214 Chapter 8 INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTS that the version of AVX effects you are using is also compatible with the Avid DS system if you want to take your sequence to the next step for high-quality, high-definition finishing. As computer processors get faster, there will be more you can do in real time with AVX effects. Titles Always try to work with titles at an uncompressed resolution in standard definition. Aliased edges and blockiness are eliminated when titles are uncompressed. If you are working on a Meridien system you have the ability to run the titles through the DSK. This is a special section of the hardware dedicated to being able to play uncompressed titles and graphics no matter what the reso- lution of the clip below. You also can run an uncompressed title on V2 and have unrendered real-time effects on V1 because you are not running three streams of video, just two streams and a PICT file through the DSK. With the host-based systems, your ability to play uncompressed titles is restricted only by the speed of your computer. You can mix compression types as much as you like with these systems. Since you can copy and paste from a word processing program, instantly apply a custom style, and create title rolls on most sys- tems, it is easy to use Title Tool for large amounts of text. You can create a custom title template and map it to a function key. All styles are mapped automatically to the next unused function key and are enabled only when the Title Tool window is active. If you are creating titles with lots of font and size changes, you can high- light the text in Title Tool and press the function key to apply the premade style. You can open a title and edit it straight from the bin if you want to use it as a template for new titles. Ctrl/Command-double-click on the title in the bin to open Title Tool. It will also give you the choice of promoting this title to Marquee on some recent PC-based Avid systems. After you make changes you can Save As to create a title that needs to be edited into the sequence. Title Tool has its own Safe Color setting. If you are picking col- ors from a color picker or trying to match a color in an image, it may automatically dull or change the color to make it broadcast safe. If you really need to match the color and take your chances later then turn off the Safe Color choice under the Object menu. Title Tool is trying to show you a title for position, spelling, com- position, and other basic choices as quickly as possible. This is why it defaults to a lower-quality draft mode during creation. If you want to see the finished quality of a title for approval purposes before you