Add object animations & photo effects in Vids

Animate text, shapes & media

Animate different object types (including texts, shapes, images, and videos) within a scene of your video.

  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. Click on a scene.
  3. Click on the object and then Change animation .
  4. In the Animation side panel, select an animation style.
    • For example, fade, slide, or rise.
  5. Customize your animation:
    • To change when the animation will appear in the video, under “Animate,” select Enter & exit, Enter, or Exit.
    • To change the speed of the animation, under “Duration,” adjust the slider.
    • You can choose to animate text by:
      • Whole: Animates all text.
      • Paragraph
      • Word
      • Character

Add a photo effect

To add motion to create dynamic visual effects from static images, use photo effects.

  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. Select a scene in your timeline.
  3. Click on the photo and then Change animation .
  4. In the Animation side panel, select a photo effect.

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