Right click on the TEXT icon in the Media Pool and select RENAME.

@Former user But you're not renaming the actual presets, which is what, I think, the OP was asking.

Not the way I read it. The presets are not named 01, 02, etc. But I could be wrong.

@Former user VEGAS Pro 18 added 25 T&T presets named Title01 to Title25.

thanks.

The only way I'm aware of to rename these given default preset names is to go the cumbersome way of editing the related XML files in the OFX Titles&Text folder.

Thanks folks. Yes it is the Presets I was looking to change. As they can't be changed I will accept that fact. Obviously it is my own lack of use that limits me to knowing the particular presets. Ah well!....

The title in the media box does match the wording of the text. So I guess that will have to do.

Regards

Ross

See my comment. They can be changed, but it's cumbersome.

Thanks folks. Yes it is the Presets I was looking to change. As they can't be changed I will accept that fact. Obviously it is my own lack of use that limits me to knowing the particular presets. Ah well!....

What you can do is to create/name and save your own presets/title templates and hide the presets that came with VMS, just by renaming Presets to Presetsx, so that only your presets are shown:

Also the naming of Vegaspresets is a little confusing, because it's just a Title with a different animation, those newly added animations are called Title01 and so on. You can better take your own Title preset and add the animation you like instead of trying to change the text of a an animated Preset.

Thank you for the instruction to create new, and to rename. As I get more confident, perhaps I will try.

Regards

Ross

@Ross-Jackson
This is how the default presets now look like after I edited the XML files:

@Marco. Does that rename only the Titles presets or does it (also) rename the the Animations?

Marco

Wow!

Seems as XML may be the way to go. Not got the nerve yet. But have this post for future reference.

Thank you

@3POINT "Does that rename only the Titles presets or does it (also) rename the the Animations?"

If you edit both the preset and the animation names in the XML files, both will be changed in the title tool's dropdown menus.

If you use a localized version of Vegas Pro or Movie Studio (like I do) it's a lot of editing to be done because you would need to edit both the base XML file as well as the language XML file and in both files you would need to edit all preset names and all animation names. For 25 names it's a hundredfold renaming (or copy&paste) if both preset names and animation names of a localized program version should be renewed.
In my case (for now) I only edited the preset names.

Also don't forget to save a copy of your edited XML Files in a seperate folder, otherwise you have to do this after each update of VMS.

Good advice. I saved the default XML files under the names "old_PresetPackage.xml" and "old_PresetPackage.de_DE.xml".

Also be sure not to change any order because storyboard and subtitle import features depend on correct orders in the XML files.

Wow!

You members are so good. I have a long way to go. But I do have to say that your comments are really helpful. I like the way consideration is given to me (us) newer members of the community.

Movie Studio is great fun. My bride is really enjoying the video (soon to be videos) of our Trans Siberian trip now that I have finally learned to edit.

Regards

Ross

@Ross-Jackson Learning to edit videos is a lifetime experience, I'm editing (daily) with Vegas since 2005 and still learn new things...😁

Good advice. I saved the default XML files under the names "old_PresetPackage.xml" and "old_PresetPackage.de_DE.xml".

Also be sure not to change any order because storyboard and subtitle import features depend on correct orders in the XML files.

I'm not sure if the whole folder "TitlesAndText.ofx.bundle" will be overwritten which each update of VMS.

If have also to rename Presets to Presetsx each time after an update, to get rid of those (useless) presets.