Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here's more than you ever needed (or wanted) to know about how to include lower third graphics in live video production. I use an ATEM switcher in this example, but other switchers will be similar.

00:00 Introduction
02:12 Transparent LTs with Alpha Channel
18:06 Transparent LTs w/o Alpha Channel
24:26 Transparent using Chroma Key
29:52 Lower Thirds using Downstream Key
36:57 Lower Thirds with Animated Backgrounds
46:35 Automate Animated Lower Thirds
50:30 Wrap-up

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