ABSTRACT
Every program is enhanced with graphics, whether they are a simple opening title and closing credits or elaborate motion-graphics sequences illuminating some obscure point that can be best expressed in animation. This could be simply a map with a path snaking across it or a full-scale 3D animation explaining the details of how an airplane is built. Obviously, the latter is beyond the scope of both this book and of Final Cut Pro alone, but many simpler graphics can be created easily within FCP. More advanced motion graphics can be done in FCP’s companion application, Motion, but that would be the subject for another book. In this chapter, we’ll look at some typical titling problems and how to deal with them and details on how to enhance your titles. In addition, we’ll look at working with still images. As always, we begin by loading the project.
