Cannot FULLY Customize Some Caption Templates

Hi,

CapCut's caption templates, while convenient and stylish, do come with limitations in terms of customization. You have accurately observed that some templates offer more flexibility than others, and you can not always tweak every single feature to your exact liking.

Customizing caption templates in CapCut can sometimes be limited, depending on the specific template's design and the customization options it offers. Certain templates allow modifications to aspects like stroke and animation colors, while others restrict these changes. This inconsistency can be limiting factor when trying to achieve a specific aesthetic for your video.

Not all caption templates in CapCut are fully customizable. Some are designed with fixed attributes, limiting the ability to alter certain features such as the "follow color" in animations. This means that while the preview might display one color (e.g., green), the applied template could default to another (e.g., yellow), leading to confusion.

Let us break down why this happens and what you can do about it.

Why some CapCut caption templates have limited customization:

• Template design intent: CapCut templates are pre-designed assets created to offer users quick and visually appealing styles. To maintain the intended aesthetic and animation of each template, certain elements are often locked or have restricted customization options. The creators of these templates make design choices regarding animation styles, color palettes, and overall looks, and the customization is designed to work within those pre-set boundaries.
• Complexity vs. ease of use: Offering complete customization for every single aspect of every template would make the interface much more complex and potentially overwhelming for users, especially beginners. CapCut aims for a balance between creative options and user-friendliness. Limiting certain customizations in templates helps keep things relatively simple and fast to use.
• Performance and processing: Highly complex and fully customizable animations and template features could potentially demand more processing power, especially in a mobile or web-based editing environment. Restricting some elements can help optimize performance.

Regarding the color preview issue (Green Preview, Yellow Output):

This sounds like a specific issue that could be due to a few reasons:

• Preview inaccuracy: Sometimes, the preview window in CapCut isn't always 100% WYSIWYG ("What You See Is What You Get"). The preview is meant to give you a general idea, but the final rendered video might have slight color variations due to processing or how the template is coded.
• Template color palette override: It is possible the template you selected has a built-in color palette that is overriding your "follow color" choice in the final rendering. The preview might be attempting to show your color change, but the template's core programming could be enforcing a specific color scheme in the final output.
• Software bug/glitch: There is a possibility of a minor software bug in CapCut that's causing this color discrepancy, especially if it is inconsistent and doesn't seem to follow logical settings.

What you can do to work around customization limits and the color issue?

1. Choose templates strategically:

   • Prioritize Animation or Features: When Browse templates, decide what's most important to you – the animation style, the overall text layout, or specific customizable elements like stroke or fill colors.
   • Find the "Closest Fit": Select a template that is already closest to your desired look, even if it's not perfect. Then, focus on customizing the elements that are changeable within that template.
   • Experiment with Different Templates: Don't get stuck on one template. Try out several different templates that seem promising to see which offers the best balance of animation style and customization for your needs.

2. Focus on changeable features:

   • Customize what's available: Within a template, fully utilize the customization options that are offered. This often includes:
     • Text Content: Of course, you can always change the words themselves.
     • Font: Often you can select from a range of fonts.
     • Size and Position: You can usually adjust the text size and placement on the screen.
     • Basic Colors (Fill, Stroke): As you have noticed, some templates allow you to change fill and stroke colors.
     • Shadows and backgrounds: Some templates let you adjust or add shadows or background boxes.

3. Layer templates or combine elements:

   • Multiple caption tracks: CapCut allows you to add multiple caption tracks. You could potentially:
     • Add one template primarily for its animation style.
     • Add another simpler template (or just basic text) on a separate track to get the color and stroke you want.
     • Carefully position and time these layered captions to create a combined effect. This can be more complex but offers more creative control.

4. Use manual captioning for full control:

   • "Auto-Captions" or "Manual Captions": Instead of relying solely on templates, use CapCut's "Auto-captions" feature to generate a text transcript of your video's audio. Then, switch to "Manual captions."
   • Start from scratch: With manual captions, you have complete freedom to style the text from the ground up using CapCut's text editing tools. You can choose any font, color, size, stroke, shadow, background, and even create your own text animations from scratch using keyframes if you're advanced.
   • More time, more customization: Manual captioning takes more time and effort than using templates, but it gives you the ultimate level of customization to achieve exactly the look you want.
   • For a visual guide on customizing captions in CapCut, you might find this tutorial helpful:

5. Report the color preview issue to CapCut technical team:

   • If you believe the color preview showing green but outputting yellow is a bug, it's worth reporting it to CapCut technical team. Look for feedback options within the app or write a dedicated email to [email protected].
   • When reporting, be specific:
     • Mention the template name.
     • Describe the color you are trying to set (e.g., "follow color").
     • Explain that the preview shows green, but the final video has yellow.
     • Include your CapCut version number (if you know it).
     • Include a video recording or screenshots as attachments if possible.

By exploring these approaches, you should be able to achieve a higher degree of customization for your captions in CapCut, aligning them more closely with your creative vision.

The limited customization is often by design in CapCut templates. To get the best results, choose templates strategically, utilize the customization they do offer, consider layering or manual captioning for more control, and report any potential bugs like the color preview issue to CapCut support.