# How the video opens and closes

Choose how the recording arrives at the start and leaves at the end: Rise, Fade, Scale and more, or None to start on the first frame.

Where to find it: Video editor › Simple › Look › Opening

In Simple, the **Opening** row under Look sets both ends at once:

- **Rise**: Lifts and focuses into place.
- **Fade**: Opacity alone, nothing moves.
- **Scale**: Grows into place, and shrinks away at the end.
- **None**: The first frame is simply there.

In Pro, **Zoom & Motion › Opening and closing** sets each end on its own, with more shapes: Rise, Fade, Blur, Scale, Slide up, Slide down, Slide left, Slide right and Swing. A closing is quicker than an opening by default.

> **Tip:** To open and close on your logo instead, see [Logo intro and outro](https://pointercam.com/help/intro-and-outro).

## Read next

- [Logo intro and outro](https://pointercam.com/help/intro-and-outro)
- [Add a camera move](https://pointercam.com/help/moves)

Source: https://pointercam.com/help/opening-and-closing