Titling and the Titler

Apply a style to an object

1Select the object to which you want to apply the style.

2In the Title Styles panel, click the style swatch that you want to apply.

To prevent the font type in the style from being applied to the font in your title, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the style swatch.

Specify the characters in the Title Styles panel

You can specify the characters that are shown in the Title Styles panel.

1Select Edit > Preferences > Titler (Windows), or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Titler (Mac OS).

2Type the characters you want to appear in the Title Styles panel into the Style Swatches field (limit of two).

3Click OK.

Delete, duplicate, or rename, a style

In the Title Styles panel, do any of the following:

• To delete a style, select it, and then choose Delete Style from the Title Styles panel menu.

Note: This procedure deletes only the swatch or name from the display area. The style remains in the library. Use the Append Style Library, Reset Style Library, or Replace Style Library command to display the style library again.

•To duplicate a style, select it, and choose Duplicate Style from the Title Styles panel menu. A duplicate of the selected style appears in the Title Styles panel.

•To rename a style, select it, and choose Rename Style from the Title Styles panel menu. Type a new name, up to 32 characters, in the Rename Style dialog box, and click OK.

Manage style libraries

After you create a style, you can save it in a collection, or style library, with other styles. By default, the styles you create appear in the current style library, but you can create new libraries in which to save styles. For example, you can delete the current library display, create new styles as you work, and then save those styles in their own library.

In the Title Styles panel, do any of the following:

•To restore the default style libraries, choose Reset Style Library from the Styles menu.

•To save a style library, choose Save Style Library from the Styles menu. All styles visible in the Styles section are saved. Specify a name and location for the style library file and click Save. Premiere Pro saves style library files with the extension .prsl.

•To load a saved style library, select Append Style Library from the Title Styles panel menu. Then browse to the style library, select it, and click Open (Windows), or Choose (Mac OS).

•To replace a style library, choose Replace Style Library from the Title Styles panel menu. Browse to the style library that you want to use as a replacement, select it, and click Open (Windows), or Choose (Mac OS).

Rolling and crawling titles

Though static titles, graphics, and logos suffice for some projects, many others require titles that move across the screen. (Titles that move vertically over the footage are called rolls. Titles that move horizontally are called crawls.)

Last updated 1/16/2012

Titling and the Titler

Note: The length of the title clip in a Timeline panel determines the speed of the roll or crawl. The more you increase the title clip length, the slower the movement.

Create a rolling or crawling title

1 Do one of the following:

•To create a rolling title, choose Title > New Title > Default Roll.

•To create a crawling title, choose Title > New Title > Default Crawl.

2Create the text and graphic objects for the rolling or crawling title. Use the Titler panel scroll bar to view offscreen areas of the title. When the title is added to the sequence, the offscreen areas roll or crawl into view.

For rolling credits, create a long text box using the Area Type tool, and use alignment, tabs, and leading to adjust the formatting.

3In the Titler panel, click the Roll/Crawl Options button .

4Specify the appropriate Direction and Timing options, and then click OK.

Note: You can specify a direction for crawling titles only.

Andrew Devis has this video tutorial on creating rolling titles.

Phil Hawkins goes step by step to show how to create and work with rolling credits in this Premiere Pro tutorial video.

Roll/Crawl Timing options

Start Off Screen Specifies that the roll begins out of view and scrolls into view.

End Off Screen Specifies that the roll continues until the objects are out of view.

Preroll Specifies the number of frames that play before the roll begins.

Ease-In Specifies the number of frames through which the title rolls at a slowly increasing speed until the title reaches the playback speed.

Ease-Out Specifies the number of frames through which the title scrolls at a slowly decreasing speed until the roll completes.

Postroll Specifies the number of frames that play after the roll completes.

Crawl Left, Crawl Right Specifies the direction in which the crawl moves.

Convert a title to another type

1In the Titler Panel, select the text box you want to convert, and click the Roll/Crawl options button.

2For Title Type, specify the type of title you want, and if necessary, specify Timing options.

3Click OK.

Last updated 1/16/2012