Our help center includes articles for all Captivate (Titler Live) products. The following articles describe how to use Captivate. Please note that we are still updating some of the older articles for Captivate. Most of the workflows for a lot of the features are still the same. However, please bear with us as we update the images and content. Thank you for your patience and we invite you to check out our New Feature articles for Captivate below.
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Review Captivate
- The User Interface of Captivate
- Customize Captivate's Layout
- Graphics Library/Library overview
- Change the Default Library Location [WIN Only]
- Project List Panel and Channel Panel Management
- Shortcuts
New Features of Captivate
Overview of Captivate
- The User Interface of Captivate
- Customize Captivate's Layout
- Set a project's aspect ratio, frame rate, and rendering quality
- Graphics Library/Library Overview
- Change the Default Library Location [WIN Only]
- Project List and Channel Management
- Shortcuts
Basic Graphic Creation & Import
- Designer Workspace Overview
- Designer Timeline Overview
- Preview and use graphics from the graphics library
- Edit graphics in the Designer
- Create Graphics in Captivate
- Create Broadcast-ready Graphics
- Create Custom Designs with Flexible Durations
- Add and Modify Text Layers
- Add and Modify Shape Layers
- Import Images and Videos as Design Layers
- Create Variables in Graphics
- Add Audio to a Graphic
- Import Captivate and Titler Live Graphics
- Open Titler Pro Graphics in Captivate
Customizing Design Layers & Animation
- Add styles to design layers
- Customize a design layer's motion and additional properties
- Customize lighting and camera settings
- Align and arrange design layers
- Group design layers in a graphic
- Duplicate design layers
- Move and resize design layers relative to text or other design layers
- Add transitions to design layers
- Add effects to design layers
- Animate design layers with keyframes
- Create crawling text
- Create rolling credits
- Loop videos and animations in a graphic
- Play animations during pause points in a graphic
Integrating After Effects into Captivate
- Preparing your After Effects Designs for Import
- Importing your After Effects Design
- Linking Data to After Effects Designs
Connect General Data to Graphics
- Connect spreadsheet data to a graphic layer
- Connect a custom clock to a graphic layer
- Connect JSON feed data to a graphic layer
- Connect RSS feed data to a graphic layer
- Connect text file data to a graphic layer
- Connect XML feed data to a graphic layer
- Connect data from multiple sources to one graphic layer
Connect Productivity Data to Graphics
- Connect Google Sheets data to a graphic layer
- Connect Google Slides data to a graphic layer
- Connect Microsoft Excel Data to a graphic layer
- Connect spreadsheet data to a graphic layer
Connect Sports Data to Graphics
- Connect serial data from Daktronics All Sport® 5000
- Connect RSS feed data to a graphic layer
- Connect a custom clock to a graphic layer
- Connect Sports XML feed data to a graphic layer
- Connect Scoreboard Tool data to a graphic layer
- Connect Scoreboard Tool 2 data to a graphic layer
- Connect Sportzcast data to a graphic layer
- Connect Stat Crew scoreboard data to a graphic layer
- Connect Stat Crew scoreboard 2 data to a graphic layer
- Connect Stat Crew statistical data to a graphic layer
- Connect DataLink feed data to a graphic layer
Connect Social Media Data to a Graphics
Connect Gaming Data to a Graphics
- Connect Twitch data to a graphic layer
- Connect text file data to a graphic layer
- Connect StreamLabs data to a graphic layer
- Connect Stream Labels data to a graphic layer
Connect Worship Data to a Graphics
- Connect ProPresenter to Captivate
- Configure your ProPresenter Playlist
- Connect EasyWorship to Captivate
- Configure your EasyWorship Playlist
Designate Video Outputs
- Output graphics with HDMI
- Output graphics with NDI
- Output graphics with SDI
- Output graphics with Virtual Webcam
- Output graphics as a sequence of images
- Output graphics to a watch folder
Operating your Broadcast
- Utilizing the Pre-cache function
- Operating your Cache List during Broadcast
- Animate updates from live data
- Update variables in graphic layers
- Play graphic layers in a specific sequence
- Select spreadsheet data in graphic layers
- Select graphic layers and spreadsheet data with Instant Search
- View actions and details of layer updates
- Play Live Video Source Layers
- Controlling Scoreboard and Social Graphics from a Phone/Tablet
- Play Layers using Elgato Stream Deck
Save & Export
- Save graphics and presets to the library
- Save and package graphics or projects to your computer
- Export Graphics as an image or video file