What is an annotation?
Also called: markup, drawing on video
Definition
An annotation is any mark added on top of a video to explain it: arrows, boxes, circles, underlines, text and badges.
Annotations point, group and emphasise. Used sparingly, one at a time, they guide the eye. Used everywhere, they become clutter.
In Sceed
Sceed has arrows, underlines, circles, boxes, ticks and badges that draw themselves on, as region effects.
Related terms
- Callout
- A callout is a label attached to part of the screen, usually an outline round the region with a short piece of text, that tells viewers what to look at.
- Text overlay
- A text overlay is text placed on top of a video, often animated in by word or by letter.
- Spotlight
- A spotlight dims or blurs everything in the frame except one region, so attention goes to that region.