Talking-Head Video Overlays
Motion graphics carry the message, but a face carries the trust. Video overlays let you put your own recording on top of any composition: a round selfie bubble in the corner, a floating picture-in-picture window, a split screen, or a full-width strip. The templates keep doing the design work underneath while you talk.
No per-template setup and no special templates required. Overlays are a layer of the compositor itself, so they work over every template in the library, and everything you set in the preview is exactly what renders in the export.
Four styles, one tap each
Pick how your video sits over the composition, then adjust everything live:
- Selfie bubble: a round talking-head in a corner, framed with a subtle ring so it reads over any background.
- Floating window: a rounded picture-in-picture panel that you can place and scale anywhere.
- Split screen: your video on the top, bottom, left, or right half while templates play on the other.
- Strip: a slim full-width band, the classic 80/20 layout for reaction and commentary formats.
Direct manipulation on the preview
Drag the overlay anywhere on the frame and resize it with the corner handle, on desktop and on touch screens. Positions are stored as proportions of the frame, so the same overlay reads correctly when you switch a project between 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9.
Timing windows
Show the overlay for the whole video or only between chosen seconds. Set a start and an end, and the overlay appears, plays your clip from its beginning, and leaves. Outside its window it shows dimmed on the editing preview so you can still find and adjust it.
Framing and audio controls
Every overlay is cover-cropped to its shape, and a framing grid chooses which part of your recording stays in view, so your face never gets cropped out of a bubble. Overlay audio has its own volume slider from 0 to 200% plus a mute toggle, so your voice can sit over the template sound effects at exactly the level you want.
Up to three layers
Run a talking head and a logo watermark at the same time: compositions support up to three overlays, each with its own style, position, timing, framing, and audio.
Does this work with every template?
Yes. Overlays render above the whole composition rather than inside any single template, so every template in the library, and every future one, supports them automatically.
What video should I upload?
Anything your phone records works: MP4, WebM, or MOV up to 50 MB and 60 seconds per file. Uploads go straight to storage with a live progress bar, and your files are reusable from your Assets library.
Will the export match the preview?
Exactly. The preview and the cloud render share the same layout engine, so position, size, timing, framing, and volume land identically in the finished MP4.
