# Titles & motion graphics: Titles and motion graphics, on the same timeline.

> Animated titles, 14 editable graphics, slides and titles behind 3D devices.

Canonical: https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/titles-and-graphics

Type a title, pick how it enters and leaves, and highlight the words that matter. When you need more than text, drop in a designed graphic and change its words, colours and type.

## Highlights

### 13 entrance effects

Glow, Typewriter, Fade In, Rise Up, Word Drop, Pop, Blur In, Wipe, Cascade, Word Slide, Word Blur, Letter Wave and Hero Pop.

### Separate exits

Fade, blur, slide or scale a title out, or reuse any entrance effect in reverse.

### Highlight words

Wrap a word in ==double equals== to colour it, like “roll” in the editor shot below.

### 14 built-in graphics

Title Card, Feature Cards, Feature Spotlight, Key Metric, Comparison, Numbered Workflow, Terminal, Keyboard Shortcut, Context Menu, Testimonial, Tip, Name Label, App Badge and Call to Action.

### Behind the device

Send a title to the back and it sits behind your 3D iPhone or MacBook, in front of the background.

### Slides as a canvas

Insert an empty slide with its own background for an intro, a chapter card or an end card.

## How to do it

### 1. Add a title or graphic

Use + Track to add a Title or Graphic track, then click it at the playhead. Pick a graphic type from the inspector.

### 2. Edit content and style

Change the text, colours, typography and shadow, set its position and size from 50% to 250%, and choose whether it sits above or below titles.

### 3. Time the motion

Set the entrance, delay, duration, stagger and exit. Drag the block’s edges to decide how long it stays on screen.

## From the CLI or an AI agent

Agents can list the graphics catalog and add titles and graphics with exact timing, placement and motion in one batch.

```bash
smoothcapture cli editor apply --input - <<'JSON'
{"revision": "…", "operations": [
  {"action": "addTitle", "text": "Numbers ==roll==.",
   "startTime": 6.2, "endTime": 9.8,
   "animation": "wordDrop", "fontWeight": "heavy"},
  {"action": "addGraphic", "componentID": "smoothcapture.key-metric",
   "startTime": 6, "endTime": 10,
   "placement": {"x": 0.5, "y": 0.4, "scale": 1.4}}
]}
JSON
```

## FAQ

### Can I put text behind a 3D device?

Yes. Turn on Send to back for a title. It renders above the background and behind the device, which is how launch films layer a headline behind a phone.

More: [3D device mockups](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/3d-device-frames)

### Can I change the words and colours in a graphic?

Yes. Every built-in graphic exposes its content, colours, typography and shadow in the inspector, so you edit text instead of keyframes.

### Can I make my own graphics?

Yes. Graphics are .scgraphic packages. Export one you have customised, import one from a teammate, or have an agent author one.

### Can I make a video without any recording?

Yes. Start with empty slides and build the whole piece from titles, graphics and music. Slides have their own backgrounds and transitions.

## Related

- [Annotations & keystrokes](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/annotations-and-keystrokes)
- [Captions & transcripts](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/captions)
- [3D device mockups](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/3d-device-frames)
- [Motion templates](https://www.smoothcapture.app/templates)