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Dimension line: measure something in your video

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You'll download 1920×1080, 3.5 s, with no background (.mov).

Dimension Line Overlay — Animated Measurement Callout

The dimension line from engineering and science channels: the two end ticks appear, the line opens from the center with its arrows and the number counts up to the measurement («8 ft») with its label. You give it the two points in % of the frame, so it measures whatever is in your clip. Three styles: drafting (white technical line), tape measure (the yellow tape stretching from A to B) and HUD (targeting brackets and terminal type).

  • 16:9
  • 9:16
  • 1:1
  • Transparent background
  • Full HD
  • 19 editable fields

What you can change

  • Style
  • Measurement
  • Decimals
  • Unit
  • Label
  • Point A · horizontal (%)
  • Point A · vertical (%)
  • Point B · horizontal (%)
  • Point B · vertical (%)
  • Line color
  • Tape color
  • Mark both points
  • Leaves at the end
  • Starts on frame

Plus the typeface and an optional letter outline, in every template.

The animation with its sample text, exported with a black background. Scroll up to edit it live.

How to use it in your editor

Export it without background and put it on a track above your clip: the animation plays over your video.

  • CapCut

    1. Export «without background»: you get a .mov with transparency.
    2. On desktop, drag it to a track above your clip. On the phone, use Overlay → Add overlay.
    3. If your app shows a black background, export «with your clip» instead and import the MP4 as your video.

  • Premiere Pro

    1. File → Import the .mov.
    2. Drag it to V2, above your footage on V1.
    3. The transparency is kept: move, scale or trim it like any clip.

  • DaVinci Resolve

    1. Import the .mov into the Media Pool.
    2. Place it on Video 2, above your clip.
    3. If you see black instead of your clip: right-click → Clip Attributes → Alpha Mode: Premultiplied.

  • Final Cut Pro

    1. Import the .mov.
    2. Connect it above the primary storyline (shortcut Q).
    3. Final Cut reads the transparency on its own.

Questions

Do I need After Effects or a plugin?
No. You edit «Dimension line: measure something in your video» right here in your browser: type your text, choose colors and format, watch the live preview and export a video file that works in any editor.
What file do I get?
Either a ProRes 4444 .mov with a transparent background, to place over your footage, or an MP4 with your own clip behind it. In 1920×1080 (16:9), 1080×1920 (9:16) or 1080×1080 (1:1); 2× (4K) is optional and costs double credits.
Is it free?
Editing and previewing are free and need no account. To export you sign in with Google; during the open beta, new accounts get export credits at no cost.

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