How to Add Text to Video in Quicktime?

What is Quicktime Player?

Quicktime Player is a multimedia player developed by Apple for Mac computers. It allows users to play a variety of digital media formats, including video, audio, and images. Quicktime Player is included with all Macs and comes pre-installed on most MacOS computers.

Quicktime Player supports a wide range of file formats, including MP4, MOV, MPEG-2, DV, and many others. It also includes some basic video editing features, such as trimming and splitting video clips, adjusting video playback speed, and adjusting audio volume. Additionally, Quicktime Player is used for screen recording, video encoding, and video editing. QuickTime Player uses a .QT file which is a custom text format that includes timestamps and text elements.

How to Use Quicktime Player?

• Open Quicktime Player on your Mac.
• To play a video or audio file, click on “File” and then “Open File.” Browse your computer to find the file you want to play, and then click “Open.”
• It is also possible to drag and drop a media file onto the Quicktime Player icon in the Dock to open it.
• Once the media file is playing, use the controls at the bottom of the player to adjust playback settings, such as play, pause, fast forward, rewind, and volume.
• It is also possible to use the “Edit” menu to trim video or audio files or to split a video or audio file into multiple segments.
• To take a screenshot or record a video of your screen, go to “File” and then “New Screen Recording” or “New Movie Recording.” Follow the prompts to select your recording settings and begin recording.
• When you are finished with the media file, click on “File” and then “Close” to close the file and exit Quicktime Player.

For more detailed information, check Apple Support’s tutorials and Youtube videos.

What is Quicktime Pro?

QuickTime Pro is a paid version of QuickTime Player developed by Apple that includes additional features for multimedia playback and editing. It was available for both Mac and Windows operating systems, but it has been discontinued since macOS Mojave.

QuickTime Pro allows users to edit and convert multimedia files, as well as perform screen recording and basic video editing functions. Some of the additional features of QuickTime Pro include:

• Ability to save movies from the internet directly to your computer.
• Ability to create and edit movies, add special effects and transitions, and mix multiple audio tracks.
• Ability to convert files to a variety of different formats, including iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.
• Ability to trim and cut video and audio clips, adjust playback speed, and control volume levels.
• Ability to create slideshows with music and captions.
• Ability to record video and audio directly from your computer screen.

How to Add Text to Video in Quicktime Player?

The process of creating text tracks or subtitles for videos in Quicktime involves several steps. It begins with transcribing and inputting “time codes” for the video and ends with a self-contained Quicktime movie that integrates the text track with the video and audio.

• To add a text overlay, the text file must be plain .txt.
• Open your video in QuickTime Player.
• From the File menu, choose Open File and pick your text file. It will open as a movie.
• Command-A to select-all, command-C to copy. In your video, select all.
• From the Edit menu, choose Add To Selection and Scale. Your text will appear in a tiny black box at the top left.
• To edit format size & position, use the shortcut Command-J and open Video Properties. It is possible to resize the text box.
• Double-click on the text style you want to use.
• Click on your Text Track. It is possible to nudge the text track up or down pixel-by-pixel with the Up and Down arrows on your keyboard.
• At the bottom, click on the Visual Settings tab.
• To make it transparent, on the left side, there is a drop-down menu for Transparency.
• Change it to Blend. Drag the percentage as you want.

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