You're pacing is perfect for a beginner learner. You make this so much easier than most of the other people who have watched tutorials from. I really hope you return to this and make more soon!!!
Thanks for a good tutorial with clear instructions that are helpful for beginners. I like that the author told about different ways to get to the same thing.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn how to use these features. Well. Well done. Clear, accurate and comprehensive. I signed up and gave you a like. 👋
My version of Shotcut is newer than the one used here, but many things do not work on mine. The numerical boxes where you adjusted the line height and positioning do not affect the line on mine. Also the up/down arrows next to those boxes do not work. Plus when I go from one task to another, one of the the box perimeter drag lines always remains from the previous task, even after finishing. So many functions malfunction in my version of ShotCut which is 22.01.30
Sorry to be slow in responding - that pesky work thing that gets in the way of hobbies! I do not have version 22.01.30 at hand, but I tested the steps using the latest version (as of this comment), 24.02.29. There are definitely some changes in the user interface, so not everything looks quite the same. (For example, choosing colors leads to a more capable dialogue than the simple one shown in this video.) That said, the numerical boxes that allow adjusting the height and positioning look and function just the same in 24.02.29 as they did in the version I used here (21.06.29). There are two possible "gotchas" that can make it appear that things are not working. One is that there are quite a few options available for some filters, and it is possible - depending on the screen layout - that the boxes that allow numerical setting are scrolled out of sight. This can still catch me from time to time if I have not used Shotcut recently - for some reason I tend not to see that there is a scroll bar there. (Given that you are seeing the numerical settings, I am assuming that this is not the problem you are having, but wanted to mention it just in case.) The other gotcha - which catches me sometimes even when I have been working with Shotcut regularly - is that it is easy to have the wrong track selected, or the wrong place on the timeline, and therefore be adjusting the wrong filter. This catches me especially when I have multiple filters of the same type but in different places in my video - either on other tracks, or at different places within a track. When you are looking at the filters in the dialogue area on the left, you will see the filters for whatever track and time is selected down in the timeline - even if that track and time is not what is showing on the screen. In other words, if you have turned off visibility for a track that has a text filter, but that track is selected, that text filter is what you will see in the filters dialogue. You can change every setting as much as you want, and nothing will appear to happen ... because it is happening to the invisible text/track! I don't know if any of the above will be helpful with what you are experiencing. If not, you may want to bring your question to the Shotcut forum. The folks there are very helpful and mostly patient even when I ask a "d'oh!" question. :)
I found your videos doing research on my on MQL system and it has some good information. I went down a more complicated route but does the same thing. Best regards Chris ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-APQmyZTIcCo.htmlsi=_4JMIc9FRW_TjAmb
Thanks for the feedback. I have not had a lot of occasion to experiment further with it, but I have found the need for more liquid in some of what I have tried.
Dr. Wakefield, I'm just writing to compliment you on your to-the-point narration and overall presentation on both Shotcut videos you did. I'm familiar with a number of video editors as well as techniques that you cover. I watched the first video out of curiosity but your style hooked me into watching Part 2, as well. I wish all creators took a leaf from your book and simply stuck to the point of their video instead of doing close-ups of their faces, blaring bad background music, or having cartoons of monkeys dance across the screen. I hope your RU-vid output increases; they need more Creators like you.
@@StephenSE9 Thanks! I intend to do more. Just have to figure out how to balance the important things (like hobbies) with that pesky need to work ... :)
I watched so many videos here on shotcut for beginners, but your are far better then others. Much in detail with so much ease. Keep it up. Lots of thanks.
Thanks for the compliment! I did not make a video of making the machine, but I did post plans and talk about the design decisions in this thread on the Home Model Engine Machinist forum: www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/lets-talk-belt-grinders.33242/
Thank you. Prior comments I agree! I needed help on how to approach animated text over video - but I also learned a lot of new other stuff about using Shotcut. You are now on top of my 3 year old shotcut youtube help rank. Easiest to watch/understand/relate to in my project. Bless you !
Hi, thx for this super-educationl video. At 14:20 ... May I ask how you did get this this specific type of FontSelection GUI, with this nice preview? In my Shotcut version and in all the other ShotCut videos this GUI looks very different and doesn't have this intuitive preview.
