Lower Third
Hairline Rule
A rule that draws itself under a name. Nothing else.
A lower third names whoever is speaking, or what is on screen, in the space along the bottom that footage usually leaves empty.
- Resolution
- 1920 × 1080
- Duration
- 6s at 60fps
- Layers
- 3
- Animated
- 3
What you can edit
- Text:
- Channel name, Role
- Shapes:
- Rule
Browsing is open to everyone. An account is needed once you take a template into the editor.
How this one is built
Hairline Rule is built from 2 text layers and 1 shape, using a shadow 22 pixels deep. Its colours are white and near-black. Type is set in Inter.
The channel name slides in at 0.2s, the rule scales up at 0.4s, the role slides in at 0.5s. The whole run is 6s at 60 frames a second.
It sits along the lower edge to the left of a 16:9 composition, spanning about 18% of the width at 339×167 pixels.
What to do with it
- Make it yoursChange the words, the colours and the timing without breaking the animation that was built for the shape.
- Export it with transparencyWhich format your editor actually reads, and why a black rectangle behind your graphic means the wrong one was chosen.
- Keep it out of the controlsA lower third lives in exactly the strip the player takes back whenever somebody touches the screen.
- YouTube Lower Third MakerBuild your own name plate from nothing, sized for the screen most of your audience watches on.
- What exporting costsOpening this template, changing it and watching it back are free. Getting the finished file out is $5 once for this project, or a plan if you make them often.
More Lower Third templates
- Bracket TitleTwo brackets that close in on the name and hold it.
- Stacked BlocksName and role on two offset blocks, arriving a beat apart.
- Ribbon FoldA ribbon with a folded corner and a soft drop.
- Mono CaptionMonospace documentary caption with a blinking marker.
- Gradient SweepGradient bar with a light sweep that crosses once.
- Outline CardOutline only, for footage too busy to sit a fill on.
- Avatar PlateRound avatar beside the name, for a face people know.
- Video Title BarVideo title above a channel row with subscribe.