Custom video intros, outros, logo stings and end screens built from your logo, colors and sound, delivered as files you reuse at the start and end of every upload.
Mark Studios makes intros and outros for YouTube channels, video podcasts, livestreams and brands. Mark Santos animates your logo into a 3–5 second sting or a 5–15 second opener, builds an outro timed for YouTube's end-screen elements, and designs matching lower thirds and title cards with sound. Most packages take 5–7 business days, and you receive MP4 files plus transparent-background versions to drop into any edit. Start with the instant quote for a fixed price.
Animated intro of 5–15 seconds, built from your logo, colors and fonts
Logo sting of 3–5 seconds with its own sound
Outro and end-screen layout with room for subscribe, next-video and playlist elements
Lower thirds and name tags for hosts, guests and segments
Title cards and transitions in the same motion style
Sound design: custom effects or licensed audio for each piece
Transparent-background versions of the sting and lower thirds
MP4 at your resolution by default, ProRes masters on requestIntros and outros are motion graphics work. Who does that work in the U.S., what it pays, and which popular motion graphics numbers don't hold up, from BLS and Census data, in our motion graphics statistics.
More intro & outro edits live on our portfolio.
Send your logo as a vector file (SVG, EPS or PDF) or a large PNG, your brand colors and fonts, and one to three intros you like. Say where it will run (YouTube, a video podcast, a livestream) and whether you have music or want the sound designed.
The quote lists each piece (intro, outro, sting, lower thirds) and is fixed before work starts. The number of pieces and how complex the animation is set the price; time spent is never billed by the hour.
The first draft is every piece animated at full length with type, motion and sound in place, rendered at the resolution you publish. You see the actual timing, including how long the logo holds on screen.
Intro notes are usually about timing: hold the logo half a second longer, land the reveal on the beat, slow the type, move an end-screen box. Leave them timestamped in the review tool; each of the 3 rounds comes back in 24–72 hours.
You get each piece as an MP4, transparent-background versions of the sting and lower thirds for layering, and ProRes masters if you asked for them.
The six samples above cover the range: intros for Treasure Coast (corporate), SIGF (investing) and Stout Sport Performance (fitness), an 11-second podcast intro for Jason Cavness, work for The Rant's podcast and a livestream opener for The Opinionated Idiot.
An intro earns its place by looking the same every time. In our training school case study, every long-form video follows written brand rules, with chapter cards, lower thirds and an end card. Your package is built the same way: one look, saved as files you reuse.
Mark Santos has opened and closed his own videos since 2011, on a channel he grew past 200K subscribers. That is why the default here is a 5–15 second intro and a 3–5 second sting: a long opener delays the content viewers clicked for.
“Worked together several times to develop videos for YouTube. Will continue to do so because of the great work and professionalism.”
joshuawillett · Fiverr reviewIt depends on how many pieces you need (intro, outro, sting, lower thirds), how complex the animation is, the length, and whether sound is designed from scratch or cut from your track. The instant quote gives a fixed price before work starts. For what templates, freelancers and studios charge, see YouTube intro cost in 2026; plans are on pricing.
Short. A logo sting runs 3–5 seconds and a full animated intro 5–15 seconds; anything longer delays the part viewers came for. Many channels open with a hook from the video first and play the sting after it. The outro is different: it runs 5–20 seconds, because that is the window YouTube allows for end-screen elements.
Your logo as a vector file or a large PNG, brand colors and fonts, one to three intros you like, and where the video will play. If you have a theme track, send it; otherwise sound is designed or licensed for the piece. A tagline or show name to animate helps, but isn't required.
Yes, that is the most common request. Your logo is separated into its parts and given motion, then finished with a sound effect and the hold time you want, usually 3–5 seconds in total. Vector files animate cleanest; a flat PNG works, but it limits how far the parts can move independently.
The outro is laid out around YouTube's end-screen element positions, with space for the subscribe button, a next-video card and a playlist, and it runs long enough (5–20 seconds) for those elements to be added in YouTube Studio. Why end screens matter for session time is covered in our post on end screens and cards.
Yes, that is the point of it. You get MP4 files to place at the start and end of each edit, plus transparent-background versions of the sting and lower thirds that layer over any footage. Editable project files aren't part of the delivery, so if the text changes every episode, say so in the brief.
Yes. Each piece gets its own sound: a designed sting or whoosh, a licensed music bed, or your theme track cut to the animation. The sound is mixed so the intro doesn't jump in volume against the video that follows it. Ask for a silent version too if some of your videos carry their own music.
Most intro and outro packages take 5–7 business days from the time your logo and brief arrive. Larger packages with several animated pieces may take 7–10 business days, and the date is set in the quote before you pay. Rush delivery is available at checkout when capacity allows.
Yes. Video podcasts and livestreams use the same pieces: a short opener, guest name tags, segment title cards and an end card. The samples above include work for Jason Cavness's podcast, The Rant and The Opinionated Idiot's livestream. Full episode editing is on the podcast video editing page.
Tell us about your channel and the look you are going for — we will scope a reusable branded package.
Intros, outros and logo animations were 4% of our 7,646 order lines from 2023 to 2026 (video editing outsourcing benchmarks), and came up in 61 of 698 buyer first messages (9%).
Not a fit if you don’t have a logo yet. Start with design & branding, then animate the finished mark.
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