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Add an animated title to a live stream

Add an animated title to a live stream from the browser studio: 15 designs for names, headlines, quotes, numbers, chapters and calls to action, with an entry and exit.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read

To show an animated title on air, use the Add Title tile in the browser studio's inputs strip. Pick one of 15 designs, type the text, choose the accent colour and the position, and the title becomes an input with its own tile. Take puts it on air with its entry animation, Cut shows it at once, and taking it off plays a short exit. Hebrew and Arabic titles run right to left by themselves.

Before you start

• The browser studio in Live stream (Browser Studio) or in Podcast. Every plan, including the trial.
• Short text. A name and a role, a headline, or a quote of one or two lines reads well. Long sentences shrink or crowd the design.
• Two kinds of title. Add Title, on this page, gives animated designs that enter and leave. Graphics in the studio bar adds plain text titles with fixed styles: How to make lower thirds for a live stream.

Steps

1. Open the studio and find the Add Title tile in the inputs strip.
2. Pick a design. The Add a title window shows every design moving in a small preview. Filter by group at the top, then click a design.
3. Type the text. The fields follow the design: Name and Role for a lower third, Quote and Who said it for a quote, Number and Label, Chapter and Chapter title, Handle and Button, and so on.
4. Colour one word, if you like. Wrap a word in asterisks, for example *today*, and it takes the accent colour.
5. Choose the accent and the position. Seven ready colours or Custom color, and Position: Automatic, Top, Center or Bottom.
6. Save. The title gets its own tile, marked TITLE, and waits off air.
7. Put it on air. On the tile press Take for the entry animation, or Cut to show it at once. Or click an overlay number (1 to 8) so it sits on that channel above every camera: Overlay channels 1 to 8 and their keys (F1 to F8).
8. Take it off. Use the on-air button on the tile or click the overlay number again. The title fades and settles out in about a third of a second.

The designs

To change the design later, press the edit button on the tile, then Change design. The text you typed is kept.

Take, Cut and overlay channels

A higher overlay number is drawn above a lower one. Put titles under the logo channel if the logo must stay visible. Keys: Keyboard shortcuts in the browser studio.

Hebrew, Arabic and other scripts

The direction follows the text: a Hebrew or Arabic title is set right to left by itself. Each script gets its own font (Rubik for Hebrew, Inter for Latin, Cairo for Arabic), loaded only when a title needs it. Test a title that mixes Hebrew with a number or an English name on Preview before the show; the common pitfalls are listed in What is a lower third? Name titles in video, explained.

What can go wrong

• The title shows on Preview but not on air. It is staged only. Press Take or Cut, or click an overlay number.
• The title disappears when I switch cameras. It went to Program as the main picture. Put it on an overlay channel instead.
• The asterisks show on screen. Only a word wrapped on both sides, *like this*, is coloured. Check the second asterisk.
• The title covers the logo. The title is on a higher channel. Move the logo to 8.
• I want the same title in a recorded video. The video editor uses the same designs and they are burned into the export: Add titles and text to a video in the editor.

The desktop app StreamLive Pro Studio is not released yet; this page is about the browser studio.

Frequently asked questions

How do I add an animated title to a live stream?

In the browser studio click Add Title in the inputs strip, pick a design, type the text and save. Then press Take on the title's tile.

What is the difference between Take and Cut for a title?

Take plays the entry animation. Cut shows the title at once, already in place.

Can the title stay on while I switch cameras?

Yes. Click an overlay number on the title's tile. Overlay channels stay above Program whatever camera you take.

Do Hebrew titles read right to left?

Yes. The direction follows the text, so a Hebrew or Arabic title is set right to left without any setting.

Can I change the design after typing the text?

Yes. Open the title from its tile and press Change design. The text is kept.

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