Do this at the beginning and end of the clip. Click on the handles and drag it to the right or left to create a fade. You will now see two little handles appear at the top and bottom corners of the clip.

Go back to the timeline and select the title clip.

Open the timeline view options on the left and select Thumb under Video View Options.

We’ve got our basic text set up, now let’s make it a little more interesting by adding a simple fade in and fade out.

Change the Opacity of the background to make it darker or lighter as necessary.

Once the height of the background is set, adjust the Width as necessary.

Under background, use the Height slider to reveal a background that is slightly higher than the text in the viewer window.

Looking down the Inspector window, you will see that you can also add a drop shadow, stroke, or background.

You can also adjust the size, font, position, color, alignment, angle, and more.

Add the text for the title in the section called Rich Text.

This is where you can make changes to the text.

Open the Inspector at the top right of the window.Click on the title you want to edit so the clip is highlighted.Now that you have a title in the timeline, here’s how you can modify it. For this example, we are going to add the basic title called ‘L Lower 3rd’.

Select the title you’d like to use, and simply drag and drop it onto the timeline at the playhead location.Under Fusion Titles, you will find more advanced titles that contain some type of graphic element.You’ll see standard basic text titles listed in the Titles section.On the left-hand side of the screen, open Toolbox and select Titles.Open the Effects Library on the top left of the window.Place the playhead at the location in the timeline where you want the title to start.Let’s get started and add our first title to the timeline. Or maybe you want to add a name at the bottom of the screen during an interview. Maybe it’s right at the beginning of the video to help tell what it’s about. When it comes to titles, think about where you might want to add them to your video. If you need footage for your project, you can download some free video clips to use. Part 1: Add Titles to a DaVinci Resolve Projectįor this tutorial, we’re assuming that you’ve already created a project and have footage in your timeline. Part 2: Text Templates for DaVinci Resolve.Part 1: Add Titles to a DaVinci Resolve Project.

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