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Titles Here are some tips to help you get the best results with titles. Fonts Some fonts produce better titles than others, Sans serif fonts, such as Arial work best. Make the text large and bold enough to read on screen. Although sizes vary for different fonts, 36-point size usually works well. Colors Some colors yield better titles than others. Depending on the color and brightness of the video image, white, a shade of gray, or black seem to work best. When creating titles on solid-color backgrounds, avoid highly saturated background colors. Here are a few examples: Background Color                Recommended Title Color  Blue                                    Purple   Medium to dark blue             Light blue or light green        Brown                           Orange or yellow         Medium gray                     Yellow   Medium to dark green            Light green      Olive                                   Green or yellow  Orange                          Red      Other Colors                    White, gray, or black    Title Duration For the best results, be sure to leave a title on the screen long enough for the audience to read it twice.