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Adding a Video element

Add stingers, backgrounds and replays with a Video element and its playback controls.

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Add a video clip to your overlay: stingers, backgrounds, replays, or animated elements. Drag Video from the Elements panel onto the canvas.

The Inspector showing the Video element source and playback settings
Video element settings.

Source

  • Video URL: paste a URL or pick a file from Drive using the file button.

Object Fit

How the video fills its box: Contain, Cover, Fill, or None.

Playback

  • Auto Play: start automatically (on by default).
  • Muted: mute audio (on by default).
  • Loop: repeat continuously.
  • Playback Speed: for example, 1x.
  • Play Delay: wait N seconds before playing.

Plus Border Radius, Connections, Effects, Mask, and Animation.

Tip

For full-screen stingers, set Object Fit to Cover and enable Auto Play so the clip runs as soon as the subcomposition comes IN.

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