Add B-roll to a video
Cut away to supporting footage in a Videospan video: add B-roll from your assets or licensed stock, trim it, and play it over the speaker.
B-roll is supporting footage that plays over your video while the speaker keeps talking. It keeps viewers watching and shows what the speaker is describing.
Steps
- Open a video and select Edit.
- Select Video. My Assets holds your organization's footage, including clips you've licensed before.
- Select a clip to add it. It goes on a new track above your video, covering the speaker while their voice keeps playing.
- Play to where you want the B-roll to end, and pause.
- Select the B-roll, then Split at Playhead, and delete the part you don't need.
- Play it back to check the cutaway.
Good to know
- Stock footage. On the Stock tab, search for a clip, select it, then select Acquire License to add it to My Assets.
- Keep it short. B-roll works best in bursts of a few seconds. Drag its ends to trim it, or drag it along the track to start later.
- Images work too. Use Images the same way to show a still photo or graphic over the speaker.
Video transcript
B-roll is supporting footage that plays over your video while the speaker keeps talking. It keeps viewers watching and shows what the speaker is describing. Open the video and select Edit. Select Video. My Assets holds your organization's footage, including clips you've licensed before. Stock lets you search for professional footage. Select a clip, then Acquire License, and it is added to My Assets. Select a clip to add it. It goes on a new track above your video, so it covers the speaker while their voice keeps playing. B-roll works best in short bursts. Play to where you want it to end, and pause. Select the B-roll, then Split at Playhead, and delete the part you do not need. You can also drag its ends, or drag it to start later in the video. Play it back. The video cuts away to the office, then back to the speaker. Every change saves automatically. Publish when your edit is ready.