Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 66)

66 Chapter 3 Preparing Clips in the Viewer
Superimpose a title over another clip:
Drag the title clip at the beginning of the movie above Sample Clip 1 in the Timeline.
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Position the playhead over the gap at the beginning of the movie and choose 2
Sequence > Close Gap.
Press Option-R to render the clips if a red line appears above the clips.
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Play the movie to see how the superimposed title looks. 4
Reposition the superimposed title to fit the background clip:
Position the playhead in the title clip in the Timeline so that you can see the title in
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the Canvas.
Double-click the superimposed title clip in the Timeline to open it in the Viewer.
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Drag the text in the Viewer to a position that looks good against the background clip. 3
You can also make other changes in the Controls tab.
Click in the Timeline to make it active, and press Option-R to render the clip if needed.
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Play the movie to see the changes that you made. 5