Put text behind a person in a video
Drop in a clip with a person in it and type your words. They go behind the person, who stays in front of the letters on every frame: the title look of reel openers, without masking anything by hand.
Three steps, a couple of minutes
Drop in your video or photo
A talking head, a portrait, someone walking through a scene. Works on people.
Type the words
Big words are added behind the person. Change the font, the size and the colour like any text.
Drag until the head overlaps
The effect reads best when the head or a shoulder covers part of a letter. Then export.
Why use CutLuma for this
No rotoscoping
The person is found again on every frame, so the words stay behind them as they move.
Works on any layer
Titles, captions, stickers, shapes and logos can all go behind the person with one switch.
Buildings and objects too
For a skyline, a car or a mountain, click around it: the words pass behind it and follow the camera.
Questions? Answers.
Is it free?
Yes. The person is found by a small AI model that runs in your browser, so it is part of the free editor.
Does it work on things that are not people?
The automatic version finds people. For anything else, use “Put text behind a building or object”: you click around it once and the outline follows the camera move.
Why do the edges look soft?
The cut-out is made at a lower resolution than your video. Good light and a background that contrasts with hair and clothes give the cleanest edge.
Can captions go behind me too?
Yes. Select any text and switch on “Behind the person” under Depth & tracking.
Put text behind a person in a video
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Put text behind a person