Add and expand stock video in Google Vids

Dean Stokes - Tech Tutorials·Mar 2025

Demo summary

The creator demonstrates how to search for stock footage in the side panel, preview clips, and insert them onto the canvas before using the 'expand video to fill scene' right-click option.

Step-by-step

Click the file name field and enter a name for the video
Select the Stock and web option from the right-hand side panel
Type a search term into the search bar
Click the eye icon to preview a video clip
Click the insert button or drag the video from the side panel onto the canvas
Right-click the video on the canvas and select Expand video to fill the scene

Options

Search for stock images, music, stickers, sound effects, or GIFs
Use standard Google image search
Insert video via the button or by dragging and dropping

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