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With continued technological advances, smartphones have become true productivity powerhouses. It’s been some time since the first feature film was shot entirely on a phone, but the technology wasn’t limited to excellent phone cameras.
Apps like Kinemaster allow users to edit video footage on their smartphones, creating a professional-grade final product. If you’re using Kinemaster to edit your vlogs, YouTube, or other videos, you may also want to add text to images.
Fortunately, adding text in Kinemaster is relatively simple. In this article, we’ll show you how to put words to your images.
How to Add Text to Video in the Kinemaster iPhone App
The method to add text to a video using the Kinemaster app on iPhone is quite simple. You will need to follow these steps:
- Import the recording to the app.
- The “Layer” icon will be available in the menu wheel on the right side. Click on it and choose “Text.”
- The app will take you to the text editing screen. There, you can enter the text you want to be displayed in the video. Tap “OK” to confirm.
- When you return to the main project screen, you will see the text centered in front of the video. You can move the text box by dragging it to the new position.
- If you want to resize or rotate the text, tap and drag one of the two arrow icons that appear at the edge of the box. The straight arrow icon is used to resize, while the curved icon rotates the text box.
- While the text box is selected, the text menu will be on the right side of the screen. Use the menu options to customize the text.
It is possible to change the appearance of your text in Kinemaster. You can adjust its size, font, color and background. Additionally, you can add various effects to the text and choose animations for it. These animations include rotation, sliding, falling and others. Here is a detailed description of the menu from top to bottom and left to right:
- The first row contains two icons and a button. The first icon is for entering text, represented by a simplified keyboard image. The second is the text menu, which displays as a slightly modified “hamburger” icon. Finally, tapping the button (a circled check mark) accepts any changes you made to the text.
- The second row has three icons: font selection (“Aa” icon), cut (represented by a pair of scissors), and color (a white square). Tapping these icons allows you to change the font and size, crop the text, and change its color, respectively.
- The third, fourth and fifth rows relate to the text animation. You can choose how the text animates when it enters the frame, while it is in the video, and when it leaves the frame. Tap any of the fields to view and choose the corresponding options.
- Finally, the fifth row is called “Alpha (Opacity)”. From there, you can control the brightness and transparency of the text.
Below the menu, you will see the video timeline and the text timeline below it. Tap and drag the edges of the text timeline box to adjust when text appears and disappears. You can also drag the entire frame to place it in a different section of the video.
How to Add Text to Video in Kinemaster Android App
The Kinemaster app works the same on Android phones as it does on iOS. Here’s what you’ll need to do to add text to a video on an Android device:
- Import the recording to enable the “Layer” option in the menu wheel.
- Click “Layer” and then “Text.”
- You will see the text editing screen. Type the text you want in the video and confirm by tapping “OK.” You will return to the main screen.
- Your text will now be in the center of the video preview. Tap and drag to reposition the text box.
- There will be two arrow icons on the right edge of the box. You can change the size of the text by dragging the straight arrow icon or dragging the curved one to rotate it.
- If the box is selected, you will see the text menu on the right side. This menu contains several options for text customization.
Kinemaster on Android allows you to change your text in many ways. The text size, font, color and background are fully customizable and there are various effects you can add. Finally, you can choose whether the text will rotate, slide, drop, or otherwise animate.
However, to set the text just the way you want, you’ll need to know the menu. Here are all the menu options described by rows and as they appear from left to right in the Android app:
- The first row has two icons followed by a button. There is a text input option, represented by a simplified keyboard image and the text menu, displayed as a “hamburger” icon. The button is a check mark with a circle and is used to accept changes.
- The second row features three icons: the “Aa” icon to select the font, a pair of scissors that allows you to delete text, and a white square to choose the text color.
- The next three rows are called “Internal Animation”, “General Animation”, and “External Animation”. These options control the type of text animation while it is displayed in the video. Tapping each field will bring up options related to it.
- The last row is “Alpha (opacity)”. Allows you to adjust the brightness and transparency of the text.
Below the text menu is the video timeline with the text highlighted below. You can drag the edges of the text timeline frame to extend the time the text remains on the screen, or drag the entire frame to place it at a different point in the video.
How to Add Text to Video in the Kinemaster iPad App
Working in Kinemaster on an iPad is the same as using the app on an iPhone. For a more detailed explanation on how to add and wrap text to your video, see the “How to add text to a video in the Kinemaster app for iPhone” section of this article.
Here is a brief overview of the method:
- Import your video to the app.
- Choose “Layer” from the menu, then tap “Text.”
- Enter the desired text and tap “OK” to confirm.
- On the main project screen, drag the text box to place it where you want.
- Use the straight and curved arrows on the edge of the box to resize or rotate the text.
- The text menu will be available whenever the text box is selected. Use this menu for further customization.
How to Add Text to Video in Kinemaster on a Chromebook
Since Chromebooks run Android apps, there will be no difference between adding text on your Chromebook and the method described in the “How to add text to video in the Kinemaster app for iPhone” section of this article.
If you don’t want to read the detailed explanation, here are the basic instructions:
- Import the video to the Kinemaster app.
- Under the “Layer” menu option, choose “Text.”
- Type the text you want to appear in the video and then confirm by tapping “OK.”
- Replace the text box by dragging it on the preview screen.
- Using the two arrows on the edge of the box (the straight one and the curved one), resize and rotate the text to your liking.
- Customize the text further via the text menu, which is available while the text box is selected.
Releasing your creativity
Adding text to your videos will make your content more interesting and allow you to highlight specific parts of the recording. Now that you know how to add text to a video in Kinemaster on all major platforms, you’ll be able to produce any type of video you can imagine.
Did you manage to add text to your videos in Kinemaster? What kind of video did you make? Tell us in the comments section below.
