Overview
Video scenes can include both on-screen text and narration. The purpose of the narration is to add information to what is displayed on the screen, using a tone and personality appropriate for your audience.
This article provides guidelines on how to add a narration that is not personalized. For how to configure a personalized narration, see the following articles:
Using a Personalization Token to Personalize the Narration
Narration: Message by Audience
Adding a Narration
| 1. | Open the relevant video in the Studio. | ||||
| 2. | Select the scene that you want to work on. | ||||
| 3. | Double-click the narration placeholder. | ||||
| 4. | Type the narration for the scene. | ||||
| After typing the narration, you'll see an estimated duration displayed. ▶ The estimated time is marked with a tilde (~) symbol. ▶ This estimated duration will change to the actual duration once the narration or scene is previewed. See Why Narration Duration Isn’t Final Until Preview to learn more. |
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| 5. | Click the play button to preview the narration. ▶ If an avatar was added to the scene, it is also displayed in the preview (static or animated, depending on its state). |
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| 6. | Click anywhere outside the Narration dialog window to close the window. | ||||
| The narration is added to the scene. | |||||
Why Narration Duration Isn’t Final Until Preview
When you add narration to a scene, the platform provides an estimated duration based on the character count and the narration speed. This is only an estimate as the actual narration duration may change based on the selected narrator's speaking pace, pronunciation, and style.
When you preview the scene, the platform generates the narration, and you'll see its actual duration. If the narration is personalized, an exact duration cannot be provided as it will vary based on the narration text for each viewer.
When the duration is final, it appears in the narration placeholder without the tilde (~) symbol:
If the narration is edited again, the duration will return to an estimate until the scene is previewed.
Related Articles
8 Best Practices for Writing a Narration
Setting the Narration Speed
Using the Pronunciation Library
Previewing a Narration