Add narration, music & mulitimedia

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• Record narration & video clips
• Add music & sound effects
• Insert generated images
• Insert stock images & clips
• Upload media from Drive, your computer, or the web
• Add text, lines & shapes

Record narration & video clips

In Google Vids, you can:

• Record narration & video clips
• Generate narration using AI

Record narration & video clips

Record yourself (audio narration or full video recording), your computer screen, or your surroundings using the Vids recording studio. 

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Select the scene where you want to add the recording.
3. In the side panel, click Recording .
4. On the recording studio pop-up, allow your browser to access your camera and microphone.
5. Select a recording option:
   • Camera —Record video and audio from your computer's camera and microphone.
   • Camera and screen —Record video and audio from your computer's camera, microphone, and screen.
   • Audio and screen —Record your computer screen and system audio.
   • Audio —Record audio only from your computer's microphone.
6. If you're using a script, select a teleprompter option:
   • Read along—Vids highlights the script as you read it and scrolls to match your reading speed. 
   • Rolling—Vids scrolls the script at a constant speed.
   • Manual—You scroll the script yourself using the up and down keys on your keyboard.
7. When you’re ready, select Start recording  at the bottom of the screen.
8. When you're done, select Pause recording  at the bottom of the screen.
9. Click Preview Insert. 

Learn more about recording narration and video

Generate narration using AI

You can use AI to generate narration for each scene in your video (available in English only). 

1.  On the timeline, click the scene where you want to insert narration.
2. In the side panel, click Scripts , and add the text of your script.
3. At the bottom of the Scripts side panel, click Generate the voiceover.
4. In the voice selector, click Change the voice  then choose a voice.
5. To preview the voice, click Play .
6. To add the narration to your video, click Insert into timeline.
7. (Optional) If the narration is longer than the scene, extend the length of the scene to match.

Learn more about AI-generated narration

Add music & sound effects

You can add your own audio files to your video—including sound effects, music, and other audio recordings—from your computer or Google Drive. Audio tracks can span multiple scenes, and tracks can play at the same time, such as voice overs and background music. 

You can add up to 25 audio tracks per video.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. On the timeline, move the playhead to the place where you want to add the audio clip.
3. Add a file:
   • From your computer: In the top menu bar, click Insert  Upload.
   • From your Google Drive: In the top menu bar, click Insert  My media.
4. Select the file you want to add. A track for the audio clip is inserted at the playhead location.
5. Customize your sound and transitions for the clip as needed.

Learn more about adding audio files

Insert generated images

You can add images generated by Gemini to your videos. 

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the side panel to the right of the canvas, click Create image with Gemini .
3. In the search box, describe the image you want to generate. For better results, include the subject, setting, materials, or background. For example: 
   • A Hawaiian beach at sunset with palm trees in the distance.
   • A plate of freshly baked blueberry muffins on a wooden table by a large window. 
   • A futuristic city at night with skyscrapers and flying cars, HD details, and shadows.
4. (Optional) To specify the kind of image you want, such as a photo or drawing, click Add a style.
5. To generate suggested images, click Create.
6. To insert a generated image, click the image.

Learn more about adding generated images

Insert stock images & clips 

You can add stock video, images, music, sound effects, stickers, and GIFs to your videos.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the side panel to the right of the canvas, click Stock media .
3. In the search box, enter a description of what you’re looking for, or search for a specific media type.

4. Click an item to add it to the canvas.
   Tip: Stock videos, images, music, sound effects, stickers, and GIFs are inserted at the beginning of the scene. Audio clips are inserted at the location of the playhead (the blue graphic line in the video’s timeline).

Learn more about using stock media

Upload media from Drive, your computer, or the web

You can add media from Google Drive, your computer, or the web to your videos.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the timeline, select the scene where you want to add the item.
3. To upload an image from Google Drive: 
   1. In the Vids menu bar, click Insert  My media.
   2. Select the file you want to add.
4. To upload an image or video from your computer:
   1. In the Vids menu bar, click Insert  Upload.
   2. Select the image or video you want to add.
5. To drag an image from your computer or the web:
   1. On your computer or website, locate the image you want to add.
   2. Drag the image onto a scene in your video.
6. To copy and paste an image from your computer or the web:
   1. On your computer, right-click the image you want to add.
   2. Click Copy. 
   3. In your video, right-click a scene and choose Paste.
      
      Tip: It might take a moment for your image to open, depending on image size and internet connection speed.

Learn more about adding media

Add text, lines & shapes

You can add text, including stylized text blocks, as well as lines, shapes, and other objects to your videos.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Select the scene where you want to add text or an object.
3. In the side panel to the right of the canvas, click Text  or Shape & line .
4. Click the object you want to insert, then modify, arrange, or format the object as needed.

Learn more about formatting text and objects