Canvas, About the canvas interface – Apple LiveType 2 User Manual
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Chapter 1
The LiveType Interface
The four windows float freely, and can be moved and resized to suit your
working preferences.
To restore the default layout of LiveType:
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Choose Window > Apply Default Layout.
Canvas
The Canvas is your creative working environment, reflecting the output dimensions you
configure in the Project Properties dialog. (See “
Whether you are working in HDTV, NTSC, PAL, or any other format, the Canvas is
designed to help you lay out and view your titling project easily.
About the Canvas Interface
There are various interface elements and controls in the Canvas, outlined below.
Background
When you first open LiveType, the default checkerboard pattern in the Canvas
represents a transparent background, allowing alpha channel titles to overlay video
footage when composited in a nonlinear editor (NLE) such as Final Cut Pro. You can set
the background as any combination of the following:
 Transparent
 Solid color
 Animated texture or object
 Still image
 Movie
Action safe guidelines
Background (transparent)
Track, showing multiple
lines of text on one track
Zoom pop-up menu
Title safe guidelines
Transport controls