<p>Just use an affine transform for the title </p>

<ol>
<li>Create a title with the text</li>
<li>Put the video on track 2</li>
<li>Put the title on track 1</li>
<li>Combine them with an affine transformation</li>
<li>On the affine transformation, add 4 key frames for a title of 5 seconds, at 0 / 1 / 4 / 5 seconds</li>
<li>Set the opacity for keyframe at second 0 and second 5 to 0. Keyframes at second 1 and 4 keep 100% opacity</li>
<li>Play. The title fades in for a second, stays for 3 seconds and fades out for a second.</li>
</ol>

<p>Screencast: <a href="http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm" rel="nofollow">http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm</a></p>

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2015-04-06T09:29:33.353Z
thank you for the very desciptive answer, as well as the video !
This really seems like a nice and straight forward solution.
user2664856
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2015-04-03T18:33:51.360Z
2015-04-03T20:22:19.803Z
2015-04-03T20:22:19.803Z
cweiske
<p>With the composite transition in kdenlive I am already able to let the the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_third" rel="nofollow">lower third</a> (with the name and a line of additional information, just like in the news) appear. Now I want it to fade in (or some other effect), but kdenlive only allows to add one transition.</p>

<p>Is there a way to avoid this dilemma?</p>

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2014-03-25T18:46:30.040Z
I don't know kdenlive, but the bar you are referring to is often called a lower third.
AJ Henderson
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2014-03-25T19:30:06.357Z
thank you, that really could help, since i am not a native speaker obviously and had a little trouble finding the name of it.
user2664856
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How do I make a news-like lower third in kdenlive?
user2664856
# How do I make a news-like lower third in kdenlive?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-25)

With the composite transition in kdenlive I am already able to let the the [lower third](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_third) (with the name and a line of additional information, just like in the news) appear. Now I want it to fade in (or some other effect), but kdenlive only allows to add one transition.

Is there a way to avoid this dilemma?

**Tags:** video, editing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know kdenlive, but the bar you are referring to is often called a lower third.  
> **username_0**: thank you, that really could help, since i am not a native speaker obviously and had a little trouble finding the name of it.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Just use an affine transform for the title

1. Create a title with the text
2. Put the video on track 2
3. Put the title on track 1
4. Combine them with an affine transformation
5. On the affine transformation, add 4 key frames for a title of 5 seconds, at 0 / 1 / 4 / 5 seconds
6. Set the opacity for keyframe at second 0 and second 5 to 0. Keyframes at second 1 and 4 keep 100% opacity
7. Play. The title fades in for a second, stays for 3 seconds and fades out for a second.

Screencast: <http://username_2.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thank you for the very desciptive answer, as well as the video ! This really seems like a nice and straight forward solution.  

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