The layer on the left goes from -90 to 0, and the layer on the right from +90 to 0, so we get a mirrored, rather than identical movement. The size starts at 200, decreasing to 100, whilst opacity goes from 0 to 100, and both layers swivel outwards from 90 degrees, to give the impression that the logo is kind of unfolding. The other two layers have a few different keyframes going on at the same time. Staying on the coffee pot layer, I then have swivel keyframed to go from 0 to 360, so that the coffee pot flips round on itself a couple of times during the animation, just to add a bit of extra movement to the logo animation. I like to use blur when there is movement, to simulate motion blur. The coffee pot icon comes in first – if we look at the Properties, this is keyframed for size to grow from 0 to 100, and I also have a blur effect keyframed at the same time, which we can see in Effect. I’ll double-click into the nested project so we can see the separate layers. I then export each layer separately, so that I can manipulate each section differently in Pinnacle Studio. Let’s dive in.įor coffee logo animation, I had a logo in PaintShop Pro, and I’ve split it into three different layers for each of the sections of the logo. You can use the powerful effects and property controls in Pinnacle Studio to create your own custom animated overlays and dynamic lower thirds, such as a subject’s name and title, logo animations to make your branding more dynamic and interesting in your videos, an episode number for a regular show, or an animated graphic to encourage your viewers to subscribe to your socials.Ĭlick on any of the images below to view full-size.Īnd in this video, I’ll show you how I made each of these animations. Get started creating your own custom animated overlays and dynamic lower thirds to gain followers, enhance branding, and more with the powerful property controls of Pinnacle Studio.ĭownload a printable copy of this tutorial (PDF, 840 KB)

Create unity across multiple videos or episodes by creating a unique opening title for your series! Encourage your viewers to like and subscribe to your social media channels, even make your branding more dynamic by adding custom animation to your logo. You will also learn how to use masking tools for even greater creative options.Īnimated overlays can be used to identify subjects in your video with their name and title in interviews or news broadcasts, providing additional information to your audience. In this tutorial we will show you how to use the power of Pinnacle Studio keyframes to add movement and other effects to graphics, such as swivel and tilt, enter and exit, size and position, opacity, blur and shadows. Learn how to create custom animated overlays and dynamic lower thirds to add interest and depth to branding, create unique titles, identify subjects in your video, create episode intro titles, and more.

Animated overlays