Add narration, music & multimedia

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

Record narration & video clips

In Google Vids, you can:

• Record narration & video clips
• Generate an AI voiceover

Record narration & video clips

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. From the timeline, click the scene where you want to add the recording.
3. In the side panel, click Record , then select:
   • Camera  : To capture video and audio from your computer’s camera and microphone.
   • Camera and screen  : To capture video and audio from your computer’s camera and microphone and your computer screen.
   • Screen  : To record your screen with system audio.
   • Voiceover  : To capture audio only from your computer’s microphone.
4. At the bottom of your screen, click Start recording .
5. To stop or pause the recording, at the bottom of your screen, click Pause recording .
6. To watch or listen to your recording, click Preview .
   • To add your recording to a video, click Insert .
     • If you want to reuse the recording in a different video, you can copy and paste it into a new video.

Tip: If your scene has a video placeholder where you want to add your recording, click Record video  in the placeholder to open the recording studio.

Use a teleprompter in the Vids recording studio

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. From the timeline, click the scene where you want to add the recording.
3. In the sidebar, click Scripts .
4. In the Scripts side panel, add a script.
5. Click Record myself .
6. Select an option:
   • Camera : Capture video and audio from your computer’s camera and microphone.
   • Camera and screen : Capture video and audio from your computer’s camera, microphone, and screen.
7. Select your teleprompter mode:

   Teleprompter mode	Description	Tips
   Read along	As you read from the script, Vids helps follow your speech to highlight the current portion of your script and scrolls to match your progress.	When you turn on read along mode, your browser controls the speech-to-text service. It determines how speech is processed and sends the text to Google Vids. Read along teleprompter is a Vids generative AI feature.
   Rolling	The script scrolls at a constant speed.	To adjust the speed in which your script shows: Next to Speed , use the slider.
   Manual	Manually update your place in the script as you read.	Scroll the script up or down with your mouse or press the up or down arrows on your keyboard.

   • To adjust text size: Below where the script displays, find the Text size .
     • To adjust text to your preferred size, use the slider.
   • To edit your script: Below the teleprompter, click Edit .
     • In the Script side panel, update your script.
8. When you’re ready, select Start recording  at the bottom of your screen.
9. When you’re done, select Pause recording  at the bottom of your screen.
10. To watch your recording, click Preview .
    • To add your recording to your video, click Insert .
      • Tip: If you want to reuse a recording you’ve created in one video in a different video, you can copy and paste your recording into a new video.

Generate an AI voiceover

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. To open the script side panel, in the sidebar, click Scripts , or at the top click ViewShow scripts.
3. Choose an option:

   To generate an AI voiceover for all scenes:

   Important: If you generate a voiceover for all scenes, any pre-existing generated voiceovers will be replaced with the newly generated ones. This will not replace voiceovers you’ve recorded yourself. By default, scenes will be extended to match the length of the voiceover. To change this, you can turn off Extend scenes to match voiceovers.

   1. To show all scene scripts, at the top of the script side panel, click Show scripts .
   2. At the bottom of the side panel, click Generate voiceover .

4. To generate an AI voiceover for the current scene:

   1. To show the current scene script, at the top of the script side panel, click Show scripts .
   2. At the bottom of the side panel, click Generate voiceover .
5. When the voice selector pops up, select a voice.
   1. To preview the voiceover, click Play .
   2. Add the voiceover:
      • To add a voiceover for one scene, click Insert into timeline.
      • To add a voiceover for all scenes, click Add voiceovers to all scenes.

Tips:

• You can only generate a voiceover in English. The voiceover supports plain text only, without any emojis or symbols.
• The scripts you use to generate a voiceover can’t exceed 2,500 characters.

Add music & sound effects

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 InsertUpload.
   • In the sidebar, click Uploads  and find the file you want to add.
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.

Insert generated images

You can add images generated by Gemini to your videos. 

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Click InsertGenerate an image .
3. In the side panel, enter a prompt. 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. (Optional) To customize the image ratio, choose an option:
   • Square
   • Wide
   • Tall
6. To generate suggested images, click Create.
7. To insert a generated image, click the imageInsert.

Insert stock images & clips

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. To open the Stock side panel, in the sidebar, click Stock .
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).

Upload media from Drive or Photos

You can upload and insert your own image or video clip into a video from:

• Google Drive
• Google Photos
• The web
• A file on your computer

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the timeline, select the scene where you want to upload an image, GIF, or video.
3. In the sidebar, click Uploads , or click InsertDrive & Photos .
4. Choose where to get your file from in the Upload side panel:
   • In Drive: Use a file saved to your Google Drive.
   • In Photos: Use an image from your Google Photos library.
   • Tip: You can search your files, or filter by folder or media type.
5. Click the file to add to the scene canvas.

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. From the sidebar, click Text or Shapes .
4. In the side panel, click the object you want to insert, then modify, arrange, or format the object as needed.

Set default styles for scenes & objects

You can set default colors and fonts for newly inserted scene backgrounds, shapes, and text boxes in Google Vids.

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. Open the video where you want to set defaults.
3. On the toolbar, click Customize styles .
4. At the bottom right of the “Styles” panel, click New objects and scenes.
5. Set your defaults for scenes and objects:
   • Scenes: Select a background color.
   • Text: Under “Title,” “Subtitle,” or “Body text,” select a font, text size, and color.
   • Shapes: For “Line,” “Fill,” and “Border,” select a color.