Media

Dot Matrix Wake

Five rows of dots parting from the centre outward, a ring closing around the wordmark they leave behind.

Duration
4s
Frame
1080 × 1080
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the Dot Matrix Wake animation

The logo wake for a channel intro or a sponsor bumper, built out of the grid rather than laid on top of it. Both halves of each row leave on the same curve, so the name reads as uncovered instead of faded up. One word only: the matrix is cut for a short wordmark, and a three-word company name will not clear the dots.

Where it fits

  • As the logo wake for a channel intro or a sponsor bumper.
  • As the last frame of a video, uncovering the wordmark.
  • On a title card for a series.

Filling it in

One word only. The matrix is cut for a short wordmark, and a three-word company name will not clear the dots. The kicker sits above it, SIGNAL LOCKED or the series name. There is no colour field; the grid takes its palette from the source.

Format and timing

Dot Matrix Wake is built at 1080 × 1080, a square frame, which sits in a feed post without cropping and centres neatly over wider footage, and runs 4 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 2.1 seconds, holds for 1.5 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

  • Kickertext
  • Wordmarktext

Questions about Dot Matrix Wake

Can I use my logo image instead of text?

Not on this card. The wordmark is a text field so the dots can be built around the letters. For an image mark, the reveal would need custom work.

Why do the dots part from the centre?

So the name reads as uncovered rather than faded up. Both halves of each row leave on the same curve, and the wordmark is what they leave behind.