Change Cinematic Template Properties

Modify an existing cinematic template overlay's properties, styles, and/or duration. Deep-merges props_patch into overlay.props (preserves nested structures). Works for all 37 templates including intros.

How It Works

Use when user wants to change cinematic template settings (headlines, text, media slot URLs, colors, animation). Also use for intro overlays (newspaper-classic, crime-board, social-post-x, etc.) — they are all cinematic-template type now. Do NOT use add_overlay — this edits a cinematic overlay already on the timeline. Deep merge: nested objects are recursively merged, not replaced. Send only the fields you want to change. Common props: headline, subheadline, tagline, text slots (text1-text6), media slot overrides, accentColor, animationSpeed. Intro-specific props: headlineKeyword, kicker, secondaryHeadline, mastheadName, bodyText, mediaSlots, photoCaption, vfxIntensity.

Specifications

Category
Overlays
Execution
instant
Credit Cost
Free
Overlay Types
cinematic-template
Tags
edit, cinematic

Example Prompts

“change the headline on the cinematic”
“update cinematic text”
“change broadcast overlay title”
“edit the news stack text”
“change the intro headline”
“update the newspaper title”
“make the intro longer”

Required Parameters

overlay_id (integer)
ID of the cinematic overlay to modify

Optional Parameters

props_patch (object)
Partial cinematic props to deep-merge (headline, subheadline, tagline, text1-text6, accentColor, animationSpeed, headlineKeyword, kicker, secondaryHeadline, mastheadName, bodyText, mediaSlots, vfxIntensity)
styles_patch (object)
Partial CSS styles to merge (opacity, filter, etc.)
duration_frames (number)
New duration in frames (must be > 0)
user_text (string)
undefined

Use Cases for Overlays

Add lower-thirds and name titles for YouTube interviews
Layer data visualizations over B-roll for corporate presentations
Place map overlays on travel vlogs to show locations

How to Get Started with Change Cinematic Template Properties

1.Open any project in the 6trim editor or create a new one.
2.Type a prompt in the AI assistant — for example: "change the headline on the cinematic".
3.The Change Cinematic Template Properties result appears as a cinematic-template overlay on your timeline. Drag to reposition or resize.

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