEBAR text.
Any ideas? I think this might be the best way to program multiple ALV reports, but if I can't display the right report title for a particular layout, I'll probably have to go back to my other alternative of putting each report in its own container/screen, and having a button to access each report from the application toolbar.
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Srikanth,
I don't have any Selection Screen radio buttons for the user to select a particular report; in my case, they specify some needed criteria by the program in the Selection Screen, the program goes off and does a fair bit of processing/updating, and then displays the ALV reports when finished. They don't want to choose one particular report to view ahead of time; they want to have all 3 (in my case) there to see what processed correctly, what was eligible to process but kicked out with errors, and what failed some matching checks done up front (this layout includes additional fields from the input file so they can see what didn't match up against R/3).
So, while I do like the code example you presented, I don't think it's going to help me in my case.

Can't edit titles in iMovie

I want to edit my theme title in iMovie (v 10.0.02) so that I can put the text on more than one line but the options are all greyed out
I've read the help section on this (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2212) but I don't have the ability to click on the font, size, alignment etc tools. I can see them, they are just completely unclickable.
Any ideas?

Hi ivdemark,
If you see above, I read the iMovie support.
It says that the titles that you can't edit are in gold, while the titles you can edit are in blue. This title is in blue.
The options are there, they are just greyed out.
Below is a full screen shot. Does this help show the issue?

Titles Make iMovie Freeze

I'm having a problem with adding Titles. Everytime I click on the Titles button iMovie freezes. I cannot add titles at all. Transitions, Video FX etc. work great, but for some reason every time I try to add a title, iMovie will freeze. I have plenty of hardrive space. I dont get it. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Alex

Hi Alex
There can be so much:
• low free space on internal hard disk gets the Mac to be spooky.
< 5Gb and even Mac OS alone get's into trouble
5-10Gb might work but slow and unstable
25Gb my set up
• Tidying up helps from time to time. I would.
- delete the iMovie pref file
- run: Repair permissions (Apple Disk Util tool)
- start from another hard disk or CD/DVD then
run: Repair hard disk (Apple Disk Util tool)
- start a new account and log into this and re-try.
• Did You add some "smart nice plug-ins" - move them out and see if
iMovie starts to behave.
To start with.
Ops ! YES Lennart nailed an important one too. Very so ! FONTS !!
Yours Bengt W
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How to speed up Focus title in iMovie? (READ DESCRIPTION)

I tried to speed up the Focus title in iMovie by making it shorter, but it maintained the same speed while being cut off before the text actually formed. I cannot speed up the actual clip itself, when I click Command+R nothing happens. Are there any other solutions?

Hi Joshua,
thanks a lot for your answer!
The reason why I don't use hardware triggering is the following: I want to acquire data when an external trigger line goes low and stop acquiring when the line goes high. But I want to do this for 30 consecutive triggers, and I want to be able to distinguish between every of the 30 "shots". I did not find a hardware trigger solution for that problem, so I tried the conditional retrieval option.
After your hint I wrote a vi which reads the buffer without conditional retrieval. The triggering is done with normal labview code based on the Array_Threshold.vi. This method is surprisingly fast and works fine!
Nevertheless, if you have some idea for the hardware triggering, please let me know!
Many greetings,
Tobias

Export custom title for use on another computer

I created some custom lower thirds titles on my old computer using Motion 5 running Mountain Lion.
I want to be able to use these custom titles in FCPX on my new computer running Mavericks.
How do I do this?

Your custom titles should be in your Movies>Motion Templates folder on your old computer. Just copy that entire Templates folder to the Movies folder on your new computer. If your new computer already has a Motion Templates folder then just transfer the contents of the Templates folder on the old computer.

