VIMERSE LOWER THIRDS PACK
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No install needed to use the ready-made files.


1. USE A LOWER THIRD
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Open the folder "1 Ready to use (1080p, 30 fps)". It has one video file for
each of the 8 styles.

  Final Cut Pro    Drag the .mov into your project, onto the timeline above
                   (connected to) your footage.
  Premiere Pro     Drag the .mov into the Project panel, then onto a video
                   track above your footage (V2 above V1).
  DaVinci Resolve  Drag the .mov into the Media Pool, then onto a video track
                   above your footage (V2 above V1).

The background of every file is see-through, so your footage shows around
the graphic. Each file is 5.2 seconds: it animates in, holds, then animates
out. Trim the middle to make it shorter.

Styles 02, 07 and 08 have a soft dark glow behind the text on purpose, so the
text stays readable on bright shots. It fades out at its edges.

These files say "Jane Doe, Host and Producer" so you can see each style and
test your editor. To get files with your own names, see section 3.


2. IF YOU SEE A BLACK BOX INSTEAD OF YOUR FOOTAGE
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First, make sure the lower third is on the track ABOVE your footage.

Then check how your editor reads the see-through part (the alpha channel):

  Premiere Pro     Right-click the clip in the Project panel, choose
                   Modify > Interpret Footage, and check the Alpha Channel
                   settings.
  DaVinci Resolve  Right-click the clip in the Media Pool, choose
                   Clip Attributes, and set Alpha Mode to Straight. If the
                   edges look dark, try Premultiplied.
  Final Cut Pro    Select the clip in the browser, open the Info inspector,
                   switch the view to Settings, and check Alpha Handling.

Still black? Try the PNG frames in "2 PNG frames (backup)". Premiere Pro and
DaVinci Resolve can import a numbered PNG sequence as one clip. Please tell us
which editor and which Mac or PC you used, so we can fix it.


3. PUT IN YOUR OWN NAMES
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The files are rendered video, so the text cannot be edited inside your
editor. A new name needs a new render.

If someone on your team is comfortable with a terminal, they can render a
whole list of names in one go with the tool in "3 Make your own (advanced)".
Its README.md has the steps. It needs Node, Playwright and ffmpeg 7 or newer.

Free to use in personal and commercial work, including client work.
See LICENSE.txt in "3 Make your own (advanced)".
