Why this matters

Turn on Chapter title cards under Research when you create a long-form video. The script is then written as a few clear acts, each chapter gets a short name, and the narration leaves a pause before every chapter so its title card plays in silence instead of over the voice. In the editor, the Animations window gets a Chapter tab: each card shows the chapter number and name over stills taken from that chapter's own shots, in one of 26 looks - among them Case file, Newspaper, Old TV, Film strip, Super 8, Classified, Evidence board, Scrapbook, Watercolor, Red timeline, Embers and Memorial - each with its own motion and sound effects. Auto places every chapter card into the pause left for it, and you can change the look, name, number, colour, length and sound of any card.

What changed

Long-form scripts can now be written in chapters, and each chapter opens with a full-screen title card built from its own footage, with sound.

How to use it

  1. Turn on chapters

    In Create, choose Long and switch on Chapter title cards under Research, then create your script.

  2. Generate narration

    Generate the voice as usual; it pauses before each chapter.

  3. Add the cards

    Open Animations, choose Auto and create, or open the Chapter tab to add one card at a time.

  4. Pick a look

    In the Chapter tab choose a look such as Case file or Newspaper, adjust the name and colour, and press Add animation.

What has changed over time

  1. New

    Divide long videos into chapters with cinematic title cards

    Long-form scripts can now be written in chapters, and each chapter opens with a full-screen title card built from its own footage, with sound.

  2. Improved

    26 chapter card looks to choose from

    Chapter cards now come in 26 looks, from a case file, newspaper and old TV to Super 8 film, a classified file, watercolour, a red timeline and a memorial plate - each with its own motion and sound.