video_add_text

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Overlay text on a video (titles, captions, watermarks). Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use to burn a single text element into a video. Pass input_path as the source video, text with the string to draw, and position/size/color to style it; output_path is auto-named when omitted. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. text: Text to overlay. position: Position on screen. Named (top-left, top-center, etc.), pixel" " {"x": 100, "y": 50}, or percentage {"x_pct": 0.5, "y_pct": 0.5}. font: Path to font file. Uses system default if omitted. size: Font size in pixels. color: Text color (CSS color name or hex). shadow: Add text shadow for readability. start_time: When the text appears (seconds). Null = always visible. duration: How long text is visible (seconds). Requires start_time. output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted. crf: Override CRF value (0-51, lower = better quality). Default 23. preset: Override FFmpeg encoding preset (ultrafast, fast, medium, slow, veryslow).