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Adding, Uploading, & Embedding Videos

Adding a video into your design is a great way to have all media accessible in one location and provide a nice background to capture the attention of your audience. It is easy to add a video into your Visme design. The following resource outlines the different instructions for adding stock videos, uploading or adding previously uploaded videos, and embedding external videos (hosted online) to your Project.

To add a stock video:

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Select the Media tab on the left sidebar, then click Videos.

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From there, you can choose from hundreds of Stock videos. You can preview any video before inserting it into your Project.

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When inserting a stock video, drag and drop it inside your canvas. You can adjust its size as well as utilize the Arrange tab to place it in back or in front of your other slide objects.

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To preview the video and adjust any of the player and playback settings, double-click the video, or select it and click Settings at the top.

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To trim the video, select the video and click Trim at the top, then use the timeline at the bottom to select the desired clip.

To add previously uploaded videos or upload a new video (Business or Enterprise plans only):

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Select the Media tab on the left sidebar, then click Videos.

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You can add videos you’ve previously uploaded to My Videos or select a new video by clicking Upload and choosing the destination of where the video is stored on your device.

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You can preview any video you’ve selected before inserting it into your Project.

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Drag and drop the selected video inside your canvas. You can adjust its size as well as utilize the Arrange tab to place it in back or in front of your other side objects.

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To preview the video and adjust any of the player and playback settings, double-click the video, or select it and click Settings at the top.

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To trim the video, select the video and click Trim at the top, then use the timeline at the bottom to select the desired clip.

Note: If you’re a part of the Team or Enterprise plan, all uploaded videos by the team will be added to the My Files area, which allows all team videos to be available for all users. You can also create a Folder in My Files to organize all of your videos in one place for your team to reference and use with future projects.

To embed new videos to your Project from external online sources:

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Select the Media tab on the left sidebar, then click Videos.

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Select Embed external videos from sources such as YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Vidyard, and Loom.

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After selecting your source, paste the link to the embedded video into the bar at the top. You’ll be able preview your video, its title and description, as well as edit player and playback settings. When everything looks good, select Insert Video.

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Your video will be automatically placed on the canvas. To move it or resize it, click the canvas first, then click the video to adjust its size and drag it to the correct placement. You can also utilize the Arrange tab to place it in the back or front of your other slide objects.

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To preview the video and adjust any of the player and playback settings, double-click the video, or select it and click Settings at the top.

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To trim the video, select the video and click Trim at the top, then use the timeline at the bottom to select the desired clip.

Note: If you are using Vimeo videos, you can also search via keyboard instead of using the URL.
Our Video Upload feature is designed to handle a wide range of formats. Here is a list of all of the formats that we accept: PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, MP4, QT, WEBM, MKV, WAV or MP3.

 


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