Trim, loop and freeze video media

Import the file through Add media → My media, choose it under Video and add it. You can also use a suitable preset video. Select the new video clip on the timeline to inspect its settings.

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   Action Open My media
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   Action Upload your file
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   Action Select video, then Add

Use Fill frame for a background. It preserves the source ratio while filling the canvas, so mismatched ratios crop edges. Use free placement to preserve a product or text in full, then fill spare space with a background.

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   Action Fill the frame
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   Enter Free position and scale

Check faces and text

Filling the frame does not mean the entire source is visible. Check all four edges.

Layering

If the video hides a presenter or caption, check layer order and placement.

Open Video source range in Properties. The example uses source seconds 1 through 5, a four-second range. Leave Out empty to use the source ending. Changing this range is separate from changing the clip’s timeline duration.

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   Enter Source in and out

A four-second source range does not itself set the screen duration. For an eight-second repeating background, combine Normal loop with an eight-second timeline clip. Ping-pong alternates forward and backward playback; check that people or action do not look unnatural.

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   Enter Loop and speed

No loop

Choose this when an action should play once, and adjust the clip duration to fit.

Playback speed

1 is normal speed. Review motion and duration after changing it. For video with audio, also check at normal speed rather than judging audio solely from speed-adjusted preview.

Choose Place end frame after under Add still frames. The ending frame of the selected source range becomes a separate image clip after the video. In this example, a two-second image clip was added; adjust it to fit the explanation. Leave space before or after the video if there is no room for the still. Place start frame before is useful for explaining before playback begins.

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   Action Add a still frame

Play the entry, loop boundary and transition to a still, not just the middle. Check picture continuity, audio and caption overlap, then generate any required avatar clips and review the exported MP4.

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   Action Click near the beginning of the ruler.
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   Action Click the triangular Play button.
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   Check Check Saved.