Previewing Titles
The Avid editing application uses anti-aliasing with an 8-bit alpha channel to create text and objects in titles. Anti-aliasing ensures that text, lines, and object edges appear smooth, regardless of size.
You can preview a title to see the title drawn with anti-aliasing, just as the Avid editing application would save it. Titles are always saved in anti-aliased format.
The display behavior for title objects in Preview mode is as follows:
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You can alter the graphics characteristics of title objects (including
colors, shadows, borders, and transparency) without losing the anti-
aliased preview.
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You can select text objects and apply text styles from the Styles pop-up
menu without losing the anti-aliased preview.
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When you click a text object for editing with the Text tool, the text
displays without anti-aliasing. When you finish editing the text and
click outside the object to deselect it, the anti-aliased preview is
restored.
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To display anti-aliased titles:
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Select Object > Preview.
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When you select Preview, a check mark appears next to the Preview
command and titles appear with anti-aliasing. When you deselect
Preview, no check mark appears next to the Preview command and
titles appear without anti-aliasing.