Splicing or Overwriting a Title into a Sequence
Title Effect icon
Extract/Splice-in button
Lift/Overwrite button
To splice or overwrite a title into a sequence:
1.  Load the sequence into the Composer monitor.
  Titles must be placed a track above the video that forms the background. If an upper track already exists with an open region for the title, you can skip stepĆ”2.
2.  (Option) Select Clip > New Video Track.
3.  Double-click the Title Effect icon for the clip in the bin to load the title into the Source monitor.
4.  Patch the title source to the video track in the sequence by clicking the V1 Source Track button in the Track Selector panel and dragging it to the V2 Record Track button.
  You can use any three-point editing method to edit a title into a sequence. TheĆ”following steps are just one editing method. For other methods, see Editing in the Timeline and Main Topics: First Edits.
5.  In the Source monitor, mark an IN point.
Mark the IN point toward the middle of a still title clip so you can trim the title, if necessary.
6.  In the Composer monitor, mark IN and OUT points.
7.  Make sure all other Record Track buttons are deselected in the Track Selector panel.
8.  In the Tool palette, click either the Splice-in button or the Overwrite button to edit the title into the sequence.
See Also
Dragging a Marked Title into a Sequence
Dragging an Unmarked Title into a Sequence

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