Clicking a title makes iMovie 6 freeze

I have iMovie 6.0.3 and am having troubles with it freezing. Awhile ago, I had problems with using Office, which turned out to be a font issue. I was able to fix it by clearing the font caches and removing duplicate fonts.
Now in iMovie, whenever I click on a title, I get my "bing" error sound and shortly after any other action is taken, the spinning beach ball of death, requiring me to force quit iMovie. If I don't click on a title (centered title, bouncing text, etc.) I am able to freely scroll around through the list, go to any other tab under the editing pane, but once I click on a title, it freezes. I'm not able to drag it into a location or click on "add" as it also causes it to freeze, and no preview window comes up in the viewer.
I'm assuming at this point it's another unresolved font issue. My font book tells me all my fonts are fine, no errors. There are no more duplicate fonts. So I'm left thinking there is some file iMovie is trying to read where it's attempting to locate the fonts that no longer exist -- or something along those lines. Well I cannot find such a file, and I've tried removing the preferences as well to no avail.
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Well, I managed to solve it. It was not a font issue.
What I did that fixed it was under iMovie, show package contents/PlugIns, I removed a plug in called title, opened iMovie, and it magically worked. Then I quit iMovie, replaced the plugin and restarted it. iMovie titles now work fine. If someone else has a problem like this, try removing other plug ins and then placing them back in the folder. I also removed the entire plugin folder at one point, which might have done something as well, I'm really not sure.
I can only think iMovie was trying to find the files for the titles in the wrong place. Why, I have no idea. But it works now. So yay!

Saving Custom Title Presets

When I try to save this preset it never appears in the Preset List.

Hi Steve
Thanks for the reply.
So to make custom title I need to create a new title (basically font, style, colour, poistion), save the title down, save the opacity keyframes as a preset, and save the motion keyframes as a preset.
Then on a new project, import the title, apply the opacity effects preset, apply the motion effects preset and then I have my custom title!
Somehow I can't see myself doing that.
As an alternative I am considering creating a (blank) "titles" and "Disc Menus" project with an example of each of my titles, along with a disc menu using matching fonts and colours. When I start a new project I'll load this "titles" project, load the media and then save down as a new project. What do you think?
I used Pinnacle Studio for many years but got a little cheesed off when it kept crashing when attempting to make DVDs longer than 30 mins. I changed to Cyberlink Power Director 2 years ago, but it seems to have problems with HD content longer than 60 mins, although much quicker. I'll see how Elements copes..... So I must confess to being slightly dissapointed with how difficult it is to customise Elements.
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Trying to add titles in IMovie. Using IMovie 8.0.6 and Mac OSX version 10.6.8. When I try to add titles IMovie shuts down. What do I need to do to stop the shut downs?

I can not add Titles in IMovies. When I click on the Titles, IMovie shuts down. I am using Mac OSX Version 10.6.8 and IMovies version 8.0.6
Was able to add some Titles yesterday, but had some problems with shut downs. Today I can not get past clicking on Titles without a shutdown

DK Flash,
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3310 but you have 10.6.8. So this shouldn't apply. But just in case.
This had to do with the Far Far Away title causing iMovie to quit.
Try clearing caches and plist.
Do the behavior persist in a new user on the computer?
Calbe

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Hi,
I have noticed recently that the titles in iMovie are blurry, I thought that when ill export the movie the titles will syncronize to the resolution of the movie, in my case 1080p but they didn't.
does anyone have a sloution to my problem?
cheers.

Our brain is programmed to naturally accept that if the object is static, it looks sharp. If an object is in motion however, it will look blurry.
What happens if you make a moving object static?!? Your brain needs to see this as being sharp, but it can not being it is actually in motion. This is the function of in camera stabilization and iMovie and pretty much all the other software stabilization setup. It stabilizes the image, but does not prevent motion blur. Preventing motion blur is a function of shutter speed, but the problem with upping the shutter speed is that it removes a certain cinematic feeling our eyes and brains are naturally atuned to. Which goes to show why, even with the shaky footage of the movie "The Blair Witch Project", the movie went on to be one of the hits.
There's always a trade-off using camera stabilization or software stabilization and that is, do you want
1, stabilized footage but at the expense of seeing motion blur
or
2, unstabilized footage that gives you sea sick but keeping the acuity as is.
Most people will choose stabilized footage and use in conjunction a steadicam setup..
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Custom titles in WEBI

