My Uncle sent me a video that he wanted me to change the background and put in a slide show of pictures. Way beyond what I can do. But I found another solution. Have you seen videos online where someone is talking and you see a small thumbnail version of them in a corner with a separate video running in the background?
The video sent me was a portrait version with a space at the top, perfect for another video. I used VSDC Free Video Editor for this project.
VSDC Free Video Editor - www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor
Download, install, and open up the editor. Click on the Blank project icon and in the Project settings box that opens, just put in a title and click on Finish. You can get more creative with these settings if you want.
To add your videos clock on the Add object button, green circle with white cross in it.
Pick your first background video. Then pick the second video that will lie upon top of the first one. When I added each video, I got a pop-up box with several options. I just clicked on OK in both instances.
Click on the video on top and you'll notice a dashed border surround the video. Click on one of the little squares square to drag and resize the video. Click and hold down on the center of the top video and you can drag it where ever on the background video you want.
Now you want to preview the video before saving it. Click on the Projects tab across the top and then click on the second last button to the right labeled Preview scene.
You'll get a pop-up video player to preview your video. If you're satisfied with the result, then it's time to save it. Either click on the Export project button or click on the tab with the same name across the top menu.
Like other programs such as this, there are presets for different devices. The top left-hand block named Select media device. Use the arrows on the right-hand side to scroll through your choices.
In my case, I just clicked on To MPG (this one was going on Facebook). Towards the bottom of the window, click on the Change name... button. This allows you to change the name of the video and choose what folder to save it in.
Then towards the top, last button over to the right, click on Export Project.
In my case, I then had two progress bars in the top left-hand corner, so it was just a matter of waiting for it to finish.
And then it’s done. Enjoy your videos.
