TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Intermediate

5 min

Add text to drone footage with the 3D camera tracker

Learn how to track text using the 3D camera tracker for cinematic titles.

Note: Stock assets provided are for practice purposes only.See terms .

What you’ll learn

Apply the 3D camera tracker

The 3D camera tracker will analyze your footage and find track points for your text to anchor to. This will move your text as if it’s attached to that point in the footage.

Apply and adjust your text

Use the type tool to add your text to your selected track points. Adjust the orientation of your text so that it’s legible. Then, adjust the font, color, and size to fit your project.

Add animated effects

Add Gaussian Blur and use keyframes so your text comes into focus over time. Then, animate the opacity for a smoother entrance.


Instruction and design by

Dave Ko

Adobe Stock Contributors

Berry

September 11, 2025

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