`drawing_text`

Renders a text headline with optional subtext as a video clip.

When to use

Use to display a key stat, quote, title slide, or any short text that should appear as a full-frame graphic.

In the editor

Add it from the Library (Overlays group), or with + add step and a search for drawing_text.

It takes no inputs: everything it needs is typed into the Inspector. Fill in text with the headline, and subtext if you want a smaller line under it. duration_sec is how long the card stays on screen. Leave position_sec empty to drop the card into the next free gap, or set it to place the card at an exact second.

Set Output Level (and the level parameter, which the clip is placed on) to the level you want the card to appear on, usually broll for a full-frame card or an overlay level to sit it on top of other footage. Colors are the background and brand_palette fields; the rest of the look is behind Show advanced.

You get one clip per step in the run timeline, at the level you chose, and you can preview and retime it there like any other clip. To put several cards in a video, add several steps.

YAML Example

- id: stat_card
  processor: drawing_text
  params:
    text: "10x Faster"
    subtext: "compared to Apache Kafka"
    duration_sec: 4.0
    background: "solid:#1a1a2e"
    brand_palette: "e94560"
    level: broll
  output:
    timeline: broll

Params

Param	Type	Default	Description
`text`	string	none	Main headline text
`subtext`	string	none	Optional smaller text below the headline
`duration_sec`	duration (s)	`5`	Clip duration
`position_sec`	duration (s)	`0`	Place the clip at this timeline position (seconds). When omitted, the next available gap is used.
`level`	level	`"broll"`	Output timeline level
`background`	string	`"auto"`	`"auto"` or `"solid:#rrggbb"`
`brand_palette`	string	none	Comma-separated hex colors
`animation_style`	string	none	Override default animation style for this drawing type
`padding_pct`	number	`8`	Padding as % of frame
`safe_zone_bottom_pct`	number	`0`	Keep this percentage of the bottom frame height clear (for captions)

Output

EditDecisions: one clip on the configured level.