Add video overlays in the editor

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Add video layers from a royalty-free library or upload your own to seamlessly integrate dynamic visuals, enhancing your narrative with contextual B-roll and added depth.

Step by step

• From the toolbar

  

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
  3. On the timeline, move the playhead to the desired location.
  4. In the editing toolbar, click Videos.
  5. In the Videos panel, search the video library by keyword.
     Or click Upload to choose a video file from your computer.
      
  6. Drag and drop the video onto the video canvas to add it to your edit.
     Or, click the video.
  7. On the canvas, click and drag the video's corners to resize it or its edges to crop it. 
  8. Click the video overlay to open its menu. Then:
     • Click the Volume icon and drag the slider to adjust the volume.
     • Click the Fill video icon to fill the frame, and click the Minimize icon to make it smaller.
     • Click the Trash icon to remove the video, . 
     • Click the ••• [three dots] to change its layer, copy, or duplicate it.
  9. Adjust the overlay's duration on the timeline.

• From the transcript

  

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
  3. On the transcript, click and select when you want the video overlay to appear.
  4. On the context menu, click Add and choose Video.
  5. In the Videos panel, search the video library by keyword.
     Or click Upload button to choose a video file from your computer.
     • To view the video larger and see more details, hover over it and click Preview.
  6. Drag and drop the video onto the video canvas to add it to your edit.
     Or, click the video.
  7. On the canvas, click and drag the video's corners to resize it or its edges to crop it. 
  8. Click the video overlay to open its menu. Then:
     • Click the Volume icon and drag the slider to adjust the volume.
     • Click the Fill video icon to fill the frame, and click the Minimize icon to make it smaller.
     • Click the Trash icon to remove the video. 
     • Click the ••• [three dots] to change its layer, copy, or duplicate it.
  9. Adjust the overlay's duration on the timeline.

Good to know

• Video overlays can overlap music overlays and other video overlays.
• A video overlay will always appear behind an image overlay, text overlay, or captions.

Learn more

• Riverside editor: Overview
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• Add image overlays to edited video