Titel with transparent background - how to do? PE-10

Question

Hi,
When I make a title it shows clearly transparent over my video-picture - as desired - in the preview window.
When I share this video the title has  black background and so the background video-picture is not visible.
What am I possibly doing wrongly?
Regards,
Koen

Answer 1

Koen,
When you chose Title>New Title, you WERE working in the Titler. Unless some of the Panels in Titler have been closed (do not think that PrE allows for much of this, but in PrPro, the Titler has separate Panels, that CAN be closed, if chosen), you should see a little Toolbar, and then the Styles Panel.
Here is a look at Titler from PrE 4.0. It should look very similar in later versions of PrE. Note that the Video at the point of the CTI (Current Time Indicator) shows through below the Title, that I am working on here (Title>New Title>Default Still, which has not been modified yet). If the CTI was on a section of the Timeline, with no Video, the "field" behind the Title would be blank, hence seen as black.
In the case of your Title, I see the same issue on the ends of the Text string, plus it appears that some Effect is being applied near the bottom of the characters.
If I understand what you want for the end result, a Title that comes in (I would use a Cross-Dissolve Transition at the beginning), and then stays on screen, as the Video fades out, then fades out itself, I would remove all Effects and Animations, like the Fade In, or Fade Out, and anything else applied to that Title. With the Title on a Video Track above the Video (on Video Track 1), that fades out via the Opacity Keyframe. Then, add a Cross-Dissolve Transition to the Head of the Title, and one at the Tail also. Note: since the Video will have already faded to black by the Tail of the Title, you could also use a Dip-to-Black, instead of the Cross-Dissolve, but the visual effect should be the same, since everything below that Title has already faded to black via the Opacity Keyframing.
The Duration of those Cross-Dissolves will be per the default, Edit>Preferences>General>Default Still Duration, but remember, you can adjust that Duration to suit by click-dragging on the Transition. Just be careful that you click-drag ON the Transition and not on the Title (or Clip) - can be a bit tough, if one has a high-rez monitor, so click-drag carefully. If you have clicked on the Title, or the Clip, just Ctrl+Z to Undo and try again.
I personally find the Title Animation Presets to be a bit limiting, so seldom use those. They are quick, but limiting.
Also, make sure that you have not added any Effects to your Title, unless you intend to use those. Most Effects that can be applied to a Video Clip, can also be applied to a Title. It almost looks like there is an Effect applied, that is truncating your Text in your example, but maybe I am seeing some form of an Animation Preset, that is just not complete in the still image, that you are showing.
Good luck, and let us know if the above makes sense, and also gets you exactly what you want and need.
Hunt