Creating and Animating Creative Fonts

Creative and animated fonts make your videos more engaging and visually appealing. By adding animations to your text, you can draw attention to key messages, highlight titles, or reinforce your branding. Cinema8 allows you to choose pre-designed text widgets from the widget library, so you can easily create professional animations without starting from scratch.

How to Add and Animate Creative Fonts

Step 1: Add a Widget Element

Open Your Video in Cinema8 Creative Studio

Log in to your Cinema8 dashboard and select the video you want to edit.
Open the video in Creative Studio.

Access the Widget Library

Open the Elements Panel and drag the Widget Element onto your timeline.

Choose a Text Widget

From the Widget Library, select a text-based widget. Cinema8 offers a variety of options, including:

Text Effect: For animated titles or headers.
Call-to-Action (CTA): For text-based CTAs encouraging actions like sign-ups.
Lower Third: For speaker names or event details.
Transition/Transform: For animated text transitions or emphasis effects.

Step 2: Customize the Text Widget

Edit Text Content

Click on the widget and enter the desired text in the Properties Panel.

Customize Font Settings

In the Properties Panel, adjust:

Font: Choose from Cinema8’s font library or upload your own.
Size: Resize text to suit your design.
Color: Match text colors with your branding.
Styling: Apply bold, italic, underline, or shadow effects.

Step 3: Animate Your Text

Select Entry and Exit Animations

In the Properties Panel, choose animations for how the text appears (entry effect) and disappears (exit effect). Options include:

Fade-in or fade-out
Slide-in from different directions
Zoom-in or zoom-out

Adjust Animation Timing

Set the start and end times for the animation using the timeline.
Control the speed of the animation by adjusting its duration.

Preview Your Text Animation

Use the Preview function to see how the animated text looks in your video.

Best Practices for Using Creative Fonts

Keep it readable: Avoid overly decorative fonts that make text hard to read.
Use animations strategically: Don’t overuse effects; keep animations subtle and effective.
Match brand consistency: Ensure the font style aligns with your brand identity.
Test different effects: Experiment with different animations to see which ones enhance engagement.

Next Steps

Start animating your text today to make your videos more interactive and visually engaging!