<p>You can use something like photoshop to make some text with a transparent background</p>

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2016-02-25T18:12:32.660Z
2016-02-25T18:12:32.660Z
LionEditor
<p>drag the title over the clip you want to lay it over in the title track. the background in the title view is already transparent, defaulting to black if you do not lay it over a clip. </p>

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2016-02-21T08:23:02.873Z
2016-02-21T08:23:02.873Z
megara15
<p>Step 1: Create a transparent png with black background in photoshop</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SRH68.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SRH68.png" alt="Image with opacity 80"></a></p>

<p>Step 2: Insert the image as picture in picture</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xuI4D.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xuI4D.png" alt="Add transparent image in imovie"></a></p>

<p>follow instructions from here <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22931?locale=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22931?locale=en_US</a></p>

<p>Step 3: Position the picture behind the title</p>

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2019-06-16T11:05:39.613Z
2019-06-16T11:05:39.613Z
sathishn
<p>I'm using iMovie 10.0.8 and like to display some text with a transparent background over the clip. Can this somehow be done?
The titles view only lists titles on a black, white and color bar, but color bar does not allow to set an alpha value for the background...
Any ideas how text with transparent background can be added to a clip are welcome,
Thank you.</p>

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# How to add a title with a transparent background in iMovie?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-07)

I'm using iMovie 10.0.8 and like to display some text with a transparent background over the clip. Can this somehow be done?
The titles view only lists titles on a black, white and color bar, but color bar does not allow to set an alpha value for the background...
Any ideas how text with transparent background can be added to a clip are welcome,
Thank you.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-25. Score: 1

You can use something like photoshop to make some text with a transparent background


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-21. Score: 1

drag the title over the clip you want to lay it over in the title track. the background in the title view is already transparent, defaulting to black if you do not lay it over a clip.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-06-16. Score: 1

Step 1: Create a transparent png with black background in photoshop

[![Image with opacity 80](https://i.sstatic.net/SRH68.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SRH68.png)

Step 2: Insert the image as picture in picture

[![Add transparent image in imovie](https://i.sstatic.net/xuI4D.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/xuI4D.png)

follow instructions from here <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22931?locale=en_US>

Step 3: Position the picture behind the title


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