Chalk it up to "progress." Apparently they have "updated" the font selection dialog in more recent versions of Shotcut. In the version I am currently using (22.11.25), the dialog gives more control - you can select font, style (bold, italic, bold+italic), size, effects such as strikeout and underline, and even the "writing system" (e.g., Greek, Latin, Chinese, etc.). The downside is that you only see a very small "sample" of the selected font in the lower right corner. On the one hand, I appreciate the greater control, and to be fair, this new dialog is more consistent with the interface of many other programs that I use ... but I agree that it was nice to get a "visual" selection of fonts in the older dialog box.
Very cool, your 2 tutorials on this are probably the best for this program. Don't get me wrong, there are some real good ones but they aren't as easy to follow. You should def keep going with these
A DIY mix - water, some oil, and a bit of lecithin to emulsify it. I saw the formula on a forum and gave it a try. I don't have much experience with soluble oil coolant, so can't compare it to "the real thing," but it seemed to work okay for my limited needs.
Yes, to some degree. Based on some recent comments / questions, I have realized that this needs to be my next tutorial. Not sure when I will get time to make it, since this is just a hobby, but hopefully one day soon. In the meantime, here are a couple of ways to "automate" this: Approach 1: Create a "Preset" for each filter, giving it whatever name you want. This will save all of the filter settings, including keyframes ... but not including any background. To use the preset, you would apply the filter to a new video, and once applied, select the preset. Note that you have to create a preset for each filter that you use, and you have to apply that same filter to the new video where you want to use it. So not a complete template, but still a big time savings. Approach 2: Create the entire effect WITHOUT a background picture (remove that track), and save the .MLT file with an appropriate name. In a new video project, click on File->Open MLT as Clip and choose the .MLT file you created. Position this "clip" above your video or other material. It will show the effect on top of your video. The major downside to this approach is that the text will be whatever was in that .MLT file; you will need to edit that file in order to change the text. Still, even with the extra step of editing, this is a handy way to bring over the entire effect. Approach 3: Almost the same as #2, and frankly I don't recommend this approach if #2 can be used ... you can render a video with a transparent background and use that instead of the .MLT file as described in #2. The key is that most video formats do not allow transparent backgrounds, so you have to save it in one of the few formats that do. It's been a while since I have tried to do this, and it seems to me there may be one or two other little tricks to getting it to work right ... I'll have to go back and experiment again to remember. Again, I see no good reason to go this route rather than using approach 2, but perhaps there might be a situation where it is the best option. Note that it has the same drawbacks as #2 - the text is fixed, and you have to go back and edit the video project AND re-render it to get the text you want. Let me hasten to say that there may be a better way than any of these 3 that I do not know about - if so, I look forward to hearing about it! As I said, this is just a hobby for me, so there is far more I don't know than what I do know. :)
@@FoHsi There are definitely simpler editors! I tried several, but settled on SC as the best combination of usability and power. (Note that I'm using Linux, so that influenced the choices available.) There are some things I'd love to see included in SC that would make things even easier and more powerful ... that said, the author is actively developing it, and suggestions made in the ShotCut forum often get incorporated. "One of these days" I would love to have the time to try to help with adding features ... but right now have this pesky thing called a job that gets in the way! :)
@@andrewwakefield4519 I'm just curious if the position and dimensions (e.g. fonts) will be recalculated when we change the resolution of the video at the end :). I'm guessing it's better to specify the target resolution at the very beginning. Greetings.
@@FoHsi That is an excellent question. SC will adjust a clip to fit the parameters of the project. That said, I've not tried importing a "template" .MLT file into a project with different parameters - I tend to use 1920x1080@29.997 fps as my standard format, as that's what my cameras produce. I suspect that scaling would work okay, but I wonder how a different frame rate would come over - I guess I need to experiment with that!
