YouTube comment animation for your video, generated in Premiere
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The person, the handle, the company, the quote and the face in this clip are made up for the example, the photo is AI-generated. It is not a review of Butter Motion.
Showing a viewer's comment on screen is how creators answer questions, start a video or thank the audience. Usually that means a screenshot with a zoom, or a template where you retype the name and hope the font matches.
Here the comment is generated as motion graphics: the card, the avatar, the text, the like counter and the heart from the creator, all readable on a 1080p timeline.
The prompt behind this clip
This exact text produced the clip above, word for word:
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Flat 2D YouTube comment card, big in the frame (about 70% of the width) so every line reads easily, this photo is the round channel avatar. @rahul.cuts, 2 days ago: "This is the tutorial I needed three years ago. Subscribed!" The like counter ticks up to 1.2K and the heart from the creator pops in.
Settings: 16:9, 1080p, 60 fps, 6 seconds. The page plays a smaller copy of the render.
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A photo was attached to this prompt with the + button in the composer (Add Reference), and it became the round avatar.
How to make it in Premiere
Open your project and go to Window → Extensions → Butter Motion. The panel docks next to your other windows, so you never leave the edit.
Set the chips under the prompt to match your sequence: 16:9 and your sequence frame rate, 6 seconds is enough to read a two line comment. Matching aspect, resolution and frame rate means the clip lands on the timeline with nothing to conform.
Leave Background on With background if the graphic fills the frame. Pick Transparent if it should sit on top of your footage: you get a MOV with alpha (ProRes 4444), and it needs an empty video track above the shot.
Leave the tier on Ultra, the default, in the box left of the Generate button. Flash is cheaper and fine for a quick draft.
Paste the prompt, put in your own text and numbers, and press ↑ (or Cmd+Enter / Ctrl+Enter). The card goes through queued, generating, checking layout and rendering. It takes a few minutes, and you can keep cutting while it works.
On the result screen, choose Unlock customization (free for subscribers) to change text, colours and fonts by hand, or type a change into the Tweak bar ("make the heart pop in later").
Press To timeline. The clip is rendered on your computer, imported into the «ButterMotion» bin and placed at the playhead.
What to change for your channel
Handle, time and comment in quotes. They become the exact text on the card.
Keep the size line. "Big in the frame (about 70% of the width)" is what makes the comment readable. A card at the real YouTube size looks tiny on a TV.
The numbers. "The like counter ticks up to 1.2K" sets the final value. Change it, or change it later in the controls.
Avatar. Attach the viewer's avatar or any photo with +.
Over footage. Use Transparent and the card floats over your talking head.
Why not a screenshot
A screenshot is flat, small and blurry once you zoom in. A generated card is vector sharp at any resolution, the likes and the heart animate, and you can change the text without opening YouTube again.
What it costs
One generation at the tier you picked: Flash 7 credits, Ultra 10, Animation 15. Transparency, resolution, frame rate and length do not change the price. For subscribers the controls and the first tweak on each generation are free, and each tweak after that is 5 credits. Rendering and dropping the clip on the timeline cost nothing, and there is no watermark. Plans and credit packs are in the pricing section, the details in How credits work.