Lower Third
Setting your own default on Lower Third
Today is election day in the United States and tonight many people will be glued to their TVs watching election results. You'll likely see lots of lower-thirds graphics. I thought looking at lower-thirds would be a good topic this week.
Lower-Thirds is a text graphic used most commonly on TV news stations. This is usually used to inform the viewer of the speaker or location that they are watching.
Example of a Lower Third
One of the nice things about Final Cut Pro is that you can't define a default lower third. What this does is any time that you want to use that template your simply type in the shortcut: Control - Shift - T
Final Cut Pro uses the default lower third when you apply the short cut, but it's really easy to change that.
Change the Default Lower Third
- Go to the Title and Generator Sidebar: Option - Command - 1
- Find a tile that you want to apply with the keyboard shortcut. (Note: It doesn't have to be a lower third, it can be any title.)
- Right click on the image and select "Make Default Lower Third"