# Build one animated graphic and reuse it with new text

> In Tella, build the graphic once with Tella Motion, then ask the Tella Agent for copies with new text. Each copy keeps the layout, colors and animation and changes only the words. Copies are independent, so editing one never changes the others. Place each one as an overlay, b-roll or Tella Motion clip.

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## How do I reuse one animated graphic and only change the text?

In Tella, build the graphic once with [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion), then ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) for copies with new text. Each copy keeps the layout, colors and animation and changes only the words. Copies are independent, so editing one never changes the others. Place each one as an overlay, b-roll or Tella Motion clip.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Build an animated title: a dark navy card, white bold sans-serif text, and a coral line that draws in below. Slide the words up one by one over 1 second, hold 3 seconds, then fade out. Copy it for "Pricing changes" and "What's next".
```

## More prompts

### Weekly series

```text
Make a weekly update title card: "Episode 12: Faster exports" white on teal. Scale in the number, fade in the topic word by word. Copy it for "New in the editor", "Fixes" and "Coming soon", each before its segment.
```

### Event sessions

```text
Create a lower third for this panel: speaker name in bold, session title below in lighter weight, on a purple bar that wipes in from left when each speaker first talks. Copy it per speaker: [paste names and titles].
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video and describe the graphic to the Tella Agent (Shift + S).
2. Refine the font, colors, timing and text animation until it looks right.
3. Ask for copies with new text for each topic, speaker or segment.
4. Have it place each copy as an overlay, b-roll or Tella Motion clip.

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- Copies don't stay linked. Changing the original later won't update them, so finalize the design first.
- Tella Motion media in the [Media Library](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/use-media) is a frozen snapshot. Placing it creates a new document for that video.
- If a font lacks the weight you ask for, Tella Motion uses the nearest one it has.

## Questions people ask

### Can Claude or ChatGPT make the copies through Tella's MCP server?

Yes. An AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) can call duplicate_motion_document to copy a Tella Motion document and change its text in one call, then place the copy as an overlay or b-roll.

### Can I duplicate a whole Tella Motion clip in the editor?

Yes. In the Tella editor, open the Tella Motion clip's menu and choose Duplicate, then ask the Tella Agent to change the text. Use Rename to tell the copies apart.

### Can I use the same design in my next video?

In Tella, copies stay in the video they were made in. Ask the Tella Agent to remember your style, or save the request as a skill anyone in your workspace can reuse.

## Related

- [Animated lower thirds that appear when you do](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-lower-thirds.md): Name and role cards, timed to your intro.
- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Animated graphics for release videos from Claude Code](https://www.tella.com/motion/motion-graphics-with-claude-code.md): Ask Claude Code for animated graphics in your video.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [Add overlays to your video](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/overlays)
- [Use media as b-roll](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/use-media)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)