I'm glad it showed some new features! Yes, sometimes video editing can be laborious ... but over time you build up a "library" of methods and templates, and it gets faster and easier. :)
hi, if I'm making a video in which several frames are joined and I want to create a new text and line for each one - do I have to create a new video track for each line? thank you for the great guide
Hi Lucia, You do not have to create a new track for each new line of text, but you will have to create a new text filter for each new line of text. You can also create a new crop filter each time, OR you can add additional keyframes to the same crop filter each time. It is also possible to create separate files for each line of text / text effect, that you insert into your final video. You can insert a .MLT file (the file format used by Shotcut) as if it were a video. The one thing you will need to explore is how to make the .MLT file come in with a transparent background - the last time I did that, it was not completely intuitive. I would have to go back and look through the Shotcut forum to remember how to do it. For a single video, probably not worth it, but if you are making frequent videos using these text effects, it would probably be worth the effort. Perhaps that should be my next tutorial ... :)
How do you use large text to scroll across the screen. I know how to use key frames, but whenever I write a long sentance to scroll, Shotcut thinks I am putting it on one page, so shrinks the font. I have ticked used actual font size, but it is still far too small.
Brian, the key is to adjust the Size parameters in the text filter - these control the width and height of the text box in pixels. Typically the width parameter will default to the horizontal number of pixels in your video format, while the height parameter will default to something like 1/4 of the vertical number of pixels - for example, if your video is 1080p, it will be 1920 x 1080 pixels, and the Size parameters will default to 1920 and 270. If you change the first parameter to something *larger* than the actual width, that will allow the text box to extend beyond the edge of the screen. For example, try setting the first Size parameter to 3840 - that will allow text up to twice the width of the screen, which you can scroll across the screen by adjusting the Position parameter. Using this approach, it may actually be easier to uncheck the "use font size" check box, so that the text will fully fill the text box; you can control the size of the letters by adjusting the height of the text box. At the risk of stating the obvious, note that you may need to allow additional height to accommodate the text.. Hopefully that was clear enough to point you in the right direction ... but if not, reply and I will try to clarify further!
@@andrewwakefield4519 Many thanks for your very detailed reply. I actually found the solution myself by accident ... as you say, just increase the size of the box, from the normal 1920 x 1080 to a larger size, keeping the ratio the same .. I went up to 5760 x 3240 (3x) and everything worked out fine. Good luck with your RU-vid Channel Regards from Whitley Bay !
Hi Andrew, I have just subscribed as I really like the video style tuition on this subject. One thing puzzles me is on how you know the correct text box size for the font size you are using. I find that I have to use guess work? Kind regards Paul from 48-SPOKES
Hi Paul, Yes, it is a bit of guess work, but doesn't take long. Note that the size I used for the text box doesn't have to be exact; it just needs to be a convenient number that I can use to calculate how far to move the text up or down.
@@andrewwakefield4519 Fun enough, that is what I did. I have just finished and published my new 25 second animated intro for my future videos on my channel using the animated text from your video. Here is a link to it. I am very pleased with the result. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BuDpi0h1RQM.html
Love this! I got lost many many times, but kept rewinding and watching over and over until my poor slow mind could grasp the complexities. Thank you for this great tutorial.
Thank you, plenty of good advices on how to use shortcut. In a few minutes, we have all the basic we need to add efficiently some nice text to our video !
I converted one of those to fogless as well. One thing that hinders the adjustment is that almost all of those things have Out valves, not in. So in essence the valve is being used backwards and doesn't actually regulate well. In valves are harder to find but are out there.
I am new to all this, so can you explain or point me to the correct video. When I have put a title on, how do I save it, to use in front of a video, or can I use this system to place titles onto a video?
Hi Ronecc. Typically you would use this approach within the Shotcut editor, but instead of the background picture that I have used above, you would place your own video. Of course, you could use the Shotcut editor to make any other edits or overlays to your video - for example, you might use this same approach to generate titles for different people or places in the video. It is possible to generate just the title sequence as a separate video and then merge it with another video, but that requires some additional work. First and foremost, you would not put a picture behind the title; instead you would use a plain background that you can be "erased" when you merge it with the other video. There are various ways to do that, and this topic is more than I can cover in a comment; if you are interested in this, you might post a question in the Shotcut forum, and I guarantee you will get lots of help. Note that when you merge a title video with another video, you would still need to use either a video editor such as Shotcut, or a video compositor such as OBS.
@@andrewwakefield4519 Thanks I did have a quick try and wrote a title direct on the beginning of a video. It did work, all I have to do now is perfect it.
John, you can certainly just move the text up or down using the buttons that adjust the values, or using a variety of methods / filters. I like to calculate so that I can reproduce the same effect every time, but that is simply personal preference.
