I’m following a tutorial video on using Shotcut for the first time. I took the same steps for adding the title on a separate video track, white lettering on transparent background, with fade out/fade in. However, when I play the video to check the effect the title first appears as black text THEN the white text fades in over it.
On another note, when entering text (like credits, etc) is there a limit on number of characters? I’m making a promo video for my new book and Shotcut didn’t accept my short synopsis of the story.
Yes, you need to use Text: HTML for longer text or multiple Text: Simple. The HTML option also includes a template for scrolling animation and a visual editor that is much more expressive than simple.