Lower thirds: Add text banners and links in the studio

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Attract and retain viewers' attention by displaying text and clickable links on screen in the live studio. This can help make your live video more dynamic, colorful, and interactive to viewers watching in the studio or over a live stream. 

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• Create a new text overlay

  1. Join a studio or start a live stream.
  2. On the right side menu, click Text. 
     The Text side panel opens.
  3. In the textbox, type the text you want to display in the studio, up to 200 characters.
     A preview of the text is shown only to you on the screen.
  4. Click the link icon to add a clickable link to the text. 
     • To remove the link, click the link icon and erase the URL.
  5. Adjust the size. 
  6. Choose a color scheme.
  7. Select the text placement (left, centered, or right) on the lower part of the studio.
  8. Add a timer to set the amount of time the text displays on the screen. 
     By default, the timer is set to 10 seconds.
     • Click No Timer to show the text for an unlimited amount of time, until you click Hide.
  9. Click Save & show to immediately display the text in the live studio.
     The text shows in the lower third part of your studio. 
     
     • Or, next to Save & show, click the dropdown arrow to Save for later.
       Prepare up to 50 custom overlays ahead of time. They can be displayed at any time by clicking on them.   
  10. Click Hide to remove the text from the live studio.
      • If you set the timer, the text removes automatically after the set time. 
      • Click Show on a new banner to fade out the current text and fade in a new text. 

• Choose a premade overlay

  1. Join a studio or start a live stream.
  2. On the right side menu, click Text. 
     The Text side panel opens.
  3. Under the + , hover over a premade overlay.
     
  4. Click Show to display the text in the live studio.
     Or before showing, click the 3 dots to Edit text, Customize the size, color, and placement, Duplicate, or Remove. 
     
  5. Click Hide to remove the text from the live studio.
     • If you set the timer, the text removes automatically after the set time. 
     • Click Show on a new banner to fade out the current text and fade in a new text. 

Good to know

• Text banners you add in the studio can be seen:
  • by all participants during the recording session.
  • during a live stream.
  • in the cloud recording.
• Text banners you add in the studio will not be seen:
  • by users who join via the mobile app.
  • in the editor.
  • in the final high-quality tracks
    • You can always add text overlays and labels in the editor after the session. 
• Links are only clickable from inside the Riverside Studio and not from the sites (i.e. Youtube, Linkedin, etc.) you are also live streaming to. 

Learn more

• Lower thirds: Edit names and titles in the studio
• Remove participants' names and titles in the Studio
• Studio sidebar: Overview