Specify motion graphic overlay start time and playback
You can specify motion graphic overlay Start time and Playback settings instead of using the default setting. The following information shows how to specify overlay start time for a video and to repeat it continuously (loop).
In the following image, the motion graphic overlay setting is three minutes long. The motion graphic playback is set to repeat until the end of the output.
Start time settings for motion overlays
Provide the timecode for the first frame where you want the motion overlay to appear. This timecode is relative to your input timeline.
For input overlays, Start time is relative to the input timeline. This timeline is affected by the input Timecode source setting.
For more information about the input and output timelines, and the timecode settings that affect them, see How MediaConvert uses timelines to assemble jobs. For jobs with multiple inputs, MediaConvert places the motion overlay on each input, according to the input timeline for that input. After you specify Start time once, MediaConvert applies that value to all inputs.
Tip
To simplify setup, specify Start time counting from 00:00:00:00 as the first frame, and set both of the following settings to Start at 0:
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Timecode configuration, Source, under the job-wide settings.
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Timecode source, in the Video selector settings for each input.
Playback settings for motion graphic overlays
For playback settings on motion graphic overlays, you have two options. You can set your overlay to play once through the duration of the motion graphic or to loop from the start time to the end of the output. The duration of a .mov motion graphic is built into the .mov file, which has a set number of frames and a defined frame rate.
When a motion graphic is a set of .png images, determine the duration of the overlay by how many images you provide and the frame rate that you specify. The duration in seconds is the number of frames divided by the frame rate, in frames per second. For example, if your frame rate is 30 fps and you provide 600 images, the duration of the motion overlay is 20 seconds.
For jobs with multiple inputs, MediaConvert places the motion overlay on each input at the time that you specify for Start time. Depending on what you choose for Playback, MediaConvert either plays the overlay once or until the end of the input. When you specify Playback once, MediaConvert applies that value to all inputs.
