How do I upload or select footage for my video in Create?

When creating a video, you will first be asked to select the photos and videos you want to include in your video. 

💡Tip: When selecting your footage you'll want to take the orientation into consideration. Create automatically sets your video's orientation based on the majority of your photos and video clips (51% of your footage). A landscape video will be created if 51% of your selected raw footage is landscape.

⚠️Note: Create can accept video files of up to 120 minutes long using the Web app (each video file can be up to 120 minutes). Keep in mind that the video output length in Create is 120 minutes maximum. If using the mobile app, you will not be able to edit or save videos longer than 10 minutes. 

To upload media from your computer:

1. Select “Add Media”.
2. A new window will appear, select “Upload” at the top right-hand side to open your computer's file manager.
   
   
   
   
3. Locate and select the files you would like to upload from your computer and confirm.
4. Select “Add” once you've selected your footage to return to the Storyboard.

To select media from the Stock library: 

Access to the Stock library requires a paid Vimeo plan - Standard or Pro and above. Learn more at 'Compare Vimeo plans'

1. Select “Add media”.
2. To access our stock media database select “Stock”.
   
   
   
   
3. Select between “Videos” or “Images” to the right of the Search box. Our stock library offers more than 3 million video clips and over 30 million photos!
4. Enter any term into the Search box to easily filter through the stock library or search through our popular video categories.
5. Hover over a video to preview it and select the enlarge icon to view the clip in full resolution.
6. Similar to videos, hover over an image and select the enlarge icon to view your image in full resolution.
7. Select a video or image to add to your selection.
8. Select “Add” once you've selected your footage to return to the Storyboard. 

⚠️Note:

• The watermark displayed in the preview will not appear in your final video.
• Stock items can only be used for video creation on the Create platform.

To upload media from Google Photos:

1. Select “Connect to Google Photos” to access your Google Photos library.
2. Log into your Google account and grant the required permissions to allow Create to access your files.
3. Once access has been granted, you should be able to see the photos and videos stored in your Google Photos account.
   
   
4. Select the footage you would like to add and select “Add”.

⚠️Note: For files uploaded to Google Photos, there is a delay time which if the clip has not been fully processed and is used will result in a lower-quality image. Google Photos will require some time to fully process uploaded videos. Longer videos will take more time to completely process and analyze.

To select media from 'My media': 

My media is your personal media library and includes all your previously used photos and videos.

1. Select “My media” to open the library.

   

2. Locate and select the footage you wish to use in your new video.

3. Select “Add” to go back to your story.

4. Repeat the process as is or use other sources until all desired footage has been selected.

To edit a previously uploaded video outside of Create, see How do I edit videos not made with Create?