Tutorial

Keyboard Shortcut Overlay

Each key presses down in turn, the chord releases together, then the bar opens to say what it does.

Duration
4s
Frame
1920 × 1080
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the Keyboard Shortcut Overlay animation

Keyboard Shortcut Overlay is part of the Tutorial Callouts set. Each key presses down in turn, the chord releases together, then the bar opens to say what it does. Change the words and colours to match your channel, then export it to drop over your video.

Where it fits

  • Each key presses down in turn, the chord releases together, then the bar opens to say what it does.
  • Show a keyboard shortcut, at the moment a viewer is most likely to act.

Filling it in

Place it where the viewer's eye already is, and keep it on screen for the full animation. Keep the words short so they read on a phone.

Format and timing

Keyboard Shortcut Overlay is built at 1920 × 1080, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 4 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 2.7 seconds, holds for 0.4 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 on a paid plan, and Pro opens it free for the first seven days.

What you can edit

  • Key 2text
  • Key 3text
  • What it doestext
  • Accentcolor

Questions about Keyboard Shortcut Overlay

Can I change the words?

Yes. Every label in the animation is editable, so you can write it in your own words or language.

Which editors does it work with?

Any of them. Export it as a video and place it over your footage in the editor you already use.

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