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Create and place Title Clips at the beginning, end, or between any two clips on the Timeline. Title Clips are a great way to prepare your audience for the topic that they are about to be presented. Transitions allow you to set specific entry effects that will transition one clip to another in your produced video.

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Adding a Title Clip to Your Video

The Title Clips link is located under the Add section of the Task List pane. Click the Title Clips link and a new window will open within Camtasia Studio. Follow these steps to create a Title Clip for your project.

1. Enter a unique Title Name in the Properties section, or leave the default name that is present.
2. Choose a background color or image for your Title Clip.
3. Enter the text you would like for your Title Clip and format as desired using the tools present. You will see a preview of your Title Clip within the Preview Window.
4. When finished, click OK and your Title Clip will be added to your Clip Bin and can be moved to the Timeline. (At any time you can click the Cancel button to close this window and return to the main interface without saving changes.)

The illustrations below explain each section of the Title Clips menu in more detail.

Once your Title Clip is in your Clip Bin, you can click and drag it before, after, or between any two clips on your Timeline.

The duration of Title Clips can also be altered by right-clicking on the Title Clip in the Timeline and selecting Title Duration. Increase or decrease the number of seconds you wish to have the Title Clip displayed and click OK.

Inserting a Transition Between Clips

The Transitions link is found under the Edit menu of the Task List section. When you click this link the Transitions window will open and replace the Task List and Clip Bin area on your screen. See the illustration for detailed descriptions.

You will also notice that the Timeline view has changed to the Storyboard view. When you find a transition you like, simply click and drag it to one of the locations between the clips on the Storyboard. Click the Finished button to exit this window and return you to the Timeline view and main interface of Camtasia Studio.

You can change the duration of any transition on your Timeline by right-clicking it and selecting from the menu. Your choices range from 1 – 5 seconds in length, and the default setting is 3 seconds.