Backgrounds

Using backgrounds in Tella to enhance your videos

Tella’s backgrounds feature allows you to choose eye-catching backgrounds to place behind your screen and/or camera recordings. This guide will walk you through how to select and customize backgrounds to make your videos more engaging.

Accessing the backgrounds feature

1. Open your video in the Tella editor.

2. Navigate to the right-hand toolbar and click on the option labeled BG.

   • When you hover over it, you’ll see it says Background and displays a preview of the currently selected background.

3. Click on the BG icon to open the Background Picker sidebar.

Types of backgrounds

At the top of the Background Picker, there are three options:

1. Image

2. Animated

3. Color

Image backgrounds

Image backgrounds are static images that you can use as backgrounds.

• Recently Used: Displays backgrounds you’ve recently applied to your videos.

• Uploads: Allows you to upload your own images.

  • Click on the Upload button to select an image file from your computer (only image files are supported).

  • You can build a library of backgrounds for your brand or style.

• Unsplash Integration:

  • Browse and select free images from Unsplash.

  • Click on See All to view more images or use the tags at the top to search by category.

Animated backgrounds

Animated backgrounds are short looping videos that play seamlessly in the background.

• Selection: Browse through the available animated backgrounds.

• Preview: Hover over a thumbnail to see a preview or click on it to apply and view it in your video.

• Updates: New animated backgrounds are added regularly.

Color backgrounds

You can choose solid colors or gradients as your background.

Solid colors

• Selection: Click on a color to apply it as your background.

• Custom Colors:

  • Click the Plus (+) icon to pick a custom color.

  • You can enter a hex code for precise color selection.

Gradient backgrounds

• Selection: Choose from preset gradient options.

• Custom Gradients:

  • Click on the gradient editor.

  • Select your first color and second color.

  • Choose the angle of the gradient.

Applying backgrounds to multiple clips

If your video has multiple clips, you can apply the same background to all of them to maintain consistency.

1. Select the desired background for the current clip.

2. Click on Apply to All Clips at the bottom of the Background Picker sidebar.

This will apply the currently selected background to all other clips in your video.

Tips and best practices

• Building a Background Library: Upload your own images to create a personalized background library that reflects your brand or style.

• Consistency: Use the Apply to All Clips feature to ensure a consistent look throughout your video.

• Experiment: Try different types of backgrounds (image, animated, color) to see which best enhances your video’s content.

• Custom Colors and Gradients: Use custom colors and gradients to match your brand colors or to create a specific mood.

By utilizing Tella’s backgrounds feature, you can significantly enhance the visual appeal of your videos and keep your audience engaged.