I'm editing a video for a client who wants a hyperlink on the screen during the video that's clickable that will take the viewer to a real estate web address. Hope that make's sense. Is that something that is do-able? If the video is to go on you tube for example will the web link have to be in the description ?
Can it be on the screen ? Is that something that Final cut can do ?
Troy
iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.7
Another option is to create a QR code that links to the site your client wants a hyperlink for
and then place the generated QR box on your video. Viewers can use their phones to get to the site.
MtD
Another option is to create a QR code that links to the site your client wants a hyperlink for
and then place the generated QR box on your video. Viewers can use their phones to get to the site.
MtD
place the generated QR box on your video.
Meg's suggestion is great. When I create a QR code following the steps in the linked video, I can't enter a URL. If I try to enter text while the Apple URL is still fixed, it beeps and refuses to accept it.
How do I solve this?
Here is a different take on the "create QR code": you can easily create a Quick Action, and then all that is needed is to select the text, control-click and run it (or even use a keyboard shortcut - in this example, I used Command-Option-Control-0). I set this to place the QR code in the clipboard, so you can paste it, or make a new file for it using Preview (File->New from Clipboard), but you can change this to save the file somewhere.
This is not something that you can embed in the video in FCP; instead, you'd do it after you upload the video to youtube.
This video by Jenn Jager explains how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8etyuk0-oAA
As Luis says, you can't add a link in the FCP editor because the video you export is just a collection of pixels.
You can add a link to your YouTube channel profile or in the video description.
You can also display a link card in the top right corner during playback, but this requires that you are a member of the YouTube Partner Program.
Thanks Meg, the shortened URL seems to work fine.
Thanks Luis. I tried many times but I couldn't edit the text directly, but I was able to paste the URL by right clicking.
Client wants a hyperlink??
