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Get stylish captions: Final Cut Pro
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Hello, Reader, 👋 Hello everyone! 🙂👋 For a while now, I have been trying to create a solution for captions that I can fully style for Final Cut Pro. I have tested multiple tools, including some I discovered on GitHub. However, during a recent project, I needed something quick. So, I downloaded "Caption Generator for Final Cut Pro" from the App Store. Mainly because it was free and seemed to have enough of what I needed. After testing it and being happy with the results, I opened the included Motion File with the app and started customizing. I then added some of my parameters such as text animation sequence controls and also modified it so the text auto-fills the title safe area for YouTube Reels, ensuring the captions are never covered up by the YouTube icon, UI, and description. You may watch the example video here: I am going to add more options like glow and background controls so the text stands out over lighter videos. I have not yet tested this workflow in Captionator, but since both tools seem very similar, I would assume they both work the same with advanced customization using Apple Motion. Tip: We can adjust the individual word size by highlighting the word we want to adjust in the text box and then scaling the text size in Final Cut Pro. Going forward, I will be providing updates on my progress. I encourage you all to share any suggestions or requests you might have. My goal is to make this solution something that others can use as well. Please let me know what you think. 📩 Stay Tuned for More Updates Also, I want to send a big thank you, to Jill Martin for allowing me to be part of this amazing project and journey. When you are ready, there are 3 ways I can help you:
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Deyson Ortiz
I provide coaching, consulting and one-on-one training for video creators. With over 30 years in the multimedia industry I will teach you the strategies I have used so that you get the most out of your videos. Let us start today!
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