Captions

Highlighter captions

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Format (important)
Preview doesn't change the file

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

Highlighter Captions — Word by Word

A highlighter swipes under each word as you say it and the letters turn to ink, like study notes. It can stay on every word or only on the ones you mark with *asterisks*. For education, studying and tutorials. Three styles: yellow, pastel (a color for each marked word) and neon.

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

What you can change

  • Style
  • Text
  • Where the highlight stays
  • Highlighted words
  • Words at a time
  • Placement
  • Move up or down (%)
  • ALL CAPS
  • Highlighter color
  • Leaves at the end
  • Starts on frame
  • Size

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

Highlighter Captions — Word by Word: a frame of the animation
A frame of the animation with its sample text. 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 «Highlighter captions» 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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