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Track 06 · Cut it · Lesson 29 of 35 · 15 min

Grade, titles and captions

Match shots with one grade, add your brand's title cards, and caption the film.

Where
Video Editor
Cost
Free; transcription 1 credit a clip

Generated shots from different runs rarely match exactly. A shared grade pulls them together; titles and captions make the film readable anywhere.

Grade one shot, then copy it

  1. Select a clip → Inspector → Color. Start with Exposure, Contrast and Temperature, then Color Wheels (Lift / Gamma / Gain) or Curves.
  2. Add a LUT preset (Cinematic, Vintage, Warm, Cool, Dramatic) or Import .cube, and lower LUT intensity until it feels right.
  3. Copy Grade, select the other clips in the scene, Paste Grade.

For a shot that still sticks out, Color Match: choose a Reference clip, Sample, then Match Target to Reference. An Adjustment Layer (Effects tab) grades everything beneath it at once.

Brand title cards

Set up Brand Kit first (logo, colours, fonts, intro and outro cards). Then in the editor, Inspector → Titles → Brand Kit: {name} → Insert intro / Insert outro. Lower Thirds and Text Templates (Title Card, Credits Roll, End Card…) are in the same tab.

Captions

Captions make the film watchable with the sound off, and accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

  • Burned-in captions: toolbar Transcript Editor → Transcribe → Add captions track. These show in the preview and in every export.
  • Caption files: download SRT or VTT from the same panel, or AI Post → Subs → Generate Subtitles (1 credit), which can also Translate Subtitles. Files aren't added to the video; upload them with it.
The craft behind it · filmmaking coursePacing, rhythm and the colour grade

Sources

  1. Filmmaking course: Pacing, rhythm and the colour grade

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