# Channel Thread: Team Chat Animation

Work chat messages arrive one by one with avatars, bold names, timestamps and typing dots. Edit this video template in Subclip or copy its code for an AI agent.

Canonical URL: https://www.subclip.app/motion-graphics-templates/remotion/channel-thread

Preview video: https://subclipweb.subclip.app/motion-graphics-templates/v1/previews/motion-template-remotion-snapcn-channel-thread.mp4?v=342b82cce3

A work chat channel that fills itself in, with avatars, bold names, quiet timestamps and plain message lines arriving after typing dots.

- Framework: Remotion
- Category: Social Proof
- Duration: 4 s
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 landscape
- Code: Get the code (free sign-in): https://www.subclip.app/motion-graphics-templates/remotion/channel-thread

The scene opens on a dark chat channel. Messages then arrive one after another the way a team channel reads: a round avatar, a bold name, a small gray timestamp and short lines of text below. Typing dots show before each new reply, and earlier messages scroll up and fade as the thread grows, like a question about a launch video followed by "Already done." The thread fills in over less than four seconds.

You can write the full thread, with a name, avatar, time and lines for each message. Switch between light and dark mode, pick a font and change playback speed. Short exchanges read best at this pace. Use it to set up a problem at the start of a product video, show a team reacting to a launch, or stage a quick story beat in an explainer.

## Use it for

- Problem setup in product videos
- Team reaction moments
- Story beats in explainers
- Internal tool demos

## What you can change

- `speed`: Playback speed (Number)
- `messages`: Chat messages (Text)
- `mode`: Light or dark mode (Text)
- `fontFamily`: Font (Text)
- `stageBackground`: Background around the scene (Text)

## How to use this template

1. Download Subclip for Mac or Windows. Every template on this page comes pre-installed.
2. Open the Templates panel, pick Channel Thread and drop it on your timeline.
3. Change the text, colors and timing in the layer settings, or ask the AI agent to edit it for you.
4. Export your video, or download the code to use the template in your own project.

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