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A Or B

The frame splitting down a seam into two plates, a chip landing on the join with the question.

Duration
3s
Frame
640 × 360
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the A Or B animation

The same ask cut as a 16:9 overlay, for a video that is already showing both things. Keep the labels to a couple of words each, since they sit inside the plates rather than on their own line, and let the footage argue the case. Time it over the shot where both options are actually visible, otherwise the viewer is picking blind.

Where it fits

  • As a 16:9 overlay on a video already showing both things.
  • Over a side-by-side comparison shot.
  • In a review, at the moment both options are visible.

Filling it in

Keep the labels to a couple of words each, since they sit inside the plates rather than on their own line, and let the footage argue the case. Time it over the shot where both options are actually visible. The left plate colour is the accent side.

Format and timing

A Or B is built at 640 × 360, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 3 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 0.9 seconds, holds for 1.7 and clears in 0.4, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.

What you can edit

  • Headlinetext
  • Left labeltext
  • Right labeltext
  • Left platecolor

Questions about A Or B

Why is this overlay rather than a card?

Because the footage is showing the two things. The plates frame them and the chip asks the question; a card would hide what the viewer is choosing between.

Can the seam be vertical?

It is. The frame splits down the middle into left and right plates. For a top-and-bottom split, rotate the exported layer and re-add the labels.

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