Credits
Also known as: end credits, credit card
The text at the end of an edit naming the riders, filmers and music, short in action video and still worth getting right.
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What it means
Credits do two jobs. They acknowledge the people involved and they satisfy the licence terms attached to the music, and the second one is not optional. A track used without attribution is a claim waiting to happen.
Scale is different from film. An action edit credits four or five people on one or two cards, not a scrolling list, and anything longer is watched by nobody. The names that matter are the ones in the footage.
They sit on the Closing shot or after it. Over a held landscape is normal; over black after a Fade to black is the other accepted option.
How it works in practice
A Music license usually specifies the wording. Many libraries require a named artist and track, and the requirement sits in the licence rather than in good manners. Reading the terms is quicker than answering a takedown.
Legibility on a phone sets the type size. Text that reads comfortably on a laptop disappears on a small screen, and Safe zones keep it clear of the interface.
Timing is short and fixed. Two or three seconds per card, long enough to read once, because nobody rewinds credits. A card that cannot be finished is worse than none.
What to watch out for
Platform behaviour cuts them off. An end screen, a recommended video panel or an autoplay transition covers the last moments, which is why credits never sit in the final frames alone. A card covered by a thumbnail grid has not been shown.
Content ID does not read credits. Attribution in text does nothing to stop an automated music claim, and the two problems need separate solutions. The licence record is what resolves a claim.
Spelling a rider's name wrong is the one mistake nobody forgives. It is also the easiest to avoid, by asking rather than guessing. Nicknames are worse than full names for this.
How RawClip handles it
A finished highlight comes back without end cards, since names and music attribution are specific to the person and the track. Adding a title card afterwards takes one step in any editor, and the licence wording belongs with whoever chose the music.