Using Auto Caption in Clevera

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Introduction

This guide provides a walkthrough for customizing caption appearance to ensure your video highlights are polished and brand-aligned.

Whether you are creating instructional content, product demos, or social media clips, the ability to control how your cursor and text overlays appear is essential for maintaining audience attention. By adjusting settings like size, highlighting effects, and typography, you can make your screen recordings significantly easier to follow. This article is intended for creators and editors who want to refine their visual presentation within the editor.

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Accessing Caption Customization

To begin customizing your video elements, you must first access the specific controls for your cursor and captions. The editor organizes these tools in a dedicated panel on the right-hand side of the screen.

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Step 1: Open the Settings Panel

Once you have your video loaded, locate the sidebar on the right side of the interface. This sidebar houses your primary editing tools. Look for the cursor icon—which typically represents your pointer settings—and click it. Clicking this icon immediately surfaces the available properties, including Position & size, Word highlight effects, and Typography settings. If you do not see these options, ensure you have a valid video segment or clip selected on your timeline first, as these panels are context-sensitive.

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Adjusting Caption Visuals

With the settings panel open, you can begin making granular adjustments to how your cursor and captions behave. This workflow is highly iterative; you may find yourself toggling different effects to see what best suits the rhythm of your video.

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Step 3: Select Highlight Effects

The Word highlight section is where you can add motion and emphasis to your captions. The editor offers several animation styles that make your text “pop” as it appears on screen. As you navigate through the options—such as Color, Scale, Lift, Bounce, Glow, or Reveal—the preview window will update in real-time. This allows you to audition different styles quickly. For example, selecting Scale might make words grow slightly as they appear, whereas Lift provides a subtle elevation effect. Simply click the effect name to activate it. You can switch between these styles at any time during your editing process to find the one that best matches the tone of your narration.

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Refining Visual Styles and Typography

Beyond basic placement and highlight effects, you can tailor the aesthetic of your captions and cursors to match your brand identity. This section covers advanced styling options like text formatting, background customization, and outline effects.

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Step 4: Customize Caption Background and Colors

If you want your captions to stand out against complex video backgrounds, use the Caption background and Text color settings.

• Caption background: Toggle the background setting on and adjust the opacity slider. You can also select a specific color to complement your video’s color palette.
• Text color: Similarly, click the color box under Text color to open the color picker. This ensures your text maintains high contrast against the chosen background.

ℹ️ Info: Remember that legibility is key. While it is tempting to use brand colors, ensure that the combination of your text color and background color meets accessibility standards for your viewers.

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Step 5: Adjust Typography and Text Outline

The Typography panel allows you to modify the font family, font weight, and size. Selecting a clear, readable font is crucial for long-form instructional content.

• Font Settings: Choose your preferred font from the dropdown menu, then select the weight (e.g., Bold, Regular) that provides the best balance of style and clarity.
• Text Outline: Adding an outline to your text can provide extra separation from the video. Increase the thickness slider under Text Outline to add a subtle border around your letters. This is particularly effective if your text color is similar to the video background.

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Step 6: Adding Shadows

To give your captions a more polished, professional look, consider adding a drop shadow. The Shadow section provides controls for:

• X/Y Offset: Move the shadow relative to the text to control the “depth” effect.
• Blur: Soften the edges of the shadow for a more natural appearance.
• Color: Adjust the shadow color and opacity. A soft black or dark grey shadow is usually sufficient to add depth without cluttering the screen.

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Conclusion

Customizing your caption settings is a powerful way to enhance the professional quality of your video content. By following the steps outlined in this guide—from basic positioning and size adjustments to adding refined highlights, shadows, and custom typography—you can ensure your viewers stay engaged and focused on your content. Take the time to experiment with these settings on your next project, and you will find that these small visual details make a significant difference in the final product. The natural next step is to test these new settings on a short, sample video clip to see how they look in motion, allowing you to fine-tune your workflow before working on your primary project.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Can I save my custom settings as a preset?

While the editor currently requires manual adjustment for each project, the interface is designed to make these changes quick and intuitive so you can maintain consistency across your videos.

• Will changing the caption font size affect the video layout?

Yes, increasing the font size will naturally change the spacing and wrapping of your text. You may need to adjust the position or alignment controls after significantly changing your font size to ensure it doesn’t overlap important on-screen elements.

• Why is my text shadow not visible?

If your shadow is not visible, check the opacity setting within the Shadow panel. If the opacity is set to 0% or the shadow color matches your background too closely, it may blend in. Adjust the blur and offset settings to make the effect more pronounced.

• Can I apply different styles to individual captions?

Generally, the global settings panel updates the active style for your project. For specific, custom-style captions, check if the editor supports multi-selection or independent clip styling, though most workflows here are optimized for global consistency.

• Do these settings apply to all video formats?

These customization tools are designed for standard video workflows within the browser-based editor. They are compatible with most standard video exports produced by the application.