Lottie Overlay

The Lottie Overlay node adds timed animations on top of a video. You describe what should appear, where and when, for example "confetti falling from the top during the first 3 seconds". An AI model then chooses the animations, places them and times them. The node returns an overlay plan that Render Video turns into the finished clip.

When to use it

• You want celebration effects, such as confetti, sparkles or fireworks, at a key moment.
• You want an animated icon or indicator, such as an arrow or a check mark, at a set time.
• You want eye-catching animated elements on a social media video.
• You want to place a lower third or a title that you made with Motion Graphics over your footage.

Quick start

Inputs

The output, Composition, is the overlay plan. It connects only to Render Video.

Settings

The built-in animations

The AI model chooses from twelve animations that Nodaro hosts. You do not need to supply any animation files.

Continuous effects loop for as long as they are on screen: Stars sparkle, Heart pulse, Fire emoji, Loading spinner, Arrow pointer, Floating particles and Glowing ring. One-shot effects play once: Confetti burst, Fireworks, Party popper, Thumbs up and Checkmark success.

Factory presets

Lottie Overlay ships 13 factory presets in four folders. Choose one from the preset menu on the node or at the top of the settings panel. See Presets.

The Connected Graphic presets place the graphic wired into the Lottie input. They center it, stretch it over the full frame, play it at the start or the end of the video, loop it as a corner bug, or pop it in as a reaction. The other folders use the built-in animations. A preset does not change the node's Duration (s), so the overlay timeline keeps following your video.

Timing variables in preset prompts

Preset prompts mark their timing and placement choices as variables with a default value:

Overlay the connected graphic {position || centered} over the video, starting at
{start time || 1 second}. Play it {play mode || once at its natural duration, then remove it}.

You can use each variable in three ways:

1. Run the preset unedited. Every variable uses its default.
2. Type over a variable. Replace {start time || 1 second} with 3 seconds.
3. Connect a node with the same label. A Text node labeled start time fills that variable when the workflow runs. A published app or earlier logic can then drive the timing.

Read more in Prompt variables.

Credits

Lottie Overlay costs credits in two steps:

1. Writing the plan. The plan is one call to the AI Model, charged for the tokens it actually used, at the model's rate. The Run button shows an estimate (≈ and a number) of a typical plan on the selected model. A failure that the model's maker billed is charged for that usage, and a failure that was not billed is refunded. See How LLM calls are charged.
2. Rendering the plan. Render Video costs 55 credits per render on Nodaro Cloud.

Tips

• Say what, where and when. For example, "arrow pointing down at 0:05 for 2 seconds in the bottom-right corner".
• Time overlays to the video. Refer to moments in your footage, and keep Duration (s) equal to the video's length.
• Place full-canvas graphics full frame. A lower third or a title made on a full transparent canvas in Motion Graphics has its own layout. Place it over the whole frame, so that layout decides where the content sits. The Full-Canvas Graphic preset does this.
• Keep text in Motion Graphics. Use Lottie Overlay for decorative and informational animations. For text-heavy graphics, author them in Motion Graphics.
• Placing still images instead? Video Overlay shows logos, screenshots and product cards over a video at set times, without an AI model.