Creating Motion Graphics
Motion graphics — lower thirds, title cards, animated charts, logo reveals — are what separate a rough cut from a polished video. Traditional tools like After Effects require steep learning curves and hours of keyframing. In ChatCut, you describe what you want and the AI motion graphics engine generates it directly on your timeline. If you’re new to ChatCut, start with What is ChatCut? for an overview.
How It Works
The motion graphics workflow follows four steps. You never leave the editor.
Describe your graphic
Type a natural-language prompt: what it should look like, what text to include, what style to use.
Preview the result
The AI generates Remotion code behind the scenes and renders a real-time preview on your timeline within seconds.
Customize properties
Adjust colors, text, fonts, timing, and layout through the property panel — no code editing required.
Export
Render the final video, or export the motion graphic alone in ProRes 4444 with alpha channel for use in other editors.
What You Can Create
ChatCut’s motion graphics engine covers the formats that creators use most:
- Lower thirds — name plates, speaker titles, location tags for interviews and podcasts
- Title animations — intro sequences, chapter headings, end cards
- Infographics — animated bar charts, pie charts, statistics, data callouts
- Countdowns and timers — progress indicators, countdown overlays
- Logo animations — brand reveals, animated watermarks
- Social overlays — subscribe buttons, like counters, CTA popups
Each one is generated from your description and placed directly on the timeline. No template browsing, no file imports, no layer management. For a full breakdown of capabilities, see the AI Motion Graphics feature page.
Tutorial: Build a Brand Promo
This walkthrough shows how the agent creates a complete branded promo video from a single prompt. We’ll use a Zillow example.
Step 1 — Write a prompt that gives the agent context
Instead of describing every visual detail, point the agent at the brand’s website. It will browse the page, download logos and images, understand key selling points and brand colors, then assemble the promo. You can also upload reference images to guide the visual style.
The agent browsed Zillow's website, downloaded logos and images, identified the company's key selling points and brand colors, then assembled the promo using an App Promo motion graphics template.
Step 2 — Review the output
The agent selects a motion graphics template that fits the content, lays out the brand assets, and syncs music to the cuts. The result appears directly on your timeline.
Step 3 — Customize
Every generated motion graphic exposes editable properties. After generation, you can tweak through the property panel:
- Text — change titles, taglines, and captions
- Color — adjust fills, strokes, and gradients to match brand guidelines
- Font — pick from available typefaces
- Number — resize elements, reposition, change durations
- Image — swap in your own logos or product shots
- Video — embed video clips within the graphic
If something isn’t right, tell the agent: “Change the accent color to blue” or “Make the logo bigger.” It will update the properties for you. You can also combine motion graphics with AI-generated video clips to create fully produced intros and promos.
Tutorial: Create an Animated Chart
Data visualization works well as motion graphics. Animated charts are common in corporate videos, explainers, and social content. Here’s how to create one.
Write a descriptive prompt with style direction
For chart-style graphics, be specific about the data context, aesthetic, and animation style. You can also attach a reference image to guide the composition.
Use reference images
Attaching a reference image anchors the visual style. The AI uses it to match the composition, color palette, and layout of your chart.
Prompt Techniques
The quality of your motion graphic depends on how you prompt. Here are patterns that work well for different categories.
Title cards and lower thirds
Be explicit about text content, animation direction, and background treatment.
Animated lower third with customizable name, title, background color, slide direction, and font selection.
Logo reveals
Provide the brand context or attach a logo image. Mention the animation style you want.
Logo animation with editable duration, background color, and fade properties.
Infographics and data callouts
State what data to show, the chart type, and the visual tone. Reference images help significantly here.
Animated pie chart with editable segment values, colors, labels, and animation timing.
Countdown overlays
Specify the range, position, and visual style.
10-second countdown overlay with editable start number, font size, position, and color.
Exporting with Transparency
ChatCut exports motion graphics in ProRes 4444 with a full alpha channel. This means transparent backgrounds — ready to layer in Final Cut Pro, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or any NLE without keying or rotoscoping.
Most AI tools export MP4 with a solid background, which is unusable for compositing. ChatCut gives you production-ready files that drop straight into any editing workflow.
Combining with Other AI Features
Motion graphics work best when combined with ChatCut’s other capabilities. You can do all of this in a single editing session:
- Generate a video clip for your intro, then overlay a motion graphics title card
- Add AI captions styled to match your motion graphics aesthetic
- Generate background music and sync it to your motion graphic transitions
- Create a custom image and use it as a texture or background in your graphic
- Add AI voiceover narration to accompany your motion graphics
- Use text-based editing to fine-tune any spoken content in the video
Tell the agent everything in one prompt: “Generate a hero image for the intro, add it to the first 3 seconds with a slow zoom, then add my company name as a lower third.” One instruction, multiple actions, all on the same timeline.