Video-Editing-using-Blender/C3/Add-Text-and-Frames-to-a-Video/English

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Slide Number 1 Title Slide	Welcome to the tutorial on Adding Text and Frames to a video.
Slide Number 2 Learning Objectives	In this tutorial, we will learn to, Add text annotation to a video Adjust placement Format the font style Adjust duration and offset Add colored blank frames to the video
Slide Number 3 Learning Objectives	Change color for the added frames Change the blend mode to adjust visibility
Slide Number 4 System and Software Requirement	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux v18.04 OS and Blender 2.90.1
Slide Number 5 Pre-requisites https://www.spoken-tutorial.org	To follow this tutorial, Learner must be familiar with the Blender interface. For pre-requisite tutorials, please visit this site.
Slide Number 6 Code Files	Files used in this tutorial are provided in the Code files link. Please download and extract the files. Make a copy and then use them while practising.
Show opened Blender interface.	I have already opened the Blender interface.
Click on File, Open.	Click on File, Open to open the saved blender project.
From the Videos folder, choose the annotate.blend project file.	From the Videos folder, choose the annotate.blend file. I have saved the input file in the Videos folder.
Click on Open.	Click on Open to open the project.
Cursor next to the audio track.	The project has audio and video tracks.
	Let’s make a text annotation, for the title clip and add a background color.
Click on Add, Text.	Click on Add, and select Text in the Sequencer panel. A text effect layer or strip is added in the Channel above the video channel.
Click to select the Text clip.	Select the Text strip.
Cursor on the Strip tab.	Notice the Strip tab in the Side bar on the right side. Several parameters can be adjusted from here.
Cursor text to the Text field.	Notice that, the Text is written on the top. This indicates that this is a text effect strip.
Cursor on the checked box.	To mute or hide the strip, uncheck the textbox on the right.
Type, My first title clip on the Effect strip field.	Let’s type, My first title clip on the Effect Strip field below. This is the text that will be displayed.
Cursor on the folder icon to show the tool tip – Load a new font from a file.	From the styles section, we can select from downloaded font styles. I will leave it as is now.
Slide Number 7 Font Download https://fonts.google.com	A website to download various font styles is shown here. Download the font of your choice. Unzip or extract it from the zip file. Choose the style in Blender from the Styles section.
Place the cursor on the field for size.	Place the cursor on the field for Size to show a two direction arrow. Click, hold and move left or right to increase or decrease the font size.
Cursor on the new text size value.	I will choose a value of around 90 for text size.
Cursor next to the Color field.	Now, let’s select the text color. Currently, it is white for me.
Click on the field for Color.	Click on the field for Color to open the Color selection option.
Click on the RGB tab. Move the color scale bar on the right. Select blue color.	Click on the RGB tab to show the color wheel. To show the colors, move the color scale bar on the right, upwards. I will select a blue color.
Cursor on Shadow option.	Notice the Shadow option below the color setting. You may check the box, to show the shadow on the font.
Check the box for Shadow and click on the field for Shadow.	Pause the video and do the following. Click on the field for Shadow, to open the color options.
Show the RGB tab.	Choose a color of your choice from the RGB tab.
Scroll down to Location filed.	Next, scroll down and adjust the X and Y placement of the text.
Place the cursor on the location X field. Click, hold and move the x location to move the text.	Place the cursor on the value of X field. Click, hold and move to left or right to place the text in the desired location.
Place the cursor on the field for Y location.	Next, place the cursor in the value field for Y location.
Again, click, hold and move to place the text t adjust Y position.	Again, click, hold and move to place the text as seen here.
Cursor next to alignment and wrap options.	Notice the alignment and wrap options. Learner may pause this video and explore more if desired.
Scroll down to the Time tab.	Scroll down further on the Strip tab to the Time section.
Cursor next to Channel.	Here, notice the channel number of the strip.
Cursor next to start and duration option.	We can also adjust the duration and position of the text effect strip.
Cursor on the text over the video.	Now, the text effect strip is on the video.
In the duration field and make the duration to 10 seconds.	Let’s use the duration field and make the duration to 5 seconds.
Cursor next to 25 in Duration field.	The input video is 25 fps. On the duration field, notice 25.
Cursor on the Duration field number.	It is the default length that is added for 1 second with 25 frames.
