You can create and use templates like meeting recaps, project updates, help center tutorials, and more to easily get started with creating a video.
In this article, learn how to:
- Create a new video with a template
- Add a template to a video
- Change the background of your scene
- Change colors and fonts of your template
Tip: If you’re building a video using “help me create,” templates will be suggested based on the prompt and any supporting documents you’ve added.
Create a new video with a template
You can create a new video from a template.
- On your computer, open Google Vids.
- Click Templates .
- Click on a template in the template gallery to preview:
- To add all scenes from the template to your video, click Insert all scenes.
- To add the current scene from the template to your video, click Insert current scene.
- Click Back to return to the template gallery.
Add a template to a video
You can add a template to an existing video and choose to:
- Apply all scenes from the template
- Add scenes individually
- On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
- In the menu, click Scene Templates or click Templates on the sidebar.
- Tip: When you open a new video in Vids, the option to build a video from a template will appear in the welcome screen.
- Select the preferred template.
- A copy of the template opens in the side panel.
- To add all scenes from the template, click Insert all.
- To add scenes individually, click the scene you want to add.
Change the background of your scene
A background is the picture or color behind your scene’s content. You can change the background color of one scene or all the scenes in a video.
- On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
- Choose a scene by selecting the scene in the timeline at the bottom of your canvas.
- In the menu, click Scene Background or right-click on the canvas Background .
- Select a color:
- To add your own color, under "Custom," click Add .
- You can select a hex code or manually adjust the color, hue, and transparency.
- Click OK.
Tip: To use an image as your background, right-click on an image in your canvas, then click Set image as background. Learn more about adding images to a Vid.
Change colors and fonts of your template
You can change the colors or fonts across your template using the "Styles" side panel.
- On your computer, open a video Google Vids.
- In the toolbar, click Styles or in the menu, select Scene Styles .
- In the "Styles" side panel, click on the color or text you want to update.
- Add your new color or font selection. The template applied across your video will automatically update.