Editorial captions
Magazine captions: the line in the brand's text face with its key word set far bigger in the accent face — the *starred* words, else the longest word of each phrase — every word rising in as it is said. Give a transcript with --words.
captions/editorial- Captions
- captions
- Overlay with alpha
- 6 s (1–120 s)
npx volito render captions/editorial --words talk.json --style tomato --out editorial.movRender it
npx volito render captions/editorial --words talk.json --out editorial.movCaptions take their timing from a transcript: --words reads Whisper JSON or [{w, s, e}], one entry a word. Add text to caption your own wording on the voice's timing; without a transcript, text runs at pace seconds a word. Starred words and the ones listed in accents are the key words.
That writes ProRes 4444 with alpha, ready to drop over footage. The same item in another shape, brand or format:
volito render captions/editorial --words talk.json --aspect 9:16 --style cobalt --out editorial-9x16.mov
volito render captions/editorial --words talk.json --format mp4 --out editorial.mp4
volito still captions/editorial --t 1.7 --out editorial.png
volito info captions/editorial # every prop and part
volito add captions/editorial # copy its source into ./motion to editFrom Node:
import { findItem, readWords, renderVideo } from "volito";
await renderVideo(findItem("captions/editorial"), { words: readWords("talk.json"), out: "editorial.mov" });Or ask an agent with the MCP server connected: “Render the Volito editorial captions (captions/editorial) in 9:16, in our brand.”
Props
Set each with --prop name=value, or all at once with --props and a JSON object.
| Prop | Type | Default | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|
textwhat is said; leave empty to caption the transcript as it is. Wrap a word in *stars* for the accent | longtext | The best stories are told *slowly*. | ≤ 600 chars |
accentsAccent words words to put in the accent wherever they are said, comma separated | text | — | ≤ 120 chars |
position | choice | bottom | bottom | center | top |
size | choice | medium | medium | small | large |
case | choice | as typed | as typed | upper | lower | style |
paceSeconds per word without a transcript | number | 0.32 | 0.08 – 2 |
ticksSound on every word | boolean | false | — |
emphasisauto: lift the longest word of each phrase when none is starred · marked: only starred or listed words | choice | auto | auto | marked |
contrastSize contrast | choice | standard | standard | subtle | dramatic |
upcomingWords not said yet | choice | dim | dim | hidden |
Parts
Each part takes any move, ease or idle: --motion words.in=pop.
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
words | the caption words and everything drawn with them |
More in Captions
Camera-follow captions
Each sentence written across a canvas far bigger than the frame while a camera follows the words as they are said: every word a step bigger than the last with the camera pulling back to keep it the same size (or the camera gliding along lines of text), motion blur on every move, and a pull-back at the sentence's end to show it whole. Give a transcript with --words; *starred* words and the ones in `accents` take the accent.
Karaoke captions
Social captions on the voice: a line or two at a time, the word being said lit by a pill that slides from word to word (or in the accent colour, or underlined), the rest of the line waiting dimmed. Give a transcript with --words; *starred* words and the ones in `accents` take the accent.
Pop captions
Big captions a few words at a time, each word landing on its own time with a pop — the newest one in the accent. Give a transcript with --words; *starred* words and the ones in `accents` take the second accent.
Subtitles
Clean subtitles timed to the voice: up to two lines at a time in the brand's text face, broken at pauses and sentence ends, on a dark box behind each line or with a shadow. Give a transcript with --words.
Marker captions
A highlighter swipes under each word as it is said and stays lit, a little crooked like a real pen, so the line fills with the brand's colour as it is spoken (or an underline stroke). Give a transcript with --words; *starred* words take the second accent.
Neon captions
The line hangs as unlit glass tubes and each word flickers on as it is said, glowing in the accent (accent words in the second accent) and drifting a hair once lit. Give a transcript with --words.
