Adding text and editing media clips! Flashcards
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Why is text added to your video in OpenShot?
OpenShot allows you to add text in your video, which not only improves its viewership but also helps in better explanation or narration.
For how long does text play and what happens to the video clip along with it?
The text plays for the specified amount of time and then disappears; the video clip continues.
What is the same between adding a title, caption, and credit and what is the difference between the three?
Steps of adding title, caption, and credit are the same but title is added in the beginning of the selected clip, captions are added on the selected clip, and credits are added at the end of the selected clip.
How to add text to your video?
To add text to your video in OpenShot, click on Title menu, click on Title(or press Ctrl+T), select a template from Choose a Template section, then change the text, its colour, and other attributes from the Properties section and click save to confirm the changes. Then click on the Title Text file, drag the text on the timeline and position it on top of the clip, and click play to see the text.
What is the shortcut for Title in the Title menu?
The keyboard shortcut key for Title is Ctrl+T.
What does OpenShot allow you to do with the length of your movie clip?
OpenShot allows you to resize or trim your movie clip to remove unwanted sections from your clip.
How to resize or trim your movie clip in OpenShot?
To resize or trim your movie clip in OpenShot to remove unwanted sections, right-click on any clip in the Project Files area that you want to resize, click on Split Clip(or press Ctrl+X), select the start frame and click os Start, drag till the end frame and click on End to set it, and then select the Create button to resize it. Now drag the trimmed clip onto the timeline.
What is the shortcut for opening the Split Clip box?
The keyboard shortcut key for opening the Split Clip box is Ctrl+X.
