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ChineseDaVinci Resolve — branded titles and animated lower-thirds
DaVinci Resolve — 品牌化标题与动画下三分之一字幕
Overview
概述
Build animated lower-thirds and title cards using the Text+ node, then save them as templates that drop into any future timeline. The core principle: the basic Text generator is fine for static titles; for anything that needs to animate or look polished, use Text+ which is Fusion-backed and far more powerful.
使用Text+节点制作动画下三分之一字幕和标题卡片,然后将其保存为模板,以便在未来任何时间线中直接调用。核心原则:基础Text生成器适用于静态标题;如果需要动画效果或更精致的样式,请使用基于Fusion的Text+,它功能更强大。
When to use
适用场景
Symptoms:
- Need to label a person in an interview ("FULL NAME / TITLE")
- Want an animated logo reveal at the start of a video
- Need a chapter divider title card with a gradient or animation
- Want to reuse the same title style across many videos
- The phrase "make it look like a real broadcast"
When NOT to use:
- You need 3D titles or particle effects — use the full Fusion 3D workflow (Advanced VFX Guide pp. 14-19).
- You only need a one-off static slide of text — the basic Text generator (Effects Library > Titles > Text) is faster.
适用情况:
- 需要为采访中的人物添加标注(“全名 / 职位”)
- 希望在视频开头添加动画Logo展示效果
- 需要带渐变或动画效果的章节分隔标题卡片
- 希望在多个视频中复用相同的标题样式
- 用户提及“让它看起来像专业广播级效果”
不适用情况:
- 需要3D标题或粒子效果——请使用完整的Fusion 3D工作流(《高级视觉特效指南》第14-19页)。
- 仅需要一次性静态文字幻灯片——使用基础Text生成器(效果库 > 标题 > 文字)速度更快。
Quick reference
快速参考
| Goal | Tool | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Static caption (one line, no animation) | Basic Text generator | Effects Library > Titles > Text |
| Lower-third (name + role, animated) | Text+ template | Effects Library > Titles > Text+ |
| Animated logo reveal | Text+ + Follower modifier OR Fusion comp | Effects Library > Titles > Text+ |
| Reusable across projects | Save as Template | Right-click the Fusion comp > Save As Macro |
| 目标 | 工具 | 位置 |
|---|---|---|
| 静态字幕(单行、无动画) | 基础Text生成器 | 效果库 > 标题 > 文字 |
| 下三分之一字幕(姓名+职位、带动画) | **Text+**模板 | 效果库 > 标题 > Text+ |
| 动画Logo展示 | Text+ + Follower修饰器 或 Fusion合成 | 效果库 > 标题 > Text+ |
| 跨项目复用 | 保存为模板 | 右键点击Fusion合成 > 另存为宏 |
Steps
步骤
Build a lower-third using Text+
使用Text+制作下三分之一字幕
This is the workflow from Fusion VFX Guide pp. 140-145.
- On the Edit page, position the playhead where you want the lower-third to appear.
- Open the Effects Library (top-left button) > Titles category.
- Drag the Text+ template onto V2 (above your main video clip) at the playhead.
- Select the Text+ clip in the timeline.
- Open the Inspector (top right).
此工作流来自《Fusion视觉特效指南》第140-145页。
- 在编辑页面,将播放头定位到下三分之一字幕需要出现的位置。
- 打开效果库(左上角按钮)> 标题分类。
- 将**Text+**模板拖到V2轨道(主视频素材上方)的播放头位置。
- 在时间线中选中Text+片段。
- 打开检查器(右上角)。
Style the text
设置文字样式
- In the Styled Text field, replace with the person's name in CAPS — e.g.
Custom Title.FULL NAME - Press Return to add a second line. Type their role/title — e.g. .
Senior Developer Advocate - Set Font: pick a clean sans-serif. The Resolve PDFs use Open Sans at Extrabold weight, which is a safe default.
- Set Size to around (Text+ uses a 0-1 scale where 1 is the screen height).
0.1 - Scroll down to H Anchor (horizontal anchor) and click the Left button so text aligns left.
