First, open the InShot app, click on the Video option, select Blank, and tap the checkmark. Next, click on Canvas, select the 16:9 ratio, and tap the checkmark. Tap on Duration, click the pencil icon, and enter how many seconds you want your status video to be. (For example, entering 21 seconds extends the background to that length). Keep the playhead at the very beginning. Click the Music option, tap the music icon, and go to My Music to directly add your favorite song. Alternatively, you can tap Extract audio from video to pull the song directly from an existing video clip. Once extracted, tap the checkmark and keep the playhead at the start. Tap the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) option. Under the Photo section, select the first photo you want to add to the background and zoom in slightly. Position it nicely on the right side of the screen. Play the song to find exactly where the first two lyrics end, and trim this photo at that exact mark. (For example, if they end at 3 seconds, trim the photo at exactly 3 seconds). If you want to add a filter effect to the photo, go to Filter and choose a color filter.
Now that the first photo is added, move the playhead back to the start and tap PIP. Under the Video section, choose the ink splatter video effect (provided in the link). Rotate and scale it to fully fit the screen. To make your background photo visible underneath, select the ink splatter video, go to the Blend option, and select Screen. Your photo will now reveal itself through the effect. Find where the first right-sided ink splatter transition finishes and split the video there. Move the remaining part of the video further down the timeline. Since our first photo is only 3 seconds long, select that first ink splatter clip and go to the Speed option. Slow it down so it perfectly aligns with the duration of the photo. Drag the remaining part of the ink splatter video closer. This next clip will transition from the left side. Trim it where the transition finishes and delete the rest of the unused clip. Go to the exact point where your first photo ends. Tap PIP and add your second photo. Position it on the left side this time, as the ink splatter is coming from the left. Zoom and adjust it nicely. Tap on the ink splatter clip to layer it on top. Listen to the song to check where the next two lyrics end, and trim your second photo there. Use the Speed option to slow down the ink splatter effect so it matches the photo length. Trim or fine-tune any extra edges manually. Carefully align the timing so that both the ink splatter effect and the photo disappear at the exact same moment.
For the third photo, instead of re-importing, you can select the first right-sided ink splatter clip, tap Duplicate, and move it to the end of the timeline. Tap PIP, select your third photo, zoom in, and place it on the right side. Tap the duplicated effect clip to bring it to the front. Listen to the 5th and 6th lines of the song, and trim both the photo and effect right where those lyrics end. Repeat this exact process—duplicating the transitions and adding photos alternatively from right to left—all the way to the end of your video. Once all photos are set, return to the beginning. Tap PIP and add the particle overlay video clip. Scale it up to cover the entire screen. Go to Blend and select Screen so the snow-like particles apply beautifully over your project. Tap the checkmark.
Now, let’s create the text. Go to the Text option and type out the very first lyric of the song. Choose a color you like. For the border, select white and set the strength to 13%. Add a black shadow, setting the X and Y offsets slightly, with an opacity of around 24% to 35%. Go to the font option (‘A’) and select the font “Bebas Neue Regular”. Downsize it slightly and position it on the left side of the screen since the photo is on the right. Trim the text layer duration so it matches the length of the first photo. Select this text layer, tap Copy, and drag the duplicated text slightly lower. Tap Edit and change the text to match the second line of the lyrics. You can change its color (e.g., to pink) and pick a cursive font style. Scale it down so both lines sit neatly on the screen. To create lyrics for the second photo, duplicate these text layers and move them down the timeline. Since the second photo is on the left side, shift these text layers over to the right side. Edit the text to match the 3rd and 4th lines of your song, changing colors if preferred. Trim them perfectly to match where the second photo ends. If the transition between the photos looks overlapping or uneven, go back into PIP to adjust and trim the photo edges until they blend cleanly. Continue copying, moving, and editing the text boxes for the 5th, 6th, and remaining lines until you’ve covered the entire song.
Now, let’s add text animations using Keyframes. Select the first line of text and add a keyframe right at its beginning. Move a fraction of a second forward and add a second keyframe close to it. Go back to the first keyframe and slide the text completely off-screen to the left. Open the Graph option and select the second graph from the bottom so the text flies in quickly. Add a third keyframe near the very end of the text layer and slide it slightly to the right to give it a gentle, continuous moving effect. Do the exact same for the second line of text: add two keyframes at the start. On the first keyframe, slide this text completely off-screen to the opposite side (the right). Apply the same speed graph. Add a final keyframe at the end and nudge it slightly to the left. Now both lines will slide in smoothly from opposite sides and stay in gentle motion. Apply this same keyframe logic to the lyrics on the second photo, reversing the directions so they slide in dynamically from the sides. Take your time editing to ensure the output looks incredibly professional. Once keyframes are added across all lyrics and the video is complete, tap the checkmark. Tap the Export button at the top right and save it directly to your gallery.
