Text Message Screenshot Evidence

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Text message screenshot as evidence (true crime)

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1920×1080this is how it downloads

Text message screenshot as evidence (true crime) — preview

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

Your content

Type your own text and watch it in the preview. The technical bits come later, already set.

Style

Contact name*· Empty = no name

Date and time*· Empty = no date

Messages*· One per line: «A | text» = them, «B | text» = you. Up to 14

Atext

Message to mark· The line number

Sticker (evidence folder)*· Empty = no sticker

Color of B's bubbles

Fine-tune (optional)Timing, size, position and details. The defaults already look right.

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Position

Leaves at the end

Starts afters

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Text Message Screenshot Evidence — True Crime Style

The screenshot from true crime documentaries and drama videos: the PRINTED conversation drops onto the desk, the red marker circles the key message and the camera pushes in on it. Three styles: paper with tape, evidence folder with its «EXHIBIT A» sticker, or a clean card with the message highlighted in yellow. Name, date, messages («A | …» them, «B | …» you) and which message gets marked. Works transparent too.

16:9

9:16

1:1

Transparent background

Full HD

12 editable fields

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

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

Premiere Pro

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

DaVinci Resolve

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

Final Cut Pro

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

Questions

Do I need After Effects or a plugin?

No. You edit «Text message screenshot as evidence (true crime)» 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.