03
PLAY WITH
THE SHAPE
If you want to add your own
design flourishes to the type,
go to Type>Convert to Shape,
then grab the Direct Selection
tool from the Tools panel (it’s
icon is a white arrow), click
the path around the edges
of the letters, then drag the
anchor points to change the
shape of the letter. Hold down
Shift while dragging points to
keep them straight.
02
POSITION THE
LETTERS
In the Timeline, drag the
two type layers so that they
sit above the timelapse
sequence. Grab the Move
tool and check Show
Transform Controls and
Auto Select Layer in the tool
options to make it easier to
select and transform the
letters. Position and resize
the letters until you’re
happy with their placement.01
ADD THE WORDS
Open sky_timelapse.
mp4. Grab the Horizontal Type
tool from the Tools panel and
choose a font in the options
(we’ve used Seravik Bold here).
Type your letters. We typed
L first, then DN separately
to make two type layers.
Open the Timeline panel
(Window>Timeline). In the
Layers panel, drag both layers
above the Video Group so that
they sit outside it.