- 在样式文字字段中,将替换为大写的人物姓名——例如
Custom Title。FULL NAME - 按回车添加第二行,输入其职位/头衔——例如。
Senior Developer Advocate - 设置字体:选择简洁的无衬线字体。Resolve官方文档使用Open Sans的Extrabold字重,这是安全的默认选择。
- 设置字号为约(Text+使用0-1的缩放比例,1代表屏幕高度)。
0.1 - 向下滚动到水平锚点(H Anchor),点击左对齐按钮,使文字左对齐。
Position the text
定位文字
- Click the Layout tab at the top of the Inspector.
- Adjust Center X and Center Y to position the text in the lower-third (left side). Typical values: X = , Y =
0.1(negative Y is below center).-0.3 - Or — from the overlay menu in the lower-left of the viewer, choose Fusion Overlay to drag the text directly in the viewer using onscreen handles.
- 点击检查器顶部的布局选项卡。
- 调整中心X和中心Y,将文字定位到下三分之一区域(左侧)。典型值:X = ,Y =
0.1(Y为负值表示在屏幕中心下方)。-0.3 - 或者——从 viewer 左下角的覆盖菜单中选择Fusion覆盖层,使用屏幕上的控制柄直接在viewer中拖动文字进行定位。
Add a gradient (the polished broadcast look)
添加渐变(专业广播级效果)
- Click the Shading tab in the Inspector.
- Under Type, choose Gradient.
- The first (white) color stop in the gradient bar sets the lower color of the gradient. Click it, then open the color swatch and pick a light teal.
- Click the white color stop on the right end. Open the swatch and pick a pale yellow.
- Scroll down to Mapping Angle and drag to so the gradient runs horizontally across each character.
-90 - From the Mapping Level menu, choose Line so the gradient spans the whole word, not each letter individually.
Fusion VFX Guide pp. 142-145 covers this gradient workflow with screenshots.
- 点击检查器中的着色选项卡。
- 在类型下选择渐变。
- 渐变条中的第一个(白色)颜色控制点设置渐变的下方颜色。点击它,打开颜色选择器,选择浅蓝绿色。
- 点击渐变条右端的白色颜色控制点,打开颜色选择器,选择浅黄色。
- 向下滚动到映射角度,拖动设置为,使渐变沿每个字符水平分布。
-90 - 从映射层级菜单中选择线条,使渐变覆盖整个单词,而非每个字母单独应用。
《Fusion视觉特效指南》第142-145页配有截图详细介绍此渐变工作流。
Animate the lower-third (slide in from the left)
为下三分之一字幕添加动画(从左侧滑入)
- Position the playhead at the start of the Text+ clip.
- Click the Layout tab > find Center X.
- Click the small diamond next to Center X to add a keyframe at the current position.
- Set Center X to (off-screen left).
-1.5 - Move the playhead forward 12 frames (about 0.5 seconds at 24 fps).
- Set Center X back to (your final position). A second keyframe is created automatically.
0.1 - Resolve interpolates between the two keyframes. The lower-third slides in from the left over 12 frames.
- To smooth the motion: right-click the Center X parameter > Edit Spline to open the Spline Editor and convert the keyframes to ease in/out curves.
- 将播放头定位到Text+片段的起始位置。
- 点击布局选项卡 > 找到中心X。
- 点击中心X旁的小菱形,在当前位置添加一个关键帧。
- 将中心X设置为(屏幕左侧外)。
-1.5 - 将播放头向前移动12帧(24fps下约0.5秒)。
- 将中心X恢复为(最终位置),系统会自动创建第二个关键帧。
0.1 - Resolve会在两个关键帧之间进行插值计算,下三分之一字幕将在12帧内从左侧滑入。
- 为了让运动更平滑:右键点击中心X参数 > 编辑曲线,打开曲线编辑器,将关键帧转换为缓入/缓出曲线。
Save the lower-third as a template
将下三分之一字幕保存为模板
This is what makes it reusable.
- With the Text+ clip selected, click the Fusion button at the bottom (or press Shift-5) to enter the Fusion page.
- You will see one node called (or
Template).Text1 - Right-click the Text+ node > Save As Macro.
- Enter a name like .
