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Bring in a video or a picture

Choose Import in the library, or drop a file anywhere on it. MP4, WebM, MOV and MKV videos and PNG and JPEG pictures work.

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Where to find it
  1. Library
  2. Import
  1. 1Open the library.
  2. 2Choose Import at the top right, or drag a file onto the library and let go.
  3. 3The file is copied into PointerCam and appears on its shelf.Videos go to Recordings, pictures to Screenshots.

A video you bring in has no record of clicks, so it has no close-ups or guide to start with. You can add close-ups by hand: see Add a zoom.

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Edit a video you already haveBring an MP4, WebM, MOV or MKV into the library and it opens in the same editor. You can frame it, cut it, caption it and add close-ups by hand.Add a zoom by handMove the playhead to the moment, then press + on the timeline and choose Zoom. A close-up lands there for you to move, stretch and aim.Join takes into one videoAdd another video or an image as a new piece, reorder pieces by dragging, and choose a transition at each join: a cut, a dissolve, a wipe, a slide and more.

Something not working the way this page says? See Troubleshooting, or start from Getting started.