Add text, arrows, blur and title cards
Put text and arrows on your video, hide or highlight part of the screen, and add an intro or outro card.
Layers sit on top of your recording for as long as you choose. Use them to name a speaker, point at a button, hide a password or open with a title. They're rendered into the video, so they show in downloads too.
Add text
- Move the playhead, or select a part of the timeline, then open Text in the tool rail.
- Click Add text at (or press
T). - Type your text and pick a Style: Title, Lower third, Label or Callout.
- Choose a Colour (Ink, White, Amber or No box), a Size and an Align setting.
- Drag the text on the video to place it, or use the position grid.
Under Timing, set Starts and Ends, or use Start at playhead, End at playhead or Whole video. Click Set as default style to use the same look for new text.
Add an arrow
In the Text panel, click Add arrow (or press A). Drag the arrow or its ends on the video, or use the Starts from and Points to grids. Pick a colour and a Thickness.
Blur or highlight part of the screen
- Open Blur and click Add blur at (or press
B). - Choose an Effect:
| Effect | What it does |
|---|---|
| Blur | Softly blurs the area |
| Pixelate | Large blocks, nothing readable |
| Cover | A solid box, safest for passwords and keys |
| Outline | Draws a box around something to point at it |
| Spotlight | Dims everything else on screen |
- Drag the box on the video and drag a corner to resize it, or type Left, Top, Width and Height as percentages.
Add an intro or outro card
At the bottom of the Text panel, turn on Intro card or Outro card. Add a title and an optional subtitle, choose Ink, Light or Amber, and set its length from 2 to 10 seconds. Click Preview card to see it.
Layers appear in their own lanes on the timeline. Drag a block to move it, drag its edges to change its length, or select it and press Delete. Click Save to apply your changes.