Text field over photo

[Marty Knapp]

Hey Tim,
I would make a soft-edged, white box and save it as a transparent PNG, 
then import that into LC and use then use the graphic settings to make 
it semi-opaque. Then place your transparent text field over the top and 
position those over your photo.

Marty Knapp
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> Hello,
>
> I want to display a line of text -- in a field, over a photo. The loc of the field will scroll down. I want the text to be as legible as possible, but the photo will vary. I'm wondering about the best way to make the text legible.
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> What do you suggest?
>
> --A black font with a white outline? Or white font with a black outline? Can someone recommend such a font?
>
> --Maybe a field with a semi-transparent white background? If this is recommended, I can't quite figure out how to set the background of a field to a semi-transparent color. A fuzzy edge around such a background would be even better. Suggestions?
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