7/8/2023 0 Comments Camera overlay![]() These can be created in apps such as Adobe After Effects, and should be saved as Apple ProRes 4444, WebM or HEVC video formats. With the exception of WebM formatted videos, animated overlays will play without sound. This is great for an animated logo or lower third. ![]() Animated OverlaysĪnimated Overlays work just like Image Overlays but use a video file instead of an image. PNG saves losslessly (without visible degradation from data compression), and can have an alpha channel (allowing parts of the image to be transparent.) This can add an additional pro touch to your onscreen look. ProTip: When creating an image in an external graphics application for an Overlay, PNG is a great format. Note that the PDF itself must already have a transparent background for this to work properly.Īnimated GIFs are also supported-let’s use that last one responsibly, shall we? Control-click or right-click on a PDF overlay, and choose PDF Options ➝ Transparent Background from the contextual menu. PDF overlays can be displayed with a transparent background if desired. To jump to a specific page, click the page number area. Use the left and right arrow buttons, or the arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the PDF pages. When a multi-page PDF file is added as an Overlay, you will see page controls show up when your mouse cursor moves over the Overlay. Select a JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP or PDF file. A file selection sheet will appear, allowing you to find and select one image file. Type shift ⌘ O while in the Main Window.Click the button at the bottom the Overlays Window.Select New Image Overlay in the Overlays menu at the top of your display. ![]() Drag an image file from the Finder or another app into the Overlays Window.Or if you prefer, there are several other ways to create an Image Overlay: You can simply drag and drop any image file into the Main Window to instantly create a new Overlay. This is a powerful way to supplement your broadcast’s branding. If you’d like to go beyond the styling capabilities of Text Overlays, you can design text and lower thirds in a graphics app, such as Photoshop, save them as an image, and add them to your broadcast as an Image Overlay. Would you like to show your company logo in the corner of your broadcast? That’s one of the most common uses for Image Overlays. You will see a speed control slider show up. To adjust the speed of a ticker, once it has been created, move your mouse arrow over the overlay in the Main window. At the top of the Text Editing Sheet, pick Scrolling Ticker as your Style. You can add a scrolling text ticker overlay using all of the steps above for a Text Overlay. To return to an automatically-sized width, double-click the right edge area. Once you’ve adjusted the width, the width will remain fixed. Once the cursor switches to a left-right arrow, drag left or right to adjust the width. To change the width of a text Overlay without changing the font size, place your cursor over the right edge of the Overlay. A double-click on the Overlay will also bring back the Text Editing Window. The brings back the Text Editing Window for adjustments. To change the text or visual style of the Overlay, place your cursor over the Overlay. Once you click Add in the Text Editing Window, your Overlay will appear in the Main Window. (Pressing return without the shift key will save the changes and dismiss the window.) To add a new line to a Text Overlay, press return while holding down the shift key. You can change the color, opacity, corner radius, margin, border, and border color of the background. The background size and shape is set automatically for you, and adjusts to scale with the size of your text. To add an emoji, click the □ smiling emoji button and select from the menu. You can apply a shadow or an outer glow effect to all of the text. You can apply any of these properties to individual lines or chunks of the text by highlighting them, and selecting your styles. You can change many properties including font, font size, and text color. You can hold the shift key and press the return key to insert a line break. When you create a new Text Overlay, a Text Editing Window will appear. Edit menu ➝ Paste as Overlay will allow you to paste in plain or styled text. Click the button at the bottom the Overlays Window,.Select New Text Overlay in the Overlays menu at the top of your display.There are four ways to add a Text Overlay: There are seven types of Overlays: Text OverlaysĪlmost any need for text on the screen can be addressed with Text Overlays. If you don’t see the Overlays window, you can show it by clicking the in the upper right corner of the Main Window, or show it using Overlays menu at the very top of your display. Overlays are styled text and images in your broadcast.
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