Creating a background for your video

Want to make your video more polished? Adding a background is a great way to do that.

Adding a background to your Squigl video is a quick and easy way to have your media be more polished.  This article covers how to add a background to your Squigl video as well as how to create one using some tools you might have available to you.

Adding a background to your Squigl video

There are two places in Squigl where you can add a background image to your canvas:

1. On Step 5 of the video creation workflow
   2. From the Timeline editor

From Step 5 of the video creation workflow

• From step five of the video creation workflow, scroll to the bottom of the screen.
• Click on Select File under the Background Image section.  This will open up the image explorer where your image library will display.
• Select the image you would like to use as your background.
• If you'd like to add a new file, scroll to the bottom of the explorer using the outermost scroll bar.  Upload the file that you would like to use for your video.

From the Timeline editor

• From the Timeline, select Add Background Image
• From the menu which appears on the right, select the image from your library you wish to use as your background.
• If you want to upload a new image, use the outermost scrollbar to scroll down and select Upload File
• Adjust the opacity levels, if desired.  Then select Save Changes.

Creating a background image from scratch

Need to create a background image?  This can be done quickly and easily using some commonly available tools.  Here we will outline how to do this using either PowerPoint or Canva.

Using PowerPoint

• Create a blank PowerPoint slide that incorporates all of the design elements you want.
• You'll need to resize the slide to be 1920 x 1080 resolution:
• Select the Design tab
• Select Slide Size then Custom Slide Size.
• In the dialog box which appears, enter 20 inches for width, 11.25 inches for height.  Select OK.
• From the File menu, select Export then Change File Type.
• Select .png or .jpeg.

Using Canva

Canva is an online, lightweight graphic design software that you can use to create all types of design assets.

• From the Home screen, select Create a Design in the right-hand corner.  Select Custom Size and the resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
• Add all of the design elements you want for your background.  When finished, select Download from the upper right-hand corner.
• The file which downloads can then be used as your background in Squigl.