Captions

Typewriter 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).

Typewriter Captions Animation

Letter by letter at the pace of your voice, with a cursor that blinks in the pauses. For true crime, documentary and horror. Each line is one screen, and the box is the size of the full sentence from the start. Three styles: mono (dark strip), paper (a paper strip with uneven ink) and terminal (green phosphor).

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

What you can change

  • Style
  • Text
  • Placement
  • Move up or down (%)
  • ALL CAPS
  • Cursor color
  • Leaves at the end
  • Starts on frame
  • Size

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

Typewriter Captions Animation: 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 «Typewriter 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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