Add pictures, photos or graphics to videos online. Overlay images, logos, and more to brand, engage, and tell your story, your way.
Upload your pre-recorded video or record directly in your studio. Access your recordings in the Riverside editor.
Pick a picture from the suggested stock images, or upload your own and place it anywhere within the frame. For logos, click “Brand” to upload or access yours.
Resize, shape and choose opacity for your image. Then specify how long you want it to show on screen for.
Finish editing your video by adding music, text, video or captions, or trim out sections. Click “Export” to save your video.
Don't have any relevant pictures on hand? Let our AI do the heavy lifting. It recommends images that best match your video content. Or browse through our catalogue of royalty-free images to select the ones you like the most.
Make your images fit your video. Fill the entire screen or crop to the perfect dimensions. Just drag to resize—whether you need full coverage or a small part of the frame.
Mask images into circles or squares. Want a mix of the two? Choose a rounded square shape. Want a rectangle or oval shape? Drag the edges of your image to customize the shape.
Fade your images onto your videos, or show them in full clarity. It's a easy as dragging the slider to choose the exact opacity percentage you want.
Save your logo in your brand presets and add it to videos instantly (even during live recordings). Position, shape it, and adjust opacity in a few clicks.
From recording to editing to repurposing, all in one place. Record in 4K, edit like a text doc, add music, videos, text, and more, then share.
Adding visuals to video shouldn't feel like solving a puzzle. Look for a video editor that lets you drag, drop, and adjust image overlays in seconds.
Not all picture overlays should look the same. Choose a tool that lets you resize images, mask them into shapes, adjust opacity, and position them anywhere.
No idea what to add? Choose software that recommends relevant images based on your video’s topic. So you’re never stuck staring at a (blank) screen.
Blurry logos? Pixelated overlays? No thanks. The best video editors keep images crisp and high-resolution, even after exporting.
Not every tool gives you options. Find a platform that offers built-in royalty-free images and lets you upload your own for full creative freedom.
Jumping between apps just to add a logo? Pick software that lets you record, edit, and put images in videos in one seamless workflow—no extra software needed.
Add pictures to videos to showcase products and highlight key features. Or, reinforce your branding with a logo watermark. Overlay visuals in product demos, ads, or promotional videos to grab attention and convert viewers.
Explaining complex workflows, features or making other how-to videos? Insert images and graphics like diagrams, step-by-step visuals, or key instructions to make tutorials more engaging and easier to follow.
Stop the scroll with captivating images. Add photos to online videos to create viral memes, engaging posts, and branded content that pops on any platform.
Turn audio podcasts into engaging videos by adding guest photos, speaker names, or topically relevant visuals. Or insert images to your video podcast to make it infectious.
An image overlay is a photo placed on top of another picture or video to create a layered visual effect. It typically has varying transparency depending on how you want the final output to look. Image overlays enhance storytelling, and with Riverside's intuitive tools, you can use them to produce engaging and informative video content.
With Riverside’s online video editor, adding images to videos is simple:
No need for complicated software—just drag, drop, and adjust in seconds.
Yes! Adding a logo to your video is one of the easiest ways to brand your content. With Riverside, this is how:
The best part is once you save your logo to your brand presets, you won't need to upload it each time.
And if you want to add your logo to live videos, then go to your recording studio. Click “Brand” on the toolbar, and just like above, upload your logo.
Yes! If you need to adjust an image after adding it, you can. Click on the image you want to adjust in the video preview, and a toolbar should appear with the following buttons:
To change the duration of an image, click on it on the editing timeline. Drag the edges to lengthen or shorten how long it stays on screen.
With Riverside, you can layer multiple images, logos, and graphics to create dynamic videos with depth. If you want to adjust how they’re layered follow these steps: