I have been using Shotcut to create lyric videos for our bands songs and I have learned a lot from the fantastic forum and tutorial videos.
To add lyrics to the video, I use many short transparent clips with the Text: Simple filter applied. Using multiple tracks, I can bring in lyrics in time with the music at different positions on the screen. It is easy to change the font, colour, opacity and even overlay other filters such as blur, glitch or many others.
However, one effect I have been unable to do is simply make the text grow in size by 10 or 20%, whilst staying in the same position on the screen, before returning back to the original size. Overlaying the filter Size, Position & Rotate seemed the obvious approach but it shifts the position as the zoom is changed. I cannot seem to make the text grow or shrink whilst staying locked in position.
Can anyone recommend a good way to achieve this effect please?
To reproduce.
Insert a transparent clip
Add Text: Simple filter and enter the lyric, for example “Mamma Mia let me go”
I forgot to add that there is an alternative (easier) method. Just pull down the bottom of the text boundary box and the text expands outwards. The text does move down VERY slightly, but it’s hardly noticeable. One advantage is that you don’t have to center the text in the middle of the screen:
One more thing: If you then apply a SPR filter, you can re-position or re-size the text to appear wherever you want. You can also rotate the expanding text!:
thank you for taking the time to reply to my query. The videos you created were very helpful and I have been trying out the methods. As I generally place the lyrics at different positions depending on the background video or image, the solution you provided in the second and third video would provide the flexibility I need. The non-linear movement you included is a very nice touch and I will look to employ that method too.
Hi @sometrue , glad to help, and welcome to the forum. There a bunch of folks on here, usually willing to help with any queries, so do ask again about any other questions you have.