How to animate text in Premiere Pro

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to animate text in Premiere Pro:

  1. Import your video into the Project Panel.
  2. Drag your video into the timeline.
  3. Go to Graphics & Titles > New Layer > Text and type your text.
  4. Double-click the text layer.
  5. Adjust font, size, color, and alignment in the Properties panel.
  6. Preview the changes
  7. Close the window once satisfied.
  8. Select the text layer and open Effect Controls.
  9. Click the stopwatch icon next to Position, Scale, Opacity, or Rotation to enable keyframes.
  10. Move the Playhead (CTI) and adjust values to create movement, scaling, fading, or rotation effects.
  11. Right-click keyframes and select Ease In/Ease Out for smoother animation.
  12. Play the sequence to preview and refine the animation.

This is how you animate text in Premiere Pro.