You can create cutaways (B-rolls) in the Create app for Android and iOS or the Vimeo iOS app.
Creating a cutaway (B-roll), lets you combine audio from one clip with related scenes from other footage. This footage is added to the original audio from the A-roll video clip to "visually support" the A-roll - often referred to as the "voice-over."
Your original clip (with audio) will be split into A-roll and B-roll, allowing you to create transitions between the shots/scenes.
- A-roll is the primary audio and video of the original video clip with the original audio.
- B-roll is the supplemental footage used to visually support the A-roll.
💡Tip: Cutaway scenes cannot be duplicated or split.
There are 4 conditions that must be met to create a B-roll sequence:
- The A-roll must be a video scene.
- The duration of your A-roll must be longer than 7 seconds.
- The A-roll video must contain an audio track.
- The duration of the B-roll must fit the A-roll's available space.
To add a cutaway scene:
- In the editor, select the storyboard icon, represented by two overlapping rectangles.
- Locate the scene containing a video clip that features prominent audio, such as speech, that you want to hear in your video.
- Drag and drop the supporting footage on top of your chosen audio. These are cutaway clips that will display while the audio of the main clip plays.
💡Tip: The app will display how much footage duration remains for your B-roll sequence. - Select Done to return to the editor.
To remove a cutaway scene:
- In the storyboard, select, drag, and drop the B-roll clips individually outside of the cutaway sequence area. This will make them individual scenes once more.
- To bulk remove all scenes from the A-roll, select the three-dots at the corner of the A-roll thumbnail to open the scene options menu.
- Select ‘Split to Scenes’.
- Select Done to return to the editor.