Alerts

Bell Ring

A notification bell that is struck rather than shaken: the body swings, the clapper lags it, and the ring arcs pulse.

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

About the Bell Ring animation

Bell Ring is the reminder beat for a stream about to start, a drop about to open, a thread worth turning notifications on for. The bell drops onto its crown and rings out in a decaying swing, so the motion reads as a strike instead of a wobble. Keep the line under about six words; it sits on one pill and is meant to be read at a glance.

Where it fits

  • Five minutes before a stream, as the reminder post or the alert on the waiting screen.
  • In a product drop announcement, on the line telling people to turn on notifications.
  • In a thread recap, at the point where you ask people to follow for updates.

Filling it in

The message sits on one pill, so keep it to six words at most: Stream starts in 5 min, Drop opens at noon. Write a time rather than soon. The accent tints the ring arcs, so choose a colour that separates from the footage. The strike is the point, so let the whole swing play.

Format and timing

Bell Ring 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 0.7 seconds, holds for 1.4 and clears in 0.9, 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

  • Messagetext
  • Accentcolor

Questions about Bell Ring

Why does the bell swing rather than shake?

Because it is struck. The body drops onto its crown, the clapper lags behind, and the swing decays, which is what a real bell does. A shake reads as a phone buzzing; this reads as a ring.

Is there a sound with it?

No. Exports are silent, so add a bell or a chime in your editor if the moment wants one. The ring arcs give the impression of sound without it.

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