TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Intermediate

3 min

Create title graphics

Easily create titles directly on your video using the Type tool in the Essential Graphics panel in Adobe Premiere Pro.

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1

Open the Graphics workspace

With your sequence already open in the Timeline panel, open the Graphic Templates panel by choosing Window > Graphic Templates from the application menu.

2

Select a Motion Graphics template

In the Graphic Templates panel, browse the available templates under two tabs: My Templates, for those saved locally on your computer, and Adobe Stock, which offers thousands of additional downloadable templates.

Once you've selected a Motion Graphics template, drag it onto a video track in the timeline. It will appear as a clip with a default duration. If the template includes transparency, place it on a video track above the clip you want to display underneath.

Note: Some of the templates in the Adobe Stock tab require an additional purchase. To filter the templates shown, choose from the filter options located above the thumbnails.

3

Move and trim Motion Graphics templates

In the timeline, drag the Motion Graphics template until it’s in the right place. Then drag the end in or out to adjust the length of the clip. You can also add a transition to Motion Graphics templates to further refine them.

4

Copy the motion graphic throughout your project

To add graphics in the same style throughout your project, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (macOS) the clip to duplicate it elsewhere in your sequence.

5

Edit the template text

Move the playhead to the middle of the Motion Graphics template, you can see it in the Program Monitor. Then, make sure the clip is selected in your sequence. In the toolbar, choose the Type tool or use the keyboard shortcut T and click once on the sample text. You will see a red bounding box around the text. Now you can edit the displayed text, repeating this for each title in your project.

6

Edit the template style

In the toolbar, choose the Selection tool (V) and click once on the text in the Program Monitor so that you see a blue bounding box. Open the Properties panel by choosing Window > Properties from the application menu. Then, in the Text section, change the typeface to a different font or font style. Adjust the font size slider to increase or decrease the size. Change other text properties as you wish.

7

Create a Linked style

When you’re satisfied with your text styling, scroll down to the Linked style section. Click the + icon and choose Create style. Give the new Linked style a name and click OK.

8

Use your linked style

You can select other title clips in your sequence and apply the style you just created by choosing it in the Linked style section of the Properties panel. Move the playhead to the middle of the next title and select the text you want to change in the program monitor. Scroll down to the Linked style section and choose the style you just created. All the text properties you changed before saving the style will apply to the selected text.


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