Documentary and history
Place stamps, dates and chapter titles over the real footage.
New in 2.6 · Text on picture
Headings on your pictures, in your own words.
Not every point needs a full-screen card. Text on picture puts a heading straight onto a scene's own picture, the way a documentary edit does: a headline low on the frame, a chapter title, a place stamp, a name tag, a quote, a split screen, a big number or a boxed headline. Every word in it is one your narration says.
- 8heading styles
- 0new images made
- 0invented words
- $0per heading
What is text on picture?
A heading laid over the picture already on screen. It uses the scene's own photo or AI image, never a new one, and the same headline type and accent colour as your text cards, so cards and headings look like one design.
Most styles take a small label above and a line under, as well as the heading. Each one has a light sound of its own, and the live preview draws it exactly as the export does.
8 heading styles, built in
HeadlineChapter titlePlace stampName tagQuoteSplit screenBig numberBoxed headline
Eight styles
From a slow headline to a number that counts up
Pick the style that fits the moment. A Headline sits low on the frame while the picture pushes in slowly. A Chapter title puts a big number over a greyed picture. A Place stamp is typed in with a pin. A Name tag slides in. A Quote sits over the darkened picture.
Eight styles
- Split screen: the picture beside a headline panel
- Big number: a figure that counts up
- Boxed headline: each line on its own white box
- A label above and a line under on most styles
Your words only
Every word must be said in the scene
Just like photo treatment captions, a heading may only show words the scene's narration says. Suggest picks words from what is said under the shot, and words the narration does not say get a warning and are left off. A chapter's number is the only exception.
Your words only
- Always a whole phrase, never cut off mid-sentence
- A date is never shown as a Big number
- Right from the script, so names are spelled your way
In AI Director
Headings on pictures, planned for you
Switch on Headings on pictures, below Photo treatments in AI Director, and the Director places them for you. It puts a heading on at most one picture in five, never two close together and never on the picture right after a photo treatment.
In AI Director
- A figure that is said becomes a Big number
- A question becomes a Quote
- A date becomes a Place stamp
- Otherwise Headline, Boxed headline and Split screen take turns
- Name tags and chapter titles are only added by you
Clean frames
Captions step aside
The Over graphics caption setting keeps captions from sitting on top of other words. Skip text hides them while a text card or a heading is on screen; Skip all also hides them over charts, maps, timelines and photo treatments with words on them. The narration still plays, and the preview hides captions exactly where the export does.
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Clean frames
- Show, Skip text or Skip all
- New projects start with Skip text
- A caption is split where it is skipped
Text on picture, step by step
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1 Open the Visuals screen
Find Text on picture in the same panel as photo treatments.
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2 Pick a style
Headline, Chapter title, Place stamp, Name tag, Quote, Split screen, Big number or Boxed headline.
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3 Suggest the words
Suggest takes the heading from what is said under the shot. Add a label and a line under if you like.
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4 Export
Drawn on your computer, in the same type and accent colour as your cards.
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Made for creators like you
True crime
Name tags for the people in the case and quotes over the evidence.
Finance and explainers
A big number that counts up while the figure is said.
FAQ
Text on picture: common questions
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Which heading styles are there?
Eight: Headline, Chapter title, Place stamp, Name tag, Quote, Split screen, Big number and Boxed headline.
Can a heading say something my script does not?
No. Every word must be said in the scene's narration. Words that are not said get a warning and are left off. A chapter's number is the only exception.
Does a heading make a new image?
No. It is laid over the scene's own picture and drawn on your computer, with no key and no extra cost.
Can AI Director add headings for me?
Yes. Switch on Headings on pictures in AI Director. It uses at most one picture in five, never two close together, and picks the style from what is said: a figure becomes a Big number, a question a Quote and a date a Place stamp. Name tags and chapter titles are only added by you.
Will captions cover my heading?
Not with Skip text, the caption setting new projects start with. It hides captions while a heading or a text card is on screen. Existing projects keep showing captions everywhere until you change it.
What is the difference from a text card?
A text card fills the screen on its own background. Text on picture keeps the scene's picture on screen and lays the heading over it. Both use the same headline type and accent colour.
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