THE F O C A L E A S Y GUID E TO FINAL C UT PRO 7 To position text over a colored background select Matte from within Generators (found under the Effects tab in the Browser). You then need to overlay the Matte Color on top of the video track and then position the Text Generator of your choice over this. The Matte Generator can be cropped in the Motion window and the transparency adjusted through either the opacity setting in the Motion window or by using Clip Overlays. Professional-looking titles can then be achieved. Switch on the Safe Title display to show what is termed cutoff. This is found under the same menu as Image Wireframe. Master Templates One can tap directly into the power of Motion from within Final Cut Pro 6 and 7 through the Master Templates. This is advantageous as the editor can access these effects without having to step outside of the Final Cut Pro envi- ronment ­ thus there is no need to learn another application. These templates work in a very similar way to the other effects in Final Cut Pro. 188