Hi,
How can I insert text boxes and create a custom title in WEBI and I don't want to use the default one the system Proposes..Any idea how to achieve this.
(Or) please let me know how to remove the default line under "Report title" in WEBI.
Regards,
Preetham

Hi Preetham,
Inserting a blank cell on a report
To insert a blank cell on a report:
1. Make sure you are in Report View.
The Edit Report button is pressed in when you are in Report View.
2. Click the Templates tab.
If the Templates tab is not visible, click the Show/Hide Manager button on
the Report toolbar to display the tab.
The Template categories appear.
3. Click the + sign next to Free-Standing Cells.
4. Select the Blank Cell template, and then drag the template onto an empty
area of the report.
5. enter your Text
Hope it helps you....
chandra sekhar

How to relink custom title

I just replaced the hard drive in my mac pro. I have a project with w custom title created in motion, but now the title is showing offline. The motion file is in the correct location on my new hard drive but FCPX shows the title as offline.
Any ideas on how to make the reconnect?
thanks

Let me se if I understood correctly:
- you have a project with a custom title;
- you moved the project to a different drive, which lacked this custom title - hence it appeared as offline
- you copied the custom title to the new drive, using exactly the same name and placing in the exact same place
- the title still appears offline in FCP X
Am I correct?
If so, I think I may have a solution, and an easy one.
1) Export your project to XML
2) Create a new project, and Import the XML
3) There is no step 3
It is funny how many situations can be worked around via XML these days

IPhoto '09 Loses Custom Titles on Import

Hello, All.
I've searched these forums and others on the 'net and can't find a reason nor a solution.
I import pix from my camera to the Finder, title them manually, start iPhoto and import. Previous versions of iPhoto has retained the titles I give the pictures, but this version only displays their previous title, e.g., IMG_3319, IMG_3320 ... etc. For some reason iPhoto loses my custom titles on import.
Can anyone think of why, or, more importantly, how I can bend iPhoto to my will?
P.S.
My custom titles usually follow this format:
010.20090729.NewYork,NY.jpg
020.20090729.NewYork,NY.jpg
- or -
010,20081231,Benfield,PA.jpg
020,20081231,Benfield,PA.jpg
- or -
01020090909SanFran,CA.jpg
02020090909SanFran,CA.jpg

You are doing something wrong
If you bring the photos to the finder and rename them, the old names are gone and nothing including iPhoto will use them.
Hence my original question "how are you renaming the files?"
When I want to do that I use image capture to download the photos and name mangler - http://www.manytricks.com/namemangler/ - to rename them
There could be an issue with multiple periods in the name - I've not messed with that - it is possible that your "rename" process simply does not take and the photo file name is left unchanged
LN

More Titles for imovie 09

I was wondering if i could download even more imovie titles for imovie 09. I didn't know if there are plug ins I can download or something. Any information would help

artistjoh wrote:
.. iMovie 06 was more sophisticated than iMovie 09. Is this the case and could it do things like add animated images?
Yes.
iMHD6 was a 'real', timeline based NLE. it lacked a few of iM09's features as greenboxing and pic-in-pic, but due to an API, you were allowed to teach iM new tricks by plug-ins.
have a look on this website: www.geethree.com
they still offer an awesome bunch of plugins for incredible effects, transitions and titles..
for stop-motion..
yepp, iMHD6 allowed a 'length' of clips down to 1 frame (iM09 is limited to 3frames), allthough I recommend designated tools as FrameByFrame or - bestofshow - iStopmotion (onion-skinning, stuff...).
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have a look here, my 'Say Cheese Productions'-intro.. that is done with QTpro..:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-BHrrF-EE&hd=1
iMHD6 was the little brother of FCE, which is the little sister of FCP..
iM09 is a from scratch new app.. just sharing the name, but totally diff. app and usage (a 'clean'n upload-tool, I like to say)
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