Shimmer

A headline with a band of light sweeping across it: the lines rise in, then a bright sheen passes over the letters on a loop, with a sparkle where it leaves.

• type/shimmer
• Type
• text
• Full frame
• 4 s (2–20 s)

Style

Your brandBold PopdefaultCream FlatClean StudioWhiteboardSketchbookPastel FlatPaper CollagePaper DioramaClaymationStorybookAcidCandyRisoRetroDinerBlueprintCapsuleMemphisSwissMintEditorialEmberEditorial MonoNeon NightPixel ArcadeCobaltTomatoAuroraSunsetLimeSportForestLuxeTerminalVaporSci-fi

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npx volito render type/shimmer --style pop --out shimmer.movCopy

Render it

npx volito render type/shimmer --prop text="Now in gold" --out shimmer.mov

That writes ProRes 4444. The same item in another shape, brand or format:

volito render type/shimmer --aspect 9:16 --style cobalt --out shimmer-9x16.mov
volito render type/shimmer --format mp4 --out shimmer.mp4
volito still type/shimmer --t 2 --out shimmer.png
volito info type/shimmer     # every prop and part
volito add type/shimmer      # copy its source into ./motion to edit

From Node:

import { findItem, renderVideo } from "volito";

await renderVideo(findItem("type/shimmer"), { props: { text: "Now in gold" }, out: "shimmer.mov" });

Or ask an agent with the MCP server connected: “Render the Volito shimmer (type/shimmer) in 9:16, in our brand.”

Props

Set each with --prop name=value, or all at once with --props and a JSON object.

Parts

Each part takes any move, ease or idle: --motion ground.in=pop.

Tags: shimmer, shine, gloss, premium, sheen

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