How to Add Text to Your Videos | Icecream Video Editor Tutorial

Published: 01 April 2021
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Add text to video projects and customize it according to your needs.

Download Icecream Video Editor here: https://icecreamapps.com/Video-editor/

00:00 Intro
Add caption and description to scenes of your video project to fit in more information about it. With Icecream Video Editor you can easily add text to video to make it more vivid and understandable. In this tutorial we will show you how to add text to a video both in the beginning and in a random place and how to customize text style, color, position, size and speed.

00:34 Step 1: Download and install Icecream Video Editor
Download Icecream Video Editor, install and launch the program.

00:41 Step 2: Prepare your video project
Add videos and photos for your project first to the Media Library of the program and then to the video timeline.

00:52 Step 3: Add text to video in the beginning
In Icecream Video Editor when you add text to video scene, the caption is automatically added to its beginning. The duration of the text is automatically adjusted basing on the length of the selected scene. Choose a video on the timeline, then click the “Text” button on the menu above the timeline. A new panel with text settings will appear. Later in this tutorial we'll show you how to add text to video scene at any preferred place of your project. But right now let's learn more about the text settings.

01:28 Step 4: Add text and alter its settings
Type your text into the text box and the text will preview in the video player on the right.
Now you can personalize the text on the video. The preset styles in the lower part of the Text settings panel apply different fonts, styles and filters. The preview option is available right after the text style selection. Select custom text color clicking on the corresponding square in the panel. The Position area allows you to set the location of the text in the scene. Use the Size option to change the size of the text and the Speed option to control how long the text is visible. Preview the video with text added. Click the «Done» button to add text to video project.

02:16 TIP: Add text to video at a random place
You can easily add text to any place of your video project even if it's somewhere in the middle of a scene. Simply put the circle marker above the video timeline to the point to which you wish to add text. Click the “Split” button to split the selected scene in two. Now you can add text to video scene that is highlighted on the timeline. The text will be shown in your project right at the point to which you previously moved the circle marker.

02:46 Step 5: Save changes to your video
Once you are happy, save the project as a new video. Click the «Export Video» button of Icecream Video Editor and then click the «Export» button. A progress bar appears and once your video is created you can choose whether to open the folder it is saved in or upload the video to Google Drive, Dropbox or YouTube.


More tutorials on how to use Icecream Video Editor and other Icecream Apps programs: https://icecreamapps.com/Howtos/


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