Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1019)

232 Part II Project Interchange
17 Choose View > Show Title Safe.
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Tip: Viewing title safe boundaries is especially important when creating work that will
be broadcast on television. Televisions cut off the edge of the video frame to give the
illusion that the picture takes up the entire TV screen. The amount that gets cut off
varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
18 In the right number field of the Center setting, enter 37.
Viewing the action safe guidelines, you see that you’re within the area that is viewable
on most television monitors.
The action safe boundary
is 10% smaller than the
size of the video frame.
The title safe boundary is
20% smaller than the size
of the video frame.
Enter 37 here to move
the clip down 37 pixels.
You can now see more
of the clips in the
background.