Ransom Note Animation Maker
Magazine cut-out lettering for travel films, recaps, and montages, without cutting letters out by hand.
Magazine cut-out lettering
There's something quite distinctive about the look of magazine cut-out lettering. Each letter has its own typeface, size and texture, pieced together to form a title that feels a little rough around the edges. It's a style often seen in travel films, video recaps, music videos and creative montages.
With TypeFlow's Ransom Note template, you can create this look without having to cut out individual letters or piece them together in an editing programme.
Start by adding your text. You can use up to four lines, with a maximum of 50 characters. By default, each letter can have its own font, giving the title that mismatched magazine cut-out look. If you prefer something more consistent, you can also use the same typeface throughout.
Next, choose what your letters are made of. You can use photographed textures like paper, fabric, nature and leather, or keep things simple with plain cardstock. There are also three edge styles to choose from: torn, scissor-cut and straight. Each gives the letters a slightly different feel.
What the template includes
Mixed fonts per letter
Each letter can use its own typeface, or you can lock the title to one font for a cleaner read.
Paper, fabric, and cut edges
Photographed paper, fabric, nature, and leather, or plain cardstock, with torn, scissor-cut, or straight edges.
Scatter, type-on, or still
Assemble gathers scattered letters. Type In adds them one at a time. Still leaves the title unmoving.
Exports up to 4K
On the Studio plan, export MP4, transparent MOV, or a PNG sequence at up to 4K and 60 fps.
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Exporting Your Animation
Once you're happy with your graphic, export it as an MP4, transparent MOV or PNG sequence. You can then bring it into your favourite video editor, whether that's Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or CapCut. The template is available on the Studio plan, with exports up to 4K at 60 fps.
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Ransom Note Animation FAQ
Questions about making a cut-out letter title in TypeFlow.
This template exports on the Studio plan. You can customize it in the editor, then export in 4K at 60 fps for sharper visuals and smoother animations.
Open Ransom Note, add up to four lines of text, choose mixed fonts or one typeface, pick a texture and edge style, set Assemble, Type In, or Still, then export.
Yes. Mixed fonts give each letter its own typeface. Mixed texture pulls from paper, fabric, nature, and leather. The Randomness slider reshuffles angles, colors, fonts, and textures when you want a new layout.
Yes. Set the background to transparent, export a MOV with an alpha channel on the Studio plan, and put that clip on a track above your footage.
Font Shuffle keeps one line still and cycles typefaces until it lands on the face you picked. Ransom Note builds a collage of sticker letters that gather or type on, with cut edges and optional stop motion.
Export MP4, MOV with an alpha channel, or PNG sequences and import them into Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, or any editor that takes standard video or image sequences.
Yes. Creator and Studio plans include unlimited exports, subject to our fair use policy.