CapCut: Designing stylized animated captions

Demo summary
The tutorial shows how to style text with the Tactic Sans font, animate it sliding from opposite directions, and add a 'shine' effect using film strip masks and keyframes.
Step-by-step
- Add a text layer, set the font to Tactic Sans, and apply Bold and Italic styles.
- Duplicate the text layer and adjust the text content and styling for the second line.
- Set keyframes on the Transform property to move the top text from the left and the bottom text from the right.
- Smooth the movement using variable speed animation curves.
- Create multiple duplicates of the text layers to layer colors and effects.
- Apply a Circle mask with feathering to a middle layer to create a color gradient effect.
- Add a Film Strip mask to the top layer and animate its position with keyframes to create a shine effect.
- Select all text layers and press Option + G to create a final compound clip.
Options
- Adjust character spacing (e.g., to minus one) to tighten text appearance.
- Change the color of the mask layer to create different gradient tones like red or white.
- Toggle layer visibility to isolate specific effects during the design process.
Watch out for
- Ensure the shine effect layer is set to layer number five to remain visible over the other styles.
- The text layer must be stretched across the entire timeline before cutting to avoid repeating the styling process.
Tips
- Make the initial text layer longer than the entire clip so you can cut and change text later without re-styling.
- Use a white layer with a slight X/Y position offset to create a stroke or shadow-like depth.
- Smooth out mask keyframes using the blue line in the keyframe editor for a more professional shine animation.
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