We may want to add a message to the beginning and end of a user-uploaded video for which we don't know the length in advance. Additionally, we may want to add a watermark to the video, but not to the intro and outro. Here's how we can achieve this.
Let's start by adding a video element and setting the duration property to "media" for it to be stretched to its full length.
1{
2 "output_format": "mp4",
3 "width": 1920,
4 "height": 1080,
5 "fill_color": "#262626",
6 "elements": [
7 {
8 "type": "video",
9 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/3e2f16d8-0ffc-4d90-aec2-721ee719eaed.mp4",
10 "duration": "media"
11 }
12 ]
13}To add a watermark to the user's video, create a composition containing the user's video and our logo as an image element in the upper left corner.
1{
2 "output_format": "mp4",
3 "width": 1920,
4 "height": 1080,
5 "fill_color": "#262626",
6 "elements": [
7 {
8 "type": "composition",
9 "elements": [
10 {
11 "type": "video",
12 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/3e2f16d8-0ffc-4d90-aec2-721ee719eaed.mp4",
13 "duration": "media"
14 },
15 {
16 "type": "image",
17 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/de898e8b-5c78-450e-aadd-442c85f54a26.png",
18 "x": "14.5497%",
19 "y": "11.835%",
20 "width": "21.6764%",
21 "height": "9.881%"
22 }
23 ]
24 }
25 ]
26}It's time to make the intro scene. Once again, we're going to use a composition to group all the elements together to make the intro. Just a simple text will do for this example. To make the intro appear before the video, add both compositions to the same track.
1{
2 "output_format": "mp4",
3 "width": 1920,
4 "height": 1080,
5 "fill_color": "#262626",
6 "elements": [
7 {
8 "name": "Intro scene",
9 "type": "composition",
10 "track": 1,
11 "duration": 2.5,
12 "elements": [
13 {
14 "type": "text",
15 "height": "9.2378%",
16 "x_alignment": "50%",
17 "y_alignment": "50%",
18 "fill_color": "rgba(255,255,255,1)",
19 "text": "Your intro here",
20 "font_family": "Cabin",
21 "font_weight": "700"
22 }
23 ]
24 },
25 {
26 "name": "User's video scene",
27 "type": "composition",
28 "track": 1,
29 "elements": [
30 {
31 "type": "video",
32 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/3e2f16d8-0ffc-4d90-aec2-721ee719eaed.mp4",
33 "duration": "media"
34 },
35 {
36 "type": "image",
37 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/de898e8b-5c78-450e-aadd-442c85f54a26.png",
38 "x": "14.5497%",
39 "y": "11.835%",
40 "width": "21.6764%",
41 "height": "9.881%"
42 }
43 ]
44 }
45 ]
46}We're going to add a transition effect between the intro scene and the user's video scene. Let's go with circular-wipe, but any transition animation will do. Check out the template editor for a complete list.
1{
2 "output_format": "mp4",
3 "width": 1920,
4 "height": 1080,
5 "fill_color": "#262626",
6 "elements": [
7 {
8 "name": "Intro scene",
9 "type": "composition",
10 "track": 1,
11 "duration": 2.5,
12 "elements": [
13 {
14 "type": "text",
15 "height": "9.2378%",
16 "x_alignment": "50%",
17 "y_alignment": "50%",
18 "fill_color": "rgba(255,255,255,1)",
19 "text": "Your intro here",
20 "font_family": "Cabin",
21 "font_weight": "700"
22 }
23 ]
24 },
25 {
26 "name": "User's video scene",
27 "type": "composition",
28 "track": 1,
29 "elements": [
30 {
31 "type": "video",
32 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/3e2f16d8-0ffc-4d90-aec2-721ee719eaed.mp4",
33 "duration": "media"
34 },
35 {
36 "type": "image",
37 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/de898e8b-5c78-450e-aadd-442c85f54a26.png",
38 "x": "14.5497%",
39 "y": "11.835%",
40 "width": "21.6764%",
41 "height": "9.881%"
42 }
43 ],
44 "animations": [
45 {
46 "time": "start",
47 "duration": 0.5,
48 "transition": true,
49 "type": "circular-wipe"
50 }
51 ]
52 }
53 ]
54}Adding the outro will be much like adding the intro—just add a new composition and animate the transition. And that's all there is to it.
1{
2 "output_format": "mp4",
3 "width": 1920,
4 "height": 1080,
5 "fill_color": "#262626",
6 "elements": [
7 {
8 "name": "Intro scene",
9 "type": "composition",
10 "track": 1,
11 "duration": 2.5,
12 "elements": [
13 {
14 "type": "text",
15 "height": "9.2378%",
16 "x_alignment": "50%",
17 "y_alignment": "50%",
18 "fill_color": "rgba(255,255,255,1)",
19 "text": "Your intro here",
20 "font_family": "Cabin",
21 "font_weight": "700"
22 }
23 ]
24 },
25 {
26 "name": "User's video scene",
27 "type": "composition",
28 "track": 1,
29 "elements": [
30 {
31 "type": "video",
32 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/3e2f16d8-0ffc-4d90-aec2-721ee719eaed.mp4",
33 "duration": "media"
34 },
35 {
36 "type": "image",
37 "source": "https://creatomate.com/files/assets/de898e8b-5c78-450e-aadd-442c85f54a26.png",
38 "x": "14.5497%",
39 "y": "11.835%",
40 "width": "21.6764%",
41 "height": "9.881%"
42 }
43 ],
44 "animations": [
45 {
46 "time": "start",
47 "duration": 0.5,
48 "transition": true,
49 "type": "circular-wipe"
50 }
51 ]
52 },
53 {
54 "name": "Outro scene",
55 "type": "composition",
56 "track": 1,
57 "duration": 2.5,
58 "elements": [
59 {
60 "type": "text",
61 "width": "100%",
62 "height": "9.24%",
63 "x_alignment": "50%",
64 "y_alignment": "50%",
65 "fill_color": "rgba(255,255,255,1)",
66 "text": "Your outro here",
67 "font_family": "Cabin",
68 "font_weight": "700"
69 }
70 ],
71 "animations": [
72 {
73 "time": "start",
74 "duration": 0.5,
75 "transition": true,
76 "type": "circular-wipe"
77 }
78 ]
79 }
80 ]
81}