How do I make a video in video?
Add two clips, open the Layout tab and choose a template from Picture in picture. The first clip becomes the background and the second the small window.
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Picture in picture video editor
One clip fills the frame and a second floats on top: in a corner, at the top or as a round bubble. Reframe both, choose whose sound plays, and export.
To make a picture-in-picture video, add two clips and choose a layout from Picture in picture in the Layout tab. The first clip fills the frame; the second sits in a framed inset with a soft shadow. Drag one onto the other to switch which is big.
Four layouts cover the common jobs: Picture in picture (bottom-right corner), Inset at the top, a round Bubble for a face cam, and Two insets for a main clip with two reactions. Prefer equal halves? Use the split screen layouts.
How to put a video on top of another video
Add the two clips
Select Add photos and videos and pick the main clip first, then the one for the inset.
Pick the inset style
In Layout → Picture in picture, choose a corner inset, Inset at the top, Bubble or Two insets.
Frame the small one
Tap the inset and drag inside it so the face sits in the middle; use Zoom to crop tighter.
Balance the sound
Usually only one clip should talk. Tap the other and switch its sound off, or lower its Volume.
Export
Select Export, then Export video for a single MP4 with the inset baked in.
Where to put the inset
On a phone video, the bottom of the frame is often covered by captions and the right edge by like and share buttons. If the video is going to Reels or TikTok, the Inset at the top layout keeps the small clip clear of both; switch on Safe zones to check. On landscape video for YouTube, the bottom-right corner is the convention.
Bubble for face cams
The round Bubble layout reads as "this is me talking", which is why tutorial and commentary creators use it. Zoom in so the face fills the circle.
Photos work too
Either window can hold a photo: a product shot in the corner of a review, a map inset on a travel clip, or a full-screen photo with a talking-head bubble. Photos get a gentle slow zoom unless you switch off Slow zoom for that cell.
Picture in picture FAQ
Can I move or resize the small video?
You choose its position by picking a layout (corner, top, bubble or two insets), and you reframe what shows inside it by dragging and zooming. Free-form dragging of the inset itself isn’t available.
Can the inset be round?
Yes. The Bubble layout clips the second clip to a circle with a white ring.
Which sound plays in a picture-in-picture video?
Both, unless you change it. Tap a clip and switch its sound off, or set Clip sound under Music if you add a song.
Is this the same as the picture-in-picture mode on my phone?
No. Phone picture-in-picture shrinks a video player while you use other apps. This makes a new video file with one clip permanently placed over another.