Creating Titles > Creating and setting up a new title > Importing a sample frame
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Importing a sample frame


When you import a sample frame from a clip (or still image), the frame functions only as a positioning aid for title type and graphics and is not actually included in the title clip. You can select and use any color from the sample frame by using the eyedropper tool (). By default, Premiere uses the first frame in the clip (or the poster frame if one is defined), but you can specify which frame to use by setting marker 0 (Poster Frame) in the clip. See Using markers.

To import a sample frame to the Title window for positioning:

1 Open the Title window.

2 Do one of the following:
  • If a project is already open, double-click any clip in the Project window.
  • If no project is open, choose File > Open, locate the video clip or still image file you want to use as a reference, and click OK.

    • 3 In the Clip or Source view window, go to the frame you want to use for title positioning.

    4 Click the Marker Menu button () and choose Mark > 0 (Poster Frame). This specifies the frame Premiere uses for the Title window.

    5 Drag the frame into the Title window.
    Dragging a frame from the Source view window (right) to the Title window (left).

    To change a sample frame:

    1 Open the clip in the Clip or Source view window and locate the frame you want to use as the sample frame.

    2 Click the Marker Menu button () and choose Mark > 0 (Poster Frame). The frame at the new marker 0 position will automatically appear in the Title window.

    To remove a sample frame:

    Select Title > Remove Background Clip.

    Creating Titles > Creating and setting up a new title > Importing a sample frame