DEVREL_LOWER_THIRD_v1 - The macro is saved to your local templates folder and shows up in the Effects Library > Titles category for any future project.
Fusion VFX Guide pp. 163-167 covers the Save As Template workflow.
这是实现复用的关键步骤。
- 选中Text+片段,点击底部的Fusion按钮(或按Shift-5)进入Fusion页面。
- 你会看到一个名为(或
Template)的节点。Text1 - 右键点击Text+节点 > 另存为宏。
- 输入名称,例如。
DEVREL_LOWER_THIRD_v1 - 该宏将保存到本地模板文件夹,并在未来任何项目的效果库 > 标题分类中显示。
《Fusion视觉特效指南》第163-167页介绍了保存为模板的工作流。
Use it on the next video
在新视频中使用模板
- New project, new video. Drag your saved template from Effects Library > Titles onto V2 above the speaker's clip.
- Update the Styled Text in the Inspector with the new name and title.
- Done — the same animation, gradient, and position carry over.
- 创建新项目和新视频。将保存的模板从效果库 > 标题拖到V2轨道的演讲者素材上方。
- 在检查器中更新样式文字为新的姓名和职位。
- 完成——相同的动画、渐变和位置设置会自动保留。
Build an animated logo reveal (the merged JTBD)
制作动画Logo展示(合并式工作流)
For a logo intro: same Text+ tooling, slightly different recipe.
- Add a Text+ clip and replace the text with your brand name (or use a plain Text generator for typography-only logos).
- Alternatively, drag your logo PNG/SVG from the Media Pool onto V2 — go to the Fusion page to compose it with animated background elements (animated shapes, particle systems).
- For a simple "text appears one letter at a time" reveal: in the Text+ Inspector, set the Follower modifier on the Styled Text parameter — see Fusion VFX Guide pp. 153-157 for the Follower modifier workflow.
The Follower walks across each character and applies an animation to that character with a configurable delay between characters. Set the delay to 2 frames per character for a typewriter feel.
制作Logo开场:使用相同的Text+工具,只是步骤略有不同。
- 添加Text+片段,将文字替换为品牌名称(如果是纯文字Logo,也可以使用基础Text生成器)。
- 或者,将Logo的PNG/SVG文件从媒体池拖到V2轨道——进入Fusion页面,将其与动画背景元素(动画形状、粒子系统)组合。
- 实现简单的“文字逐个出现”效果:在Text+检查器中,为样式文字参数设置Follower修饰器——请查看《Fusion视觉特效指南》第153-157页了解Follower修饰器的工作流。
Follower修饰器会逐个遍历每个字符,并为每个字符应用动画,字符之间的延迟可配置。设置为每个字符延迟2帧,即可实现打字机效果。
Common mistakes
常见错误
- Using the basic Text generator and then trying to animate it -> the basic Text generator does not expose animation properties cleanly. For anything animated, start with Text+. (This is the misconception this skill addresses head-on.)
- Working in the Inspector and ignoring the on-screen handles -> the Fusion Overlay (lower-left of viewer > overlay menu > Fusion Overlay) gives you direct manipulation. Faster than typing numbers.
- Saving the template before perfecting the animation -> save your template only when you are happy with the timing. Each saved template is hard to update without recreating from scratch.
- Picking ornate or thin fonts -> they fall apart at YouTube's compression. Stick to medium-to-bold sans-serif fonts. Open Sans Extrabold (used in the Resolve PDFs) is a safe default.
- 使用基础Text生成器后尝试为其添加动画 -> 基础Text生成器无法清晰地暴露动画属性。任何需要动画的内容,都应从Text+开始。(这正是本技能要解决的误区。)
- 仅在检查器中操作,忽略屏幕控制柄 -> Fusion覆盖层(viewer左下角 > 覆盖菜单 > Fusion覆盖层)支持直接拖拽操作,比输入数值更快。
- 未完善动画就保存模板 -> 只有在对动画时间感到满意后再保存模板。已保存的模板很难更新,通常需要重新创建。
- 选择花哨或纤细的字体 -> 这类字体在YouTube压缩后会变得模糊。请选择中等到粗体的无衬线字体。Resolve文档中使用的Open Sans Extrabold是安全的默认选择。
Verification
验证标准
You succeeded if all of the following are true:
- The lower-third clip on V2 plays back smoothly with the slide-in animation.
