Add Text, Background, Images & Styles

Add text overlays

1. Open the sidebar and click the Text icon.
2. Choose a template from Default Text Styles, or drag a template onto the canvas or timeline.
3. Click the text on the canvas and type in the field (“Enter your text here…”).

Position and resize on canvas

• Drag the text to move it.
• Use the corner handles to resize.
• Use the rotation handle to rotate.
• Canvas toolbar: Duplicate, Fill Canvas, Delete.

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Style text

With a text item selected, use the Style tab in the sidebar.

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Add enter and exit animations

With text (or a video clip) selected, open the Settings tab.

1. Expand Enter Animations and pick a preset, or choose None.
2. Expand Exit Animations and pick a preset, or choose None.

Animations play during preview and are included when you Replace Video.

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Add a background color

The composition background is separate from the text box background color.

1. Open the sidebar Background icon (palette).
2. Pick a color from the swatch, enter any CSS value (hex, gradient, etc.), or choose a preset under Solid Colors or Gradients.
3. Click Reset to restore the default.

The background fills the frame behind all clips and overlays. It is saved with your project and exported on Replace Video.

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Add images

1. Open the sidebar Image icon.
2. Open the My Library tab.
3. Click Upload and select an image from your device.
4. Click the thumbnail or drag it onto the canvas or timeline.

Style images

With an image selected, use Style for appearance and Settings for enter/exit animations (same pattern as text).

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Add extra video clips

Use this to layer B-roll, intros, or other footage onto your Gumlet source video.

1. Open the sidebar Video icon.
2. Click the Upload icon in the panel toolbar (tooltip: “Upload video”).
3. Select a video file from your device.
4. Click or drag the file from My Library onto the timeline.