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How to style your video with fonts, colors, and more.

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  • Changing text, highlight, and background colors
    Note: Advanced styling options are only available on the Starter plan and above. Learn more on our pricing page. By default, the colors in your video will reflect the default color palette from the template that you've selected. On the Starter plan and above, you can pick your own! When choosing colors, select an existing color palette as a starting point and then click on individual colors to edit them. You can enter the hex code of your desired color oSome readers
  • Uploading your logo as a watermark
    Watermark feature is available for users on the Professional subscription and above. You can upload your logo and use it as a watermark which will appear in the corner throughout your video. You'll find this option under the Style tab in the Watermark section. To begin, toggle the Watermark on. You'll see a place to upload your logo, and you'll be able to adjust theFew readers
  • Custom font upload
    Custom font upload is available for users on the Lumen5 Business Plan and above. You can upload your own custom font under the Style tab on the right of the font selection dropdown. Click on the upload button and select the font file from your computer in either TTF or OTF file format. You can also save this custom font as a part of your saved template. (https://intercom.helpFew readers
  • Brand Kits
    Note: Brand Kits are available for the Premium subscription and beyond. Brand kits make it easy to bring your brand colors and watermark into any template with just a click! Setting Up Brand Kits To get started, go to your dashboard and click Brand Kits in the left side menu. When you get to the homepage, click New Brand +, and you will see this: Brand Kits include theFew readers
  • Selecting a font
    Note: Advanced styling options are available on Starter plans and above. Learn more on our pricing page. You'll find a list of fonts to choose from in a dropdown menu under the Style tab. You can choose a different typeface for the primary and secondary text, and the font you choose will be applied to your entire video across all your slides. ProfessFew readers
  • Adjusting the brightness
    To adjust the brightness of an image or video, click directly on the media. You'll see a media controls menu appear near the top of your scene, much like the text editing menu. Look for the sun icon and click on it: From there you can use the slider to adjust the brightness of your image or video!Few readers
  • Creating an outro scene
    The outro scene is the last slide of your video and serves as an ending sequence. This is where you can display your logo and a call to action. Scroll down to the very bottom of your slides to find the outro section. Click on the Layouts tab to view the different options and select the one that works for you- a logo, a call to action, or both! If you're on the Business plan, you'll also have the option to use your own custom outro. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/926ed4dFew readers
  • Uploading your own custom outro
    Custom outro is available for users on the  Professional plan and above. The outro scene is the last slide of your video and serves as an ending sequence. The default style allows you to upload a logo and display a line of text as a call-to-action. To use your own custom outro, scroll down to the very bottom of your slides to find the outro section. Select the Swap design button on the right side, then select the "Use your own outro" option at the bottom. !Few readers
  • Text highlight
    When in text editing mode, simply click-and-drag your mouse cursor to select important keywords, then click on the button to apply a highlight color to the selected words. Want to highlight more than one chunk of words? You can do that! Jump back into text editing mode, highlight some more text, and click Highlight once again. To remove it, select the text you'd like to remove the highlight from, and click the clear highlight button. frame Highlighting (Few readers
  • Image panning animation
    You can use both images and videos to build your Lumen5 videos. To help prevent a series of images from looking like a static slideshow, we automatically apply a panning animation to add movement to offer a dynamic feel. This movement animation is often referred to as the ken burns effect. This animation is only applied to images and will not be applied to video backgrounds. The animation direction is randomized by default, but you can change or remove the animation in the media controls menu:Few readers
  • How do I select a scene design?
    You can select a new scene design for any scene by clicking on the Swap Scene Design button, located on the right of your scene: When you create a new scene by clicking on the green Add scene button, the scene selector comes up automatically! You can preview all of your options inside the selector, and click on a design to apply it to the scene in focus. (https://storage.crispFew readers
  • What size should the logo for my outro be?
    The outro feature will resize the logo that you upload so that it best fits! To make the best use of that space, try uploading images that are as close as possible to the following dimensions: Landscape: 1000 x 312 Square: 800 x 312 Vertical: 800 x 555Few readers

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