YouTube Intro & Outro

Build the two pieces of motion that bracket every video on a channel: a 3-5s branded intro (logo sting that says "this is my channel") and an outro whose last ~20s host YouTube's clickable end-screen elements (subscribe + next video). Both must respect hard platform constraints — intro length affects retention; outro layout must dodge YouTube's overlaid UI — and both should be one reusable template where only the brand changes.

When to use

• Channel intro / bumper / logo sting (a 3-5s identity hit before content).
• Outro / end screen / end card (the last ~20s with subscribe + next-video cards).
• A reusable brand template: swap name, logo, colors, sting, and re-export.

Two hard rules (platform, not taste)

1. Keep the intro 3-5s, the logo hit 1-2s. Anything longer than 5s causes measurable viewer drop-off, which hurts the video in the algorithm. The intro confirms the channel and gets out of the way.
2. The outro must be ≥20s of held, quiet layout, and the video ≥25s total. YouTube only allows end-screen elements in the final 5-20s, and the video must be at least 25 seconds long. Design the outro plate around where those elements land — never put your own content under them.

Intro: the logo sting

A sting is three beats in ~3.5s: a windup (motion building tension), an impact (logo snaps to full on the audio hit), and a settle (micro-overshoot relaxing to rest). The brand mark must land exactly on the sound's impact frame, not near it.