Adding Text

Adding text is another way to spice up your slide show. Again, you don’t want to go overboard with your text. A good use of text would be to identify something in an image or give a location of the image. You may have other reason for using text and that’s fine, but use text discreetly.

  1. In the timeline, double-click on the image where you want to add text.

  2. Click on the filmstrip icon in the lower right hand corner of the Viewer window.
    The filmstrip icon in Final Cut

  3. Choose Text → Text.
    video text screenshot

  4. Click on the Control tab and edit the Sample Text. text control screenshot

  5. Click on the Video tab and drag the text down to the timeline. Be sure to align the text with the correct image for which the text pertains. text window screenshot

  6. Choose Sequence → Render All → Both.
    Rending transitions in Final Cut Pro