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Kirkjbarbera
Kirkjbarbera
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February 5, 2017
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How do I embed a video into a photo

  • February 5, 2017
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For instance if I want a black frame with text and the video playing within that?

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    What you want is a poster image which you can add to first frame of your native video before you render it to MP4.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    February 5, 2017

    If this will be used in a web page, you embed video with HTML5 code.  And you can use some creative CSS to add a mask overlay.  The example below uses an SVG mask on top of a YouTube video. 

    https://codepen.io/matchboxhero/pen/bEePrp

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    February 5, 2017

    Where and how would you want this to be viewed?  If on YouTube or similar, then you simply need to add the still image to the video, and use a layer mask to reveal the video layer beneath it.

    Kirkjbarbera
    KirkjbarberaAuthor
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    February 5, 2017

    I'm actually thinking facebook.

    This is a video of course.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 5, 2017

    What you want is a poster image which you can add to first frame of your native video before you render it to MP4.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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