<p>I found a way:</p>
<ol>
<li>Add title text to video</li>
<li>Add the <code>Rotoscope</code> effect to the title</li>
<li>At timeline start of text: draw the rotoscope shape around the text (see below)</li>
<li>At timeline end of text: add keyframe and move the shape behind the text (see below)</li>
<li>Set the effect mode to <code>Luma</code></li>
<li>Add the <code>Cairo Blend</code> composition to the title</li>
<li>Set the gradient mode to <code>Add</code></li>
</ol>
<p>Now the title text should appear from left to right. It does not appear character by character, but this is ok.</p>
<p>The rotoscope effect is quite mighty - this video teached me how to use it: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPQWOGDng-Q?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>
<p>Additionally I found this cool sound, which is quite exactly I was looking for:
<a href="https://freesound.org/people/Sky_Motion/sounds/416777/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://freesound.org/people/Sky_Motion/sounds/416777/</a></p>

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2020-08-10T00:34:57.947Z
2020-08-10T00:34:57.947Z
Nicolas
<p>For a video I want to add text character by character, including the beep-beep-beep alike sound, like common action movies do this when switching to a new location. Obviously, I don't know how this is called and if it is military related, so I hope you know what I mean.</p>
<p>I already figured out how to generally add text, but I found no option or animation to introduce it character by character. Alternatively I would have to manually insert character by character; but this would be difficult to align properly (not vertically, but horizontally (proper character spacing)).</p>
<p>I though of using the subtitle feature for this. But if there is a more elegant solution, I would prefer to not using subtitles.</p>
<hr />
<p>The software is Kdenlive 19.12.3 on Ubuntu 20.04.</p>
<p>I do video editing occasionally only; I am sorry for any misconceptions, wrong wording, etc in my description, therefore.</p>
<hr />
<p>Edit:</p>
<ul>
<li>Unfortunately I am unable to find an example on youtube currently</li>
<li>Maybe there is an effect that is able to fade the text in from the left to the right as an alternative?</li>
</ul>

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How to add location text character by character like in action movies?
Nicolas
# How to add location text character by character like in action movies?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-24)

For a video I want to add text character by character, including the beep-beep-beep alike sound, like common action movies do this when switching to a new location. Obviously, I don't know how this is called and if it is military related, so I hope you know what I mean.

I already figured out how to generally add text, but I found no option or animation to introduce it character by character. Alternatively I would have to manually insert character by character; but this would be difficult to align properly (not vertically, but horizontally (proper character spacing)).

I though of using the subtitle feature for this. But if there is a more elegant solution, I would prefer to not using subtitles.

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The software is Kdenlive 19.12.3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

I do video editing occasionally only; I am sorry for any misconceptions, wrong wording, etc in my description, therefore.

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Edit:

* Unfortunately I am unable to find an example on youtube currently
* Maybe there is an effect that is able to fade the text in from the left to the right as an alternative?

**Tags:** kdenlive


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-08-10. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

I found a way:

1. Add title text to video
2. Add the `Rotoscope` effect to the title
3. At timeline start of text: draw the rotoscope shape around the text (see below)
4. At timeline end of text: add keyframe and move the shape behind the text (see below)
5. Set the effect mode to `Luma`
6. Add the `Cairo Blend` composition to the title
7. Set the gradient mode to `Add`

Now the title text should appear from left to right. It does not appear character by character, but this is ok.

The rotoscope effect is quite mighty - this video teached me how to use it:

Additionally I found this cool sound, which is quite exactly I was looking for:
<https://freesound.org/people/Sky_Motion/sounds/416777/>


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