Add image overlays to edited video

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Add images to your video in the Editor to make your video more engaging. Upload your own pictures or choose from our photo library.

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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. Move the playhead to the desired location on your recording timeline.
  4. In the editing toolbar, click Images.
  5. Click on your desired image or use an uploaded image of your own.
     The image overlay is added to your recording.
  6. Click the image on your video to edit it:
     • Change its opacity 
     • Expand it to fill the frame
     • Change it's shape
     • Remove it
     • Click ••• [the three dots] to change its layer, copy, or duplicate it.
     • Click and drag the image's ○ corners to resize it or its ⬯ edges to crop it. 
  7. 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. Click and select the part of transcript for when you want the image overlay to appear.
  4. On the context menu, click Add and choose Image.
     
  5. In the Images panel, search the image library by keyword or click the  Upload button and choose a JPG or PNG file on your computer.
     • To view the image larger and see more details, hover over it and click Preview.
  6. Click an image to add it to your video.
     
  7. Click the image on your video to edit it:
     • Change its opacity 
     • Expand it to fill the frame
     • Change it's shape
     • Remove it
     • Click ••• [the three dots] to change its layer, copy, or duplicate it.
     • Click and drag the image's ○ corners to resize it or its ⬯ edges to crop it. 
  8. Adjust the overlay's duration on the timeline.
     

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