I'm just testing Loom Business+AI and have added variables to change the audio/transcript. I wanted to put a "Hi {name}" text overlay on the video itself. Is variable substitution possible within an overlay, or are there any plans to add this feature?
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January 26, 2026 edited
Hey Dan! Thanks for posting in the Loom community. The variable feature is currently only available on the video title and within the transcript, not in an overlay. I will share your feedback with our product team- love this idea!
Thank you, it would be a great feature to add. We are trying to personalise videos using the {name} variable but I'm finding that the pronunciation of names isn't reliable and we certainly don't want to send a video to someone with their name mispronounced. By personalising the overlay we can work around this issue.
Another idea would be to provide both the name and a phonetic pronunciation of the name to enable the AI to say it correctly.
Dan
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