Styling and positioning captions in Clipchamp

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Demo summary

The user walks through the 'Text' panel in Clipchamp to adjust font, size, color, background boxes, and alignment for video captions.

Step-by-step

Click Text in the right panel to open caption controls
Select a font style, size, and color from the available options
Adjust the alignment to center or left based on your layout
Set the line spacing to ensure text is not cramped
Position the text in the lower third, maintaining a margin above the bottom edge
Click the desired font style to apply it to the clip
Repeat the process for other subtitle blocks to maintain consistency

Options

Enable a background box or outline for readability against bright backgrounds
Add shadow depending on the selected style

Watch out for

Changes may only affect the currently selected subtitle block rather than the entire video

Tips

Use a clean sans-serif font for better readability in videos
Choose a size large enough for mobile viewing but small enough to avoid covering faces
Keep captions within the safe area to avoid overlap with platform controls
Test the text appearance against both light and dark backgrounds

Highlights

“Think of this as your control center for readability.”

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