Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 3 Adding a Background 45
Importing a Background Movie With Timing Markers
Final Cut Pro allows you to save movies that include timing markers, which can be
useful when setting the precise timing of your titles. When you place a Final Cut Pro
movie in LiveType, the markers appear in the frame ruler of the Timeline. Markers
cannot be repositioned in the Timeline. Clicking them, however, moves the playhead to
the marked frame.
Considerations for Rendering the Background
You have the option of rendering or not rendering the background in your project. The
background settings in the Project Properties dialog—Color, Opacity, and Render
Background—provide several options that affect your working environment and the
final result of your project.
If you’re creating a standalone animation, web banner, or multimedia component, for
example, you might want to include a full background as part of your movie output. If
you’re creating a titling overlay, you won’t want to render the background in most cases.
Consider these options:
 To include a background image, movie, or animated texture in your final output, leave
the background color opacity at 0 percent and select the Render Background
checkbox.
 If you want an opaque or semitransparent solid color background in your final output,
choose a color and opacity level, and select the Render Background checkbox.
 If you don’t want background elements in your final output, deselect the Render
Background checkbox. This option allows you to do the following:
 Import a background movie or image for placement and timing reference only,
without incorporating it into your titling output.
 Define a Canvas color other than the default checkerboard pattern, according to
your working preferences.
Marker imported as part of
a Final Cut Pro movie