Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 234)

229 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Creating titles
Last updated 8/12/2010
More Help topics
“ Transform objects ” on page 231
“ Apply color to title objects ” on page 233
“ About styles ” on page 227
Add images to titles
When adding an image to a title, you can add it as a graphic element or place it in a box to become part of the text.
Adobe Premiere Elements accepts both bitmapped images and vector-based artwork (such as art created with Adobe
Illustrator). Vector-based art is rasterized to a bitmapped version in the Monitor panel. By default, an inserted image
appears at its original size. Once inserted into a title, you can modify the image’s properties (such as scale) as you would
other objects.
Note: Unlike text and graphic objects, images you add to titles aren’t embedded as part of the title. Instead, the image
references the source image file in the same way that items listed in the Project view of the Tasks panel refer to source
audio and video files.
More Help topics
“ Set font, style, and size ” on page 224
Place an image into a title
1 If necessary, double-click the title in the Timeline to open it in the Monitor panel.
2 In the Monitor panel, do one of the following:
• Click the Add Image button at the bottom of the Tasks panel.
• Right-click in the Monitor panel and choose Image > Add Image.
• Choose Title > Image > Add Image.
Adobe Premiere Elements imports the image at the size at which it was created.
3 Drag the image to the desired location in the Monitor panel. If necessary, you can adjust the size, opacity, rotation,
and scale.
Note: Images acquired with a digital still camera tend to be much larger than a video project’s screen size. To resize an
image without distorting it, Shift-drag the image’s corner handle or use the Title > Transform
> Scale command.
Place an image in a text box
When you place an image in a text box, the image flows with the text as though it were a text character. It can have the
same attributes as other characters, such as strokes.
1 If necessary, double-click the title in the Timeline to open it in the Monitor panel.
2 In the Monitor panel, click and hold the Type Tool button , and select either the Horizontal Type Tool or the
Vertical Type Tool.
3 In the Monitor panel, click to create a text box where you want to insert the image.
4 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the Monitor panel and choose Image > Insert Image Into Text.
• Choose Title > Image > Insert Image Into Text.
5 Select an image and click Open.