FCE simple question

[ercw]

I want a white background for my title , so I set it white in the control tab and I set the alpha the white as well. the result is exactly what I expect in the viewer but the background becomes black again in the canvas. I know it has to be in front of my face but I cant figure out.
Any idea?

Thanks

 

[lighthouse_man]

Why don't you just layer a color render screen from Video Generators tab and add the title as text as a layer on top of it?

 

[huntercr]

I want a white background for my title , so I set it white in the control tab and I set the alpha the white as well. the result is exactly what I expect in the viewer but the background becomes black again in the canvas. I know it has to be in front of my face but I cant figure out.
Any idea?

Thanks

Lighthouse_man is right, that's how it's done. You also need to mind that it is broadcast safe, and depending what kind of look you are wanting to go with, I would put some sort of light gradient/texture on it as well.

What version of FCE do you have? You ought to consider using LiveType for your titles.

 

[gibbygoo]

ok but why does he get the white background in the viewer but not the canvas.?

 

[gibbygoo]

p.s. as far as I can tell there is no video generators tab

 

[RatVega]

ok but why does he get the white background in the viewer but not the canvas.?

p.s. as far as I can tell there is no video generators tab

The options in the View pop-up menu are only for viewing convenience and do not affect the timeline.

Yes, adding a color matte to the timeline is "how it's done", and if broadcast legality is an issue, set the opacity to 98% to keep it legal.

And yes, there's a generator pop-up; it's the little filmstrip button in the lower right corner of the viewer.