- The gradient on the text is visible — not flat single-color.
- The saved template appears in the Effects Library > Titles category.
- Dragging the saved template into a fresh timeline produces the same lower-third with the same animation.
- Updating the Styled Text on the new instance does not break the animation or gradient.
满足以下所有条件即表示操作成功:
- V2轨道上的下三分之一字幕片段播放时,滑入动画流畅。
- 文字上的渐变效果可见——而非单一纯色。
- 保存的模板出现在效果库 > 标题分类中。
- 将保存的模板拖入新时间线后,生成的下三分之一字幕具有相同的动画效果。
- 更新新实例的样式文字后,动画和渐变效果不会失效。
Transfer
拓展练习
Now try this: build a closing lower-third that slides out (the reverse animation). The keyframe recipe inverts — start at (visible) and animate to (off-screen right). Save as . Now you have a matched pair you can drop in for the in/out moments of every guest introduction.
0.11.5DEVREL_LOWER_THIRD_OUT_v1现在尝试制作一个退场下三分之一字幕,实现滑出动画(与滑入动画相反)。关键帧设置反转——起始位置为(可见),动画结束位置为(屏幕右侧外)。将其保存为。现在你就拥有了一套匹配的入场/退场模板,可用于每次嘉宾介绍的开场和结尾。
0.11.5DEVREL_LOWER_THIRD_OUT_v1Working reference
参考文档
- (Text+, gradients, animation, macros — primary)
docs/wiki/fusion-visual-effects.md#lesson-6--creating-title-animations-addendum-pp-139-167 - (Adding the Logo, Adding the Closing Titles — beginner-tier alt path)
docs/wiki/beginners-guide.md#lesson-2--finessing-the-rough-cut-pp-69-139 - (Text+ / Macro glossary)
docs/wiki/master.md#shared-glossary-terms-that-appear-across-multiple-pdfs - (lower-third drift row)
docs/wiki/master.md#reset-matrix--when-the-user-pushes-back-read-this
- (Text+、渐变、动画、宏——主要参考)
docs/wiki/fusion-visual-effects.md#lesson-6--creating-title-animations-addendum-pp-139-167 - (添加Logo、添加结尾标题——入门级替代路径)
docs/wiki/beginners-guide.md#lesson-2--finessing-the-rough-cut-pp-69-139 - (Text+ / 宏术语表)
docs/wiki/master.md#shared-glossary-terms-that-appear-across-multiple-pdfs - (下三分之一字幕偏移部分)
docs/wiki/master.md#reset-matrix--when-the-user-pushes-back-read-this
When the agent's work isn't matching expectations (context-rot reset)
当结果不符合预期时(重置参考)
If the user reports gradients not appearing, the Follower modifier not animating, or the saved macro missing from Effects Library, read these PDF page ranges to reset:
- pp. 139-167 (Addendum: Creating Title Animations — complete workflow)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 140-145 (Styling Text in the Edit Page)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 142-145 (Gradient shading — Mapping Level / Mapping Angle)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 145-149 (Moving Text to the Fusion Page)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 153-157 (Follower modifier — for logo reveals)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 163-167 (Saving a Template / Macro)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - pp. 122-130 (Adding the Logo, Adding the Closing Titles)
DaVinci-Resolve-20_Beginners-Guide.pdf
如果用户反馈渐变不显示、Follower修饰器无动画效果或保存的宏未出现在效果库中,请参考以下PDF页面范围进行排查:
- 第139-167页(附录:创建标题动画——完整工作流)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第140-145页(在编辑页面设置文字样式)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第142-145页(渐变着色——映射层级/映射角度)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第145-149页(将文字移至Fusion页面)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第153-157页(Follower修饰器——用于Logo展示)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第163-167页(保存模板/宏)
DaVinci-Resolve-20-Fusion-Visual-Effects.pdf - 第122-130页(添加Logo、添加结尾标题)
DaVinci-Resolve-20_Beginners-Guide.pdf