Static editor · Video · 2 min read
Play a video on a screen
Put a video clip on a device screen, scrub the timeline, and export the result as an MP4 or WebM video.
Watch the steps
Add a clip to a screen, press play, and watch the playhead run along the timeline.
Transcript
Two iPad screens sit on the canvas. Click the + on the left screen.
The Add your design prompt opens. Click Upload File and choose a video.
The clip appears on the left screen, and a timeline shows up at the bottom of the editor.
Press play. The playhead runs along the ruler and the clip plays on the screen.
Open the upload prompt
Click the + on the screen where the video should play. The prompt asks for an image or a video.
Upload your video
Click Upload File and choose a video. The Adjust media panel opens, and the clip is already on the screen. Click × to close the panel.
Use the timeline
Once a screen has a video, a timeline appears at the bottom of the editor. Its controls are a play or pause button, a rewind button and a loop button. The ruler shows the clip’s length, and a track labeled Screen 1 shows the clip’s duration. Click the pause button to stop playback and the rewind button to go back to 0ms.
Jump to a moment
Click a point on the ruler. The playhead moves there and the screen shows that frame. Click play to continue from that point.
Export a video
Click Export, then choose MP4 or WebM. The title changes to Export Video. Click Export Video and wait while the editor renders the clip frame by frame. The file downloads when it is done.
A 6-second clip took about 14 seconds to render here and downloaded as iPad Pro (2024).mp4, named after the scene. It was an H.264 video, 2560 × 1920, 6 seconds long.