A glowing zigzag divider sweeps across the frame to reveal the after side, while tagged before and after captions slide in opposite ways.
Short-Form Hooks
Then vs Now Diagonal
A slanted divider with a soft glow wipes across to reveal the now side, with year tags and captions stacking on each half.
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About Then vs Now Diagonal
A slanted divider with a soft glow wipes across to reveal the now side, with year tags and captions stacking on each half.
Part of Short-Form Hooks. Runs 4 seconds by default, exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, as MP4 or transparent WebM up to 8K.
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