Cursor on interface and add annotation.	We need 125 frames to make the duration to 5 seconds. I will change 25 to 125 and press Enter to increase the duration to 5 seconds.
Click and drag in the end to adjust the clip duration.	You may also, drag on the handles to adjust the duration.
Move the strip to the beginning of the video using the mouse.	Let’s reposition the text strip in the Sequencer panel. Let’s move the strip to the beginning of the video using the mouse.
Place the text layer, before the start of the video.	Place the text layer, before the start of the video as seen here.
Cursor on the zero position and the preview panel.	Notice that, our preview range starts at zero frame position. Now the text strip is out of the visible preview range.
Press the A key.	Let’s move all the strips together to start at zero time in the Sequencer panel. First click on any one of the strips. Then press the A key to select all the clips.
Next press the G key.	Next press the G key. Without clicking, move the mouse to the right.
Reposition to start the text strip at time zero.	Reposition to start the text strip at time zero. Now, all strips are in the visible preview range.
Cursor in the Time section.	The options in the Time section can also be used to adjust position.
Place the playhead anywhere on the video strip.	We will add background color frames for the text annotation. Place the playhead in any frame on the video strip.
Click on Add, color.	Let’s add a color strip by clicking on Add, and then color.
Select the color effect strip.	Notice a new effect strip gets added in a channel in the Sequencer panel. Let’s select it.
Cursor on channel 1 and 2.	If the color strip gets added in channel 1 or 2, please move it to Channel 4.
Move the color strip from channel 3 to 4.	It is added in channel 3 for me. I will move it to channel number 4.
Go to Time section in the Strip tab.	Let’s adjust the position and duration of the color strip. Go to Time section in the Strip tab.
Enter zero in the Start field and 125 in the Duration field.	Enter zero in the Start field and 125 in the Duration field.
Cursor in the Sequencer panel.	This changes the color strip duration to 5 seconds starting at zero time.
Cursor next to the End field.	We don’t have to enter the End position. Since the duration and start time is mentioned.
Cursor in the Sequencer panel.	This positions the Color layer, above the text, for the same duration.
Place the playhead anywhere on the Color layer.	Place the playhead anywhere on the Color layer.
Go to the Color tab in Side bar.	Go to the Color tab in the Side bar.
Click on the rectangle next to Color.Move the color scale bar slider upwards.	Click on the rectangle next to Color, to choose the desired color.
Move the color scale bar selection slider upwards to see the colors.	Move the color scale bar selection slider upwards to see the colors.
Select a green shade.	I will select a green shade. This change is also visible in the Preview panel.
Cursor on the Preview panel.	Notice that, the text is not visible now. Text can be made visible 2 ways.
In the color tab, change the Blend mode to Alpha Under.	In the color section, change the Blend mode to Alpha Under.
Press Control-Z.	Notice that, the text is visible now. Press Control-Z to undo the change.
Scroll down the strip tab to show the channel number.	Now, again the text is not visible. Scroll down the Strip tab to see the Channel number.
Cursor on the channel number.	The color layer or strip is in the 4th channel. It is in the channel above the text strip.
Move the channel to the 2nd channel.	Select the text strip. I will move the text strip to the 5th channel, using the field as seen here.
Cursor next to text in the Preview panel.	Now the third channel is empty and the text is visible again.
Cursor on the Sequencer panel.	Learner may pause this video and explore the many options further.
Show File Press Ctrl+S. Then Press Ctrl+Q.	You may save the project, render to an output file and quit Blender.
Slide Number 8 Summary	Now let's summarize. In this tutorial, we, Added text annotation to a video Adjusted text placement Formatted the font style Changed position and duration Added colored blank frames to the video
Slide Number 9 Summary	Changed color for the added frames Changed the blend mode to adjust visibility
Slide Number 10 Assignment	For assignment activity, please do the following. Cut the video at any position and insert a gap. Add text of your choice and change format, alignment and duration. Append color frames of choice color for 20 seconds.
Slide Number 11 Assignment	Position the text strip and color strip above the video strip. Explore the blend option in the Color strip. Notice when the text is visible. Change channels of text and color strip to make the text visible.
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Slide Number 15 Acknowledgement	Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India. More information on this mission is available at this link.
	This is Rani from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining.

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