The background is controlled from the Background Settings area.

The default background for a title is fully transparent. If your title appears on an upper track in your project’s timeline, any video or other imagery on the tracks below will be visible behind the title foreground.

To create a solid or gradient background, click the background preview area. This brings up a color selection dialog, and also provides an eyedropper that allows you to pick up a color from anywhere within the Title Editor window.

You may choose to have a gradient background by choosing the Gradients tab at the top of the color palette. Additional gradient markers can be set by single-clicking below the gradient bar. Gradient markers can be removed by dragging them vertically out of the bar area.

To use video or a still image as your background, drag the item down from the Videos or Photos sections of the Library to the background preview, which also serves as a drop zone.

To make the background translucent, position the opacity slider anywhere between fully transparent (all the way to the left) and fully opaque. Double-clicking the slider returns it to full opacity.

To reset the background to its default state (with no background), click the trashcan button.