Academy / Edit video in Design

Lesson 3 of 6 · 5 min

Order, length and stock video

Put pages in story order, set how long each shows, add a transition, and use free stock video.

Two clips in a different order are a different film. This lesson is about order, length, and what to do when you have no clip for a moment.

Move a page and set its length

Drag a tile left or right on the timeline. The film closes up by itself. A simple order for a small business:

1. The hook: the best-looking moment, first.
2. The middle: two or three quick shots of what you do.
3. The end: your name and one line, like "Open at 7".

Drag the right edge of a tile to set how long it shows (steps of 0.1 seconds, or half seconds with Shift). Press the ... on a tile for the length as a number, or Use this length for every page. For a 15 second film, 2 to 3 seconds per shot is a rhythm many editors start from.

Transitions

1. Click the round button between two tiles.
2. Every tile plays itself, so you see what it does before you pick it. None is a straight cut. Dissolve fades. Slide moves both pages along. Search by name, or press the bookmark on your pick to keep it under Saved.
3. Click one and set the length, from 0.1 to 2.5 seconds.

Use on every page puts the same one everywhere. A transition never makes the film longer. Keep it plain: a cut or a short dissolve, and one fun transition at the most.

Free stock video

1. Press the plus at the end of the timeline, or open Timeline settings and press Clip.
2. Open the Free videos tab, next to Your videos, and search, for example "coffee".
3. Press a video. It goes in as the last page. Press Done when you have them all.

The videos come from Pixabay. They are free to use in your films, with no need to name the maker, but do not sell or share one as it is. On the Free plan you can add 5 photos or videos a day. Each copy counts toward your storage.

Do it

1. Put your pages in story order: hook first, name last.
2. Set a transition between two of them.
3. Add one free video if a moment is missing.

In this course

• 1Start a filmPick a video template or your own clips, read the timeline, and know the limits. · 4 min
• 2Trim, split and speedKeep the best seconds of a clip, cut it in two, and make it faster or slower. · 5 min
• 3Order, length and stock videoPut pages in story order, set how long each shows, add a transition, and use free stock video. · 5 min
• 4Music and cutting to the beatAdd a song, set its start and volume, and let Postfjord move your cuts onto the beat. · 5 min
• 5Words, a voice and clean soundAdd captions so the film works with the sound off, put a voice on it, and clean up noise. · 5 min
• 6Export the video and post itPick a cover, export the film as an MP4, and send it to a new post. · 4 min