Once you've successfully captured a video (check how here), you can access the following editing capabilities:
Video Editor: edit visuals and voiceovers to refine your video content.
Document Editor: Format the accompanying document, which presents the step-by-step video in a screenshot and textual description format.
Video Editor
To begin editing your step-by-step guide, click the "Edit Video" button in the right corner of the video preview page. This page will appear directly after your guidde has been recorded.
Editor Overview
Let's explore Guidde video editor.
Zoom controls
Enjoy precise control with flexible zoom options on the canvas. Use the plus and minus buttons, mouse scroll, or pinch gestures to adjust the zoom level. Need to reset? Tap the Fit button to restore default proportions instantly.
Editor Side Panel
On the left side of our editor, you will find our editor Side Panel, which we'll explore next.
Background Selection
Within our Background tab you can set a background for a specific step, or apply the setting for all steps. You can select colors, gradients and images to captivate your audience and align to your brand.
Check out this page to learn how to set a default visual style for your videos: Brand Kit: Step Appearance.
Elements Selection
Want to add text, shapes or blur elements to your video? You can do all of that using our "Elements" tab.
You can add:
Step numbers
Text boxes
Blur
Overlay
Shapes (rectangle, circle, arrow)
Add and customize callout Text boxes
Incorporate callout text boxes within your video instructions and fine-tune them further to your preference with the toolbar.
Font Family: Choose a different font for each callout as needed.
Text Size: Adjust the size to ensure readability.
Text Color: Select the color that best fits your video's theme.
Highlight Color: Apply a highlight to emphasize the text.
Formatting Options: Use bold or underline for additional emphasis.
Blur sensitive information
Available on: Pro plan, Business plan, Enterprise plan
Blur can not be applied to: Cover, Ending and added 'Blank' and 'Image' steps
Utilize a resizable shape to blur out sensitive information from the video, safeguarding privacy and confidentiality.
To hide sensitive information consistently across all steps of your video, right-click the Blur shape and select "Apply to all steps."
Add Shapes to highlight or add emphasis
Supported shape options are rectangle, circle, and arrow.
Use as regular shapes: Use shapes as standard visual elements to enhance your video's clarity.
You can edit the shape color and apply to all shapes (of the same type) for effortless consistency.
Highlight areas: Select the Spotlight icon to emphasize a specific area.
Apply dark Overlay
Insert an Overlay to your steps to enhance the visibility of shapes, arrows, and text. Overlay can not be applied to added 'Image' steps.
To remove the Overlay, click on the dark filter. A trashcan icon will appear in the top left corner—click it to delete the overlay.
Using our Voiceover editor, you can easily edit the AI Generated voiceover, or record your own. One take is all it takes.
If you want to edit the captions, or download the captions. Our editor got you covered. Easily edit your captions in one go.
Spruce up your video with engaging audio tracks. Preview and select the appropriate soundtrack for your content.
Enrich your content with Media
Enrich your content with Logos, Profile Image, and upload images using our Media Tab
Add Logos for branding
Integrate your brand identity by using one of the logos from your Brand Kit. Logos help reinforce your visual identity throughout your video content.
Use Avatars for a personal connection
Add your own or the speaker's avatar to make communication feel more personal and relatable, fostering a stronger connection with your audience.
Upload Images for visual context
Enhance your videos by uploading complementary images or screenshots, providing additional visual context to clarify your message.
Want to send users to another video or website page? Leverage single and multi-actions for creating clickable CTAs right within your guide.
By clicking on the "Transitions" tab you can add an engaging motion animation between steps. We offer a variety of transitions.
Steps navigation bar
Now, let's explore the steps navigation bar. Use this bar to navigate between the different steps, as well as duplicating steps, re-ordering steps, setting step duration and more. You can also preview the video within the editor for easy and seamless tweaking.
On the right corner of the step navigation bar, you'll find two important buttons.
Use the crop button to Zoom in and out into a step or replace a specific step image, while keeping the rest of the step elements intact.
When you click "Add Step," a variety of step import options become available to enhance your content creation:
Add Blank Step: Start with a clean canvas.
Add Image Step: Insert an image as a step.
Import video file: Add an MP4 video.
Import steps: Bring in steps from another Guidde, a PDF, or a PowerPoint.
Insert captured clip: Incorporate motion directly from the video Guidde recorded.
Saving your changes
In Guidde, we automatically save your edits. After you've finished editing. You can apply the changes to your final video by clicking the done button which is located in the top right corner of the editor. You can also undo and re-do changes if needed.
Revert edits
To undo or redo edits in the video editor, use the following options:
Undo:
Press Cmd+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Windows) on your keyboard, or click the Undo button in the toolbar at the top of the editor. This will revert the most recent edit you made.
Redo:
Press Cmd+Shift+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+Z (Windows) on your keyboard, or click the Redo button in the toolbar to restore any action you previously undone.
Restore the last published version:
If you wish to revert the video to the previously published version, click the three dots in the top-right corner of the editor and select Restore published version. This will revert all changes made since the last published version.|
