Titles

In this DVD you'll learn how to make perfect video titles, end credits, backgrounds and designs for better on-screen viewing, plus optimal colors and sizes to aid with readability of your video titles.

Quick, open your titler, choose a trendy font and color, then type some words and position it on the screen; done. But there is more, much more, to titles than this.

And in the center ring: the amazing, the gigantic, the most impressive typography known to mankind... Ladies and Gentlemen! Feast your eyes on 3D titles!

Flash Titler

How to use a titler to insert cool movie credits into your video.

A titler will do more than just put text on the screen--it can also give your productions a more professional look.

Innovative titling is an effective and relatively inexpensive way of taking raw footage and spicing it up. Here's how it's done.

letters to the editor

Tools & Tips

Tips for Terrific Titles

Videomaker's latest survey of the consumer CG market, from simple stand-alone units to fukll-blown DTV software-based titlers.

Many people think computer video is still too scary, with visions of SCSI drives, codecs and frame rates dancing in their heads. To many people, computer video just seems like too much work. Even if you aren't ready for full-blown nonlinear editing, there are still plenty of fun, easy ways you can use your computer to enhance your videos.

Are your titles a snooze? Don't despair -- they won't be after you've read this feature surveying titling and character-generator products.

Throw out your magic markers and construction paper -- this buyer's guide to titlers will help you choose from simple or sophisticated, stand-alone or computer-based CGs that let you create video titles with style.

You don't need to shell out major dollars on expensive character generators to achieve those desired titles. We'll show you three cheap titles you can make in minutes, without breaking the bank.

Frequently asked questions from you, frequently offered answers from us.

Titles give the first impression that many people will have of your video. This feature and buyer's guide will introduce you to available titling products and will help you choose the titler that's right for you.

Creative titling is a fun and easy way to add spice and character to your videos.

Whether you�re looking for a stand-alone character generator or a computer-based titling software, you�ll find it here in our extensive buyer�s guide.

Titles don't have to be fancy to be effective.

Attention to detail pays off in the end.

Let's jump beyond the basics and consider titles as a creative component of your shows.

Tips for Titling

If you're looking for the right equipment to create titles, standalone or software, this is the buyer's guide for you.

Find out everything you need to know to make great titles for all your video productions.

Creating unique and interesting title effects for your video doesn't have to be difficult or expensive.

Will your video include graphics and on-screen identifiers? It's important to shoot with your graphics in mind.