Add Image to Video Online Free
Drop a photo, picture or logo onto your video, position it anywhere on the frame, and choose exactly when it appears. Free in your browser; free exports are 720p with a small watermark that paid plans remove.
To add an image to a video, upload your clip, then add a photo, picture or logo on a layer above it. Drag it anywhere on the frame, scale it with the corner handles, drag its ends on the timeline to set when it shows and hides, and export. The same steps add a photo to a video, put a picture on a video or add an image to an MP4. JPG, PNG and GIF images work on MP4, MOV, AVI and WebM video.
This page is about placing stills into a clip. To stack a second video on top, or to put a clip over a photo, see the video overlay editor.
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How to add an image to a video
Overlay a photo, picture, or logo onto your video in three steps.
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1. Upload your video
Drop your MP4, MOV, AVI, or WebM clip on the canvas, or upload it with the red "Upload Photo, Video or Audio" button in Add Media. It lands on the timeline as the base layer you build on.
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2. Add your image
Upload the photo or logo you want to overlay (JPG, PNG with transparency, or GIF). It lands after your clip on the same track, so drag it up onto a new track above the video. Then drag it into position, scale it with the corner handles, and drag its ends on the timeline to set its start and end time.
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3. Export your video
Download the finished clip with the image rendered into the footage, ready for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or anywhere else.
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What you can do with a picture on your video
Each image sits on its own track above the footage, so you can change it right up until you export.
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Its own layer above the footage
The picture never touches the video underneath. Move it, resize it or change its timing at any point, and on export EchoWave flattens the layers into one file that plays on any device.
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Drag, scale or fill the frame
The image lands on the canvas, where you drag it to any corner or stretch it over the whole frame. Grab a corner handle to scale it up or down.
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Show it for a second or the whole clip
Drag the start and end of the image's bar on the timeline, so a picture shows for one second, for one section or for the entire video.
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Add a transparent PNG to a video
A transparent PNG keeps the area around a logo, sticker or cut-out see-through, so no white box shows. A JPG cannot hold transparency, so save graphics as PNG first.
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Opacity and fades
Drop the opacity a little and a picture sits over the footage without distracting from it. Fade an image in and out, or fade between a full-frame photo and your video.
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Add an image to MP4, MOV, AVI or WebM
Upload the clip as it is, with no need to convert it first. EchoWave reads MP4 natively, handles the re-encoding and exports an MP4 that plays cleanly on phones, browsers and social platforms.
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Picture-in-picture
Place a smaller image in a corner over your main footage for reaction content, product shots or a diagram while you narrate. For a second clip in the corner, the picture in picture editor adds rounded corners and snap guides.
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An image behind a green screen clip
Key out a green background with the green screen editor, then put a photo on the track below. The picture becomes the new background behind the person.
Platforms
Where to place an image for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
Each shape frames an overlay differently, so keep your image inside the safe area of the platform you post to. Corner logos read best at roughly 10 to 15 percent of the frame width. The overlay stays exactly where you placed it after you upload the finished file.
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16:9 YouTube
- 1920 x 1080
- Clear of bottom right
- End-screen cards
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9:16 TikTok and Reels
- 1080 x 1920
- Clear of right edge
- Captions at bottom
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1:1 or 4:5 Instagram feed
- 1080 x 1080
- 1080 x 1350
- Grid crops tight
Ideas
Add an image at the start, end or any moment
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Your logo on every clip
Tuck a transparent PNG logo into a corner so every video you publish is branded. Add logo to video covers a logo that stays put; to protect footage, add a watermark.
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A title card at the start
Add a title card or intro image that plays before your footage begins, then let the clip take over.
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An outro card at the end
Finish with an outro card, a website URL or a subscribe prompt that stays up for the last few seconds.
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A graphic while you talk
Set the in and out points so a supporting graphic flashes on screen only during the part of the clip it relates to.
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A full-frame photo overlay
Lay a full-frame photo over the footage as an intro, an interstitial or a backdrop, then fade between the picture and the video.
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A photo slideshow set to music
Stack several pictures on separate layers and time each one independently to build a slideshow with a song under it.
Supported formats, quality and pricing
Adding an image does not lower the quality of the video around it: the picture is composited on top and the clip keeps the resolution you export at. There is no separate app to install.
| Details | |
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| Images | JPG / JPEG, PNG (including transparent backgrounds), GIF |
| Video | MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM |
| Export | MP4 with the image rendered into the footage |
| Free | 720p with a small EchoWave watermark |
| Creator | 1080p, no watermark |
| Pro | 4K |
| Ultra | 8K |
Smaller corner logos can be smaller files.
About the EchoWave team
EchoWave is a browser-based video and audio editor built by Lemon Vault LLC since 2018. The people who build the editor write these guides and test every step in the production app before publishing.
Questions about adding images to video
How do I add an image to a video for free?
Upload your clip, click to add an image and pick a JPG, PNG or GIF from your phone or computer. Drag the picture into place, resize it with the corner handles and set when it shows on the timeline, then export an MP4. Free exports are 720p with a small EchoWave watermark.
How do I put a photo or image over a video?
Add the photo on a layer above the video. Drag it to where you want it, or stretch it to cover the whole frame, and lower its opacity if you want the footage to show through. Then drag its ends on the timeline so the photo appears only for the seconds you choose, and export.
How do I add a picture or photo to an MP4?
Upload the MP4, add your picture on top, position it and export back to MP4. You do not need to convert the file first, and the result plays on any phone, computer or social app. The same steps work for MOV files from an iPhone or Mac, AVI and WebM.
How do I add an image at a specific time in a video?
Move the playhead to the moment you want, add the image, then drag the start and end of its bar on the timeline. The picture appears only during that section, whether that is the intro, the outro, or two seconds in the middle while you talk about it.
Can I add multiple pictures to one video?
Yes. Each image sits on its own layer with its own position and timing, so you can show several pictures one after another or at the same time. To turn a set of photos into a video with music, the photo video maker is the better starting point.
How do I add a picture to a video on my iPhone?
Open EchoWave in Safari, with no app to install. Upload your video from the camera roll, add your photo, drag it into place with your finger and set its timing. Export and the finished video saves back to your phone, ready to post or send.
How do I add an image to a TikTok or YouTube video?
Add the image here, export the finished clip, then upload it to TikTok or YouTube. On 9:16 TikTok videos keep the image away from the right edge and bottom, where buttons and captions sit. On 16:9 YouTube videos avoid the bottom-right corner, where end-screen cards appear.
Can I add an image to a video online free without a watermark?
Adding the image and exporting are free, but free exports from the editor carry a small EchoWave watermark and are capped at 720p. Any paid plan removes the watermark. The quick tools such as crop video export with no watermark, but they do not add images.
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