Think Bigger From Filmora User Guide

Drawing Tools for Windows

When creating a tutorial or news videos, the Drawing Tools feature in Wondershare Filmora allows users to highlight important details and create banners directly on the video clips. It enhances the engagement and storytelling visuals of the video. This feature provides several shapes, including arrow, rectangle, and oval, to help you add a personal touch to the content.

How to Utilize Drawing Tools of Wondershare Filmora?

To get a better understanding of how to utilize the two methods of adding elements to your videos, follow the simple guide below:

Way 1. Utilize Filmora's Drawing Tools for Making Banners

Upon having an overview of drawing tools, let's learn how you can use them to create engaging banners for your video:

Step 1. Create a New Project

Download and install the recent version of Filmora on your PC to start the task. After launching this tool, click the "New Project" button to enter the main workspace.

create a new project

Step 2. Add the Video and Access Drawing Tools

Once you enter the main workspace, tap on the "Import" button to add the video in which you want to insert a banner. Drag and drop the video into the timeline for editing after importing. Access the "Drawing Tools" menu from the top of the timeline and choose the "Rectangle" option from the available shapes.

choose the rectangle shape

Step 3. Customize Your Banner Design

Once you draw this shape on your video, position it properly by dragging it to your desired location. Next, head to the right-side panel to enable the "Fill" option and choose a color for your banner that complements your video.

fill color in the rectangle

Step 4. Apply Animations to the Banner

Now, shift to the "Animation" section and pick which style best matches your requirements. To apply the animation, you need to double click on the chosen option.

apply animation to banner

Step 5. Locate Keyframe Animations

Once the animation is applied, move to the timeline section and "Right-Click" on the diamond shape on the added animation. From the pop-up menu, pick the "Show Keyframe Animation" option.

locate keyframe animations

Step 6. Adjust the Keyframe Animations for the Banner

Upon getting the extended keyframe animation settings, start to adjust them as per your video. You can drag the diamonds across to set the animation accordingly.

adjust keyframe animations

Step 7. Add Titles to Your Banner

Afterward, navigate to the "Titles" section in the top toolbar, and select the title that best matches your requirement. Drag and drop the chosen title on top of the video in the timeline. Adjust title's position once it appears within the preview window by dragging it over the banner. To customize the appearance of the title, go to the "Video" tab, choose an effect style under preset, and add a "Text" to the video banner.

add title to your banner

Step 8. Export the Video Banner to Your PC

When satisfied with the look of the banner, tap on the "Export" tab at the top-right of the interface. In the "Export" window, you can choose the output folder, resolution, and format for the video. Click the "Export" button to save the video to your computer.

adjust export settings

Way 2. Insert Dynamic Arrows Using Filmora's Drawing Tool

Apart from different shapes that can be added into your video for annotation, here is another way you can annotate your videos for a better viewing experience:

Step 1. Add Your Video and Drag it to the Timeline

Initiate the process by clicking the "Import Media" button to add your video to the interface and drag the video to the timeline.

drag and drop video to timeline

Step 2. Select the Arrow From the Drawing Tools

Next, on the editing interface, click on the "Drawing Tools" icon and select the "Arrow" option. Then, draw this arrow across the video where you want to place the arrow.

choose the arrow shape

Step 3. Adjust the Arrow on the Video and Fill it

Moving on, to match the video elements, tap on the "Fill" toggle button to turn it on and add colors to it. Then, adjust the arrow on the video to place it in an organized manner.

add color to arrow

Step 4. Shift to the Animations to Apply it

Upon adjusting the arrow, click on the "Animations" section and pick which style best fits the video. To apply the animations to the drawing tool by clicking twice on it.

apply animations to arrow

Step 5. Right-click on the Arrow and Pick the Show Keyframe Animation

After adjusting the animated arrow, right-click on the element from the timeline. This gives you a drop-down menu, where you can pick the "Show Keyframe Animation" option.

pick keyframe animation option

Step 6. Adjust the Keyframe Animation and Export the Video

Next, from the keyframe animations panel on the timeline, you can adjust it according to your liking. Lastly, hit the "Export" button on the top right corner of the screen to download the video to your files.

adjust keyframe animation and export video

Way 3. Add Lines With Easy Format Customization

While Filmora offers a complete set of shapes to draw interactive elements in your video, you can also add up lines with contextual formatting to make videos inclusive. Provided next are some simplified steps to add lines to your video content across Filmora:

Step 1. Add Line Shape in Video Timeline

After importing your video into Filmora's timeline, continue to the "Shapes" option in the timeline menu bar and choose "Line" from the list.

add line using shapes option

Step 2. Customize Line Shape Settings in Filmora

As you draw it on the preview window, the settings involving the shape appears on the right. While you can add up animations as discussed in the previous sections, the "Line" shape provides a special set of format customizations. Within the "Basic" section, expand the "Line" settings menu and discover different options which allows you to enhance the outlook of this shape. You can define how to start the line or select the end style, while selecting an overall style and size for it with the available options.

make customizations in the line shape