The selected track will be olive green on the left and have a red boundary around it. To split the video first click the video track you want to split to select it. In this example, I want to speed up the video between 6:31 and 7:37. Identify the start and stop points associated with any sections where you want to speed up the video, and then split the video at those points.In this example I’ll just use a video capture of my kids playing a video game. To start you can see I’ve got Shotcut open and I’ve already got my video track that I want to speed up loaded.Goodbye and good luck with your future project. But as you follow the instructions in this article and practice more, you will be able to add text to the video as well as stylize it and make it your own easily.
How to add text to a video in Shotcut may seem unclear at first. Shotcut is free-to-use and comes with a wide range of tools. You can add the fade-out option to the text in the same way. You will click the “+” icon and from the list select the fade-in video. Then you will add a filter to it, like how you added the text filter. Then you will select the text that you wish to add the fade effect to. Fading Effects for Textįor this trick, you will be using the text track method to add text to the video. As a result, you can have a sentence appear by stringing the multiple texts together. In this way, you can continue to string multiple texts together in the clip repeating the process. Now if you play the video the first message appears and continues onto the next clip that you created along with the new text as well. Type out your text and then cut the clip into two clips now the text appears in both the clips, now check the box next to one of the unchecked filters. Untick all the boxes next to all the text filters except for the one that you want to appear for the rest of the clip. In this case, you add more than one text filter with the help of cutting the video into clips after using the filter. You can do this by using the filter method.
String Text TogetherĪ great way to make your video look more professional is by stringing the text together. There are many ways to make your text pop in videos. Now that you are aware of the basics of how you can add texts to your videos, how about some useful tricks to make these texts even more appealing. You can further cut it or stretch it here so that you can choose how long the text will last in the video. Place it on the new video track that you created earlier. After you are done click ok.Īfter that left click the text box and drag the text box from the preview screen. You can also choose between the default or transparent option for the text. From the box that appears you can input text. Click open other and from the drop-down menu that appears choose Text. Next at the top left next to “open file” there is “open other”. In the track option select add a video track, this will create a video track for you to use. From the menu that appears navigate to track operation. Import the required file and cut the video into a clip so that you can use the right clip for your text track.Īfter setting everything up you need to right-click on any empty area in the timeline. You start the same way as with using the text filter. The process of adding a text track is straightforward.
It is a great way to add text to your videos and looks very nice. Adding Text With Text TrackĪnother alternative method for adding text to your videos in the Shotcut is by creating a text track.
You can listen to the audio track and match which text goes with which audio. You will replace it with whatever text suits the video clip.
After that adjust the border thickness until you are satisfied.Īt the start, the preview shows the time code in the text. Pick a border color that works well with the font color. Below the font color, you will notice the border color. I recommend picking a font that suits the style of your video or your style. Next, you can change the font if you like. You can also change where the text will appear by dragging the ball icon at the center of the frame. By doing this you can change the size of the text. Move your mouse cursor to the preview screen and adjust the frame of the text. You can use the preset to move the text to the bottom left or top left. In the menu, you can edit and format your text. In the next step, I will go over the steps of using this menu. You will also notice text popping up on the video screen. After you select the filter, you will now have a menu that you can use to edit your text.