Academy / Edit video in Design
Lesson 1 of 6 · 4 min
Start a film
A film in Design is a row of pages. Each page shows for a few seconds, one after the other. A page can hold a clip, some words, or both.
Two ways to begin
From a template. The movement is built in: words slam in, a number counts up, a price drops.
- Open Templates under Create.
- In the row of kinds, press Videos. Rest the pointer on a card and it plays.
- Press Use template. It opens with its scenes as pages on the timeline.
- Change the words and photos to yours. The movement stays.
From your own clips. Press Editor under Create, then Video, and pick a tall 9:16 video from Media or upload an MP4 or MOV file from your phone. (Blank, then Reel on the Templates page does the same.)
Read the timeline
- A long tile shows for longer. Click a tile to edit that page.
- Play (or the space bar) plays the film. Drag the red playhead to any moment.
- The round button between two tiles is the transition. Lesson three covers it.
- On a computer, every text, photo and shape has a bar with its name on a row of its own above the tiles. Drag the top edge of the timeline to give the rows more room.
The limits
A film is at most 90 seconds and 20 pages. A page shows for 0.5 to 30 seconds, and 5 seconds if you do not change it. The timeline tells you when you reach a limit. Short is good: this course aims for about 15 seconds.
Do it
- For Bean There, pick a tall template about a morning opening, or start a Reel.
- Put one clip in it, like coffee being poured.
- Press Play and watch it once.
Quick check · 3 questions
Check what stuck
You want a film with words already moving in. Where do you start?
Show the answer
Videos in the row of kinds, then Use template. Video templates come with the movement built in. You change the words and photos.
What is a tile on the timeline?
Show the answer
One page of the film, as long as it shows. Each page is a tile. A longer tile means the page shows for longer.
Your film runs to 2 minutes. What happens?
Show the answer
The timeline stops you at 90 seconds. A film is at most 90 seconds and 20 pages. The timeline tells you when you reach a limit.
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