About editing videos

[AskingAvA]

Hello to everybody. I own a Mac book pro and I am running into a problem. I have some videos and images that I want to write texts at the bottom of the videos and images. I managed to do that with the images but couldn't with the videos. With the photographs, I pressed the Mark Up Toolbar, and manage to do what I wanted, but I could not find the same button for the videos. Can anyone show me how to do that for the videos as well? Thanks in advance.

 

[IWT]

Where are your pics and videos residing? By that, I mean something like Photos app?

And from that question, what "method" or app are you using to add text to the pics?

I should just mention that the Photos app does allow a fair bit of editing and the chance to add info to both pics and videos.

Ian

 

[AskingAvA]

Where are your pics and videos residing? By that, I mean something like Photos app?

And from that question, what "method" or app are you using to add text to the pics?

I should just mention that the Photos app does allow a fair bit of editing and the chance to add info to both pics and videos.

Ian

Hi Ian. I am using Preview. I managed to add text to the pics but not to the videos. This is what I am trying to do. I used the 'mark up toolbar' function to add text. It's at the top right of a picture.

 

[AskingAvA]

Hi Ian. I am using Preview. I managed to add text to the pics but not to the videos. This is what I am trying to do. I used the 'mark up toolbar' function to add text. It's at the top right of a picture.

When I click on the video, it automatically does so with 'quick time player.'

 

[AskingAvA]

When I click on the video, it automatically does so with 'quick time player.'

I press the button to the right and press 'add to photos' and then press 'edit' on 'Photos,' and I still can't find the button where you can add text on the video.

 

[Slydude]

If I'm understanding what you want to do correctly this can be done with iMovie among other apps. These tips should help. There are also numerous other tips with a quick search. Sometimes you see this referred to as adding lower thirds..

Add text to your iMovie project - Apple Support

Add text to video, photo, or background clips, create a title sequence, and add end credits to your movie.

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Learn How to Add Text to Your Video in iMovie

iMovie makes it unbelievably simple to add text to video—not to mention, the design and effects templates are pretty spot-on. Adding text to video in iMovie is a breeze and has lots of useful features and tools that will take your video production to the next level. Learn how with this quick...

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[AskingAvA]

If I'm understanding what you want to do correctly this can be done with iMovie among other apps. These tips should help. There are also numerous other tips with a quick search. Sometimes you see this referred to as adding lower thirds..

Add text to your iMovie project - Apple Support

Add text to video, photo, or background clips, create a title sequence, and add end credits to your movie.

support.apple.com

Learn How to Add Text to Your Video in iMovie

iMovie makes it unbelievably simple to add text to video—not to mention, the design and effects templates are pretty spot-on. Adding text to video in iMovie is a breeze and has lots of useful features and tools that will take your video production to the next level. Learn how with this quick...

blog.storyblocks.com

I haven't ever used that app. I was hoping there was a way to do it in the ways I tried to.

 

[Slydude]

I can understand wanting to use tools that you already understand for tasks like this. Unfortunately, so far I haven't found a way to use those tools to add text to videos. There are several third-party apps and a few online sites that may be a viable option.

I encourage you to look at some of the iMovie instructional videos that are available. It's a fairly easy program to learn.

Here's an idea that might or might not meet your needs even though it's kind of a kludge. This should work but needs presentation software such as PowerPoint or perhaps Keynote.

1. Open a new slide in the presentation software and make whatever adjustments to the background color etc. that you think are necessary.
2. Insert the video clip into the slide that you created.
3. Create a text box beneath the video and add text.

The resulting video can be exported as a movie if you like,

Rwkk us a bit more about your project and we may have better ideas.

 

[AskingAvA]

I can understand wanting to use tools that you already understand for tasks like this. Unfortunately, so far I haven't found a way to use those tools to add text to videos. There are several third-party apps and a few online sites that may be a viable option.

I encourage you to look at some of the iMovie instructional videos that are available. It's a fairly easy program to learn.

Here's an idea that might or might not meet your needs even though it's kind of a kludge. This should work but needs presentation software such as PowerPoint or perhaps Keynote.

1. Open a new slide in the presentation software and make whatever adjustments to the background color etc. that you think are necessary.
2. Insert the video clip into the slide that you created.
3. Create a text box beneath the video and add text.

The resulting video can be exported as a movie if you like,

Rwkk us a bit more about your project and we may have better ideas.

Thanks for the reply. I downloaded iMovie, and am using a MacBook Pro, and I didn't have to pay for it. Is that accurate? I wasn't expecting it to be free.

 

[IWT]

All these Apple apps are free. In fact, it really should have been included when you got your Mac and thereafter when you upgraded your Mac.

Whatever, you've got it now. The other free apps from Apple are: iMovie, Keynote, Pages, Safari, FaceTime, Garage Band, Apple News etc

Ian

 

[Slydude]

As Ian mentioned iMovie is one of several Apple apps that are free. All are very good apps in their own right. There are third-party apps with similar capabilities but most are not free.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

All these Apple apps are free. In fact, it really should have been included when you got your Mac and thereafter when you upgraded your Mac.

Whatever, you've got it now. The other free apps from Apple are: iMovie, Keynote, Pages, Safari, FaceTime, Garage Band, Apple News etc

I WISH that Apple News for the Macintosh was free, but alas, it isn't, it is a subscription service:
https://www.apple.com/apple-news/

For a large number of other free Macintosh applications, have a look at:
http://www.macattorney.com/free.html

 

[IWT]

I WISH that Apple News for the Macintosh was free, but alas, it isn't, it is a subscription service:

You are absolutely right. The App is free; but to use it isn't

Ian

 

[AskingAvA]

Thank you guys for your help and contributions. Is there any way someone can show me how to add texts in videos through iMovie. I must say that I know nothing about this app. Many thanks.

 

[AskingAvA]

Guys, I managed to do it with some help from google. You live and learn Thank you to everyone who helped out and responded.

 

[Slydude]

Congrats on solving that problem. Apologies for not posting such a video yesterday. I saw a few of them but hadn't checked any of them out to see if they made sense.

 

[pm-r]

You are absolutely right. The App is free; but to use it isn't

That also seems to be the Apple thinking and the so-called logic of how many App Store applications are rated which I find very annoying.

Free to download and run maybe, but then one discovers that one has to pay to do anything useful with them. I don't consider that as "Free".





- Patrick
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[Slydude]

I think the News app is what one might call "partially free". Many articles can be read for free. Unfortunately, some of the things I might want to read/hear are not free. At least that's how it works on my phone. I don't use it much on my Mac.

The subscription fee isn't unreasonable compared to subscribing to several of the component publications.

 

[lucy12345]

To add text to videos on a Mac, you can use iMovie:

1. Open iMovie and create a new project.
2. Import your video by dragging it into the timeline.
3. Click the “Titles” tab above the media library.
4. Drag a title style to the timeline above your video.
5. Adjust the text and its placement as needed.

For quick edits, you can also use QuickTime Player for basic annotations but with limited text options.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

Is there any way someone can show me how to add texts in videos through iMovie. I must say that I know nothing about this app.

Here is a free user's guide to iMovie:

iMovie (free)
https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/welcome/mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/toc

Here is how you add text (i.e. "titles") to frames in iMovie:

https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/add-titles-mov4d3dce7ba/10.4.1/mac/13.5