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Safe Guides — Title & Action Safe

Title safe, action safe and broadcast margin overlays — know exactly where titles, bugs and lower-thirds are allowed to live.


        

          
          
          
        

      

    


    

      

        What goes where — a quick guide
        

          
How to use

          
    
            
  1. Pick your sequence resolution (or set a custom size).
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  2. Enable the guides you need, or click a standards preset.
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  3. Export the transparent PNG (or a ZIP with one PNG per guide).
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  4. Drop it on a top guide / reference layer in your NLE.
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  5. Disable or delete the layer before your final export — it is a reference overlay, not part of the deliverable.
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Zones explained

          
    
            
  • Action safe (93%) — keep key motion and subjects inside this area.
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  • Title safe (90%) — keep ALL text, logos and lower-thirds inside it.
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  • Lower-third zone — sits within title safe, off the very bottom edge.
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  • Bug / rating corners — reserved for network elements; leave them clear.
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  • Center-cut / reframe markers — keep essentials inside the tightest one so they survive every version (16:9, 1:1, 4:5, 9:16).
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Which zones to avoid

          
    
            
  • No text or logos outside title safe.
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  • Nothing important in the bug or rating corners.
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  • Keep lower-thirds off the very bottom edge.
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  • On streaming-only, overscan is rare — but title safe is still a pro habit and often a delivery requirement.
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Exact percentages and required zones vary by broadcaster and platform — always check your project's delivery spec. These are the widely-used standard values.

        

      


      

        
Frequently asked questions

        

          
What is title safe vs action safe?
Title safe is the inner 90% of the frame where all text, logos and lower-thirds should stay so nothing gets clipped. Action safe is the slightly larger 93% area for important motion and subjects. Keep graphics inside title safe and key action inside action safe.

          
What percentage is title safe?
Title safe is 90% of the frame — a 5% inset on every side. On a 1920×1080 frame that is a 1728×972 rectangle. Action safe is 93% (3.5% inset), or 1786×1004.

          
Do I still need safe areas for YouTube or streaming?
Often yes. Modern streaming and YouTube rarely overscan, but keeping text inside title safe is still a professional habit and is frequently a hard delivery requirement for broadcasters and platforms.

          
How do I use this overlay in Premiere, Resolve or Avid?
Export the transparent PNG at your sequence resolution and drop it on the top video track as a reference layer: above your clips in Premiere, on a higher track in Resolve, or on an upper video track in Avid. Disable or delete the layer before your final export.

          
Does the PNG have a transparent background?
Yes. The export is a PNG with a fully transparent background — only the guide lines, labels and zone boxes are drawn, so it sits cleanly over your picture.

          
Is it free?
Yes, completely free. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and there is no sign-up.