Make animated text videos with real typography
Sometimes the message is the visual: a headline, a stat, a quote, a manifesto line. Animated text videos put typography where the imagery would be and let motion do the emphasis.
In Raylight, text is a first-class layer in 3D space. Set your line in display type, animate it with blocks whose easing is already tuned, and move a real camera past it so the type has depth instead of just position.
01
Write the line
Text layers with real font control. Big display type fills the frame; the message is the composition.
02
Animate with blocks
Entrances, reveals, and emphasis as animation blocks with tuned easing and springs. Stack and retime them on the timeline.
03
Add depth and export
A slow camera move and soft focus turn flat type into a scene. Export MP4 or GIF at full quality.
Kinetic type without keyframe surgery
The traditional cost of kinetic typography is keyframing every word by hand. Raylight's animation blocks carry the timing and easing as reusable pieces, so choreography becomes arranging blocks on a timeline rather than sculpting curves. Professionals can still go deep; everyone else gets type that moves like it was choreographed.
Type in space reads richer
Because text sits at real depth, a camera move creates parallax between lines, and depth of field can hold one word sharp while the rest soften. Those two cues are most of what separates cinematic type from sliding subtitles.
Templates to start from
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use my own fonts?
- Raylight ships a curated font catalog with multiple weights per family, chosen to look right in motion. Set your line in the family closest to your brand.
- Is this good for quotes and stats?
- Yes. Quotes, metrics, and manifesto lines are the natural material: short text, big type, motion as emphasis.
- Can I export a GIF?
- Yes. MP4 and GIF both export at full quality on the free plan, so animated text works in docs and changelogs too.
Shoot bold.
Ship fast.
