How to create a video with PosterMyWall?

For a quick overview of designing your video, watch this video guide: 

PosterMyWall helps you create dynamic graphics by letting you add videos to your designs. You can create a video design from scratch or use video templates to save time and effort.

Add Videos

Begin by opening your design in the editor. Here you can add a stock video or upload a personal video from your device.

1) Adding a stock video

  • Click on the 'Media' option in the left side menu.
  • Scroll down and click on 'View all' next to Videos. 

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  • Click 'Add from My Videos' or click the 'Add Stock Video' option to add a stock video.
  • Type your search term in the search box and press Enter. You can filter the search results based on three filters: Getty Images, Free, and 4K. Once you've selected the stock video you want to add, click the 'Add selected' button.

2) Uploading a video from your computer 

Click on 'My Uploads' on the left side menu, and then click the 'Upload media' button to add videos from your computer. You can also add videos from your Dropbox, Google Drive, or Facebook account by clicking on the icons for these next to the 'Upload media' section.

3) Adding a video in the mobile editor

Similarly, adding videos to your design in the mobile editor is pretty simple.

Click on the blue 'Add' button with a plus icon on the bottom panel. To upload videos from your phone onto the design, click 'My Uploads' and then 'Upload media'.

 

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If you want to add stock videos instead, click the 'Add' button in the bottom panel and select 'Media'. Type the search term for the kind of video you want and press enter. Then you can find suitable videos by filtering the search results based on Getty Images, Free, and 4K filters. 

 

Note: You can add up to 4 videos to your template from your device or stock graphics.

Customize Video Duration

After you’ve added your video, you can customize its duration. Simply:

  • Click the pencil icon beside the play button for the video. 

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  • Select the 'Custom' option. Click on the upward arrow to increase the video's duration and the downward arrow to decrease it.

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Video editing tools

Find all video editing options under the 'Edit' tab in the right contextual menu when you've selected your video. In the mobile Editor, you can find them at the bottom panel.

Opacity: To change the opacity of a video, use the ‘Opacity’ slider. 

Trim: To trim a video, trim the video using the ‘Trim’ option. This can be done by setting a start and end time for the video and clicking trim. 

Replace video: To replace a video, select your video and click the 'Replace' option to replace it with a stock video or your video.

Mute: To mute or unmute a video: 

  • Click theMute’ option on the right side to mute your audio.
  • Click ‘Unmute’ your video by clicking unmute.

Find all video positioning options under the 'Position' tab when you've selected your video

Lock video: To Lock the video in place, click theLock In Place’ button. The video gets fixed in place.

Flip: To Flip the video, click the ‘Flip’ options in the right contextual menu. The video can be flipped to any side using the horizontal and vertical flip options. 

Delete: To delete a video, click the ‘Delete’ button.

Duplicate: To copy a video, click the 'Duplicate' button.

Stretch: To stretch the video, click the ‘Stretch’ buttons. You can also stretch out the video vertically and horizontally using the vertical and horizontal Stretch button on the right contextual menu and stretch out the video as much as you like. You can also do this manually by stretching the video from its edges.

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Alignment: To adjust video alignment, use the ‘Alignment’ button and pick one of the six alignments to place your video on the template. 

Special Effects

You can also add special effects to your videos using the effects under the 'Edit' tab in the right contextual menu.

Tint: To add a colored tint, click the 'Tint’ option to give a particular color to the video.

Brightness: Use the Brightness slider to adjust your video’s brightness.  

Multiply: The ‘Multiply’ option adds a more robust color filter to your graphic. 

Audio: Click the ‘Add Audio’ option from media and add stock audio or personal audio. 

To remove select areas from your design: Select video and use the Mask option in the right contextual menu. The tool contains preset shapes to make the process much more comfortable. Additional special effects include:

  • Borders
  • Glow
  • Shadow 

Download Options

After creating the graphic that you like, you can download it using the download button on the top blue menu:

  • $14.95 for HD video,
  • $24.95 for 4K video.

Videos selected from Storyblocks and Pixabay are free; however, you’ll have to pay three credits for videos from GettyImages. If you frequently design videos, we recommend opting for the Premium or Premium Plus subscription, which allows you to get high resolution video downloads* for free.  

*does not apply to videos with stock graphics by GettyImages. 

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