To create a picture-in-picture video, for example a Youtube reaction video, we use the video overlay effect. To put one video on top of another or put a video in the corner of another video, we have 4 easy ways.
- How to Overlay A Video on A Video on Mac & Windows (Top, Corner, Background)
- How to Put One Video on Top of Another Online Free, without Watermark
- Overlay 2 Videos in iMovie on Mac
- Overlay 2 Videos in Adobe Premiere on Win & Mac
How to Overlay A Video on A Video on Mac & Windows (Top, Corner, Background)
To overlay 2 videos, you might want to overlay one video on top of another, to put a small video in the corner of a video, even place one video in the background of another, to make different kinds of overlays, a video editor get this done in the easiest way.
We pick Movavi Video Editor 2023 to overlay videos. It is a solid paid option to create and edit videos on Windows PC and Mac, you can find a list of its features as following:
- Create quick video with templates
- Edit and enhance videos: rotate, trim, crop, stabilize, highlight, overlay pic or video, remove background, etc.
- Add audio, text, watermark, filter, transition, sticker, animation, to video
- Record and edit audio clips: extract, loop, fade in and out, remove noise, sync
- Record screen activities
- Share and export videos in lots of media formats
Regarding its video-on-video overlay effects, there are 10 templates:
- Picture in picture: overlay video at any corner or position
- Logo: overlay video with defaulted position and size for adding logo
- Overlap: put the video completely over the main video at selected point
- Side by side: overlay the video on the left/right/top/bottom of another video
- Trio: put 3 videos in the same frame, left, center or right
In a nutshell, you can overlay a video on another video at any position with any size by using Movavi Video Editor 2023.
To overlay one video on top of another, you can:
- Grab a free copy of Movavi Video Editor 2023, install and fire up the app.
- Drag and drop the video that you want to use as background to Movavi Timeline.
- Drag and drop the foreground video that you want to overlay to another above the first video, set the video length by dragging its edge and move the clip to the position where video overlay effect should be applied. After adding 2 videos, you will be navigated to Position tool by default.
- Choose Picture in picture effect, move and resize the overlay video frame.
- Then click on the blue Export button to save the video overlay.
To put one video in the corner of another, you can:
- Grab a free copy of Movavi Video Editor 2023, install and fire up the app.
- Drag and drop the video that you want to use as background to Movavi Timeline.
- Drag and drop the video that you want to put in the corner above the first video, set the video length and move the clip to the position where video overlay effect should be applied. You will be navigated to Position tool by default.
- Choose Logo overlay effect, move and resize the overlay video frame to add a small video in the corner of another as needed.
- Hit Export to save the video overlay.
To put a video in the background of another video, you can:
- Grab a free copy of Movavi Video Editor 2023, install and fire up the app.
- Drag and drop the video that you want to use as background to Movavi Timeline.
- Drag and drop the foreground video above the first video, set the video length and move the clip to the position where video overlay effect should be applied. You will be navigated to Position tool by default.
- Choose Overlap effect, move and resize the overlay video frame to put a video in the background of another as you want to.
- Hit Export to save the video overlay.
How to Put One Video on Top of Another Online Free, without Watermark
We finally pick Kapwing, the only one video editor not adding a watermark to created videos online for free. It allows overlaying a video onto another video at any position with fill or lock ratio settings. But you have to sign in with Google or other social account.
Kapwing Features
- Edit: adjust speed, resize, rotate, crop, flip
- Add text, image, audio, elements
- Animate videos
- Add effects
- Record screen
- Overlay effect: fill or lock ratio
Check out the steps to put one video on top of another online free without watermark
- Navigate to Kapwing in your web browser, login in.
- Upload the main video you want to set as background video online.
- Then click on Upload button on the top left-hand corner to add the video you want to overlay to the background video.
- Next, drag the corner of the overlay video frame to resize it, or move it to change the position to put in the corner or other places, you can lock the ratio or fill to add overlay effect.
- Then click on the red Export Video button on the top right-hand corner.
- Wait for the processing, then click the Download icon to save video with overlay effect.
Overlay 2 Videos in iMovie on Mac
iMovie, is the last free tool to access to full features on video editing and offer upgrade versions. It does video on video overlay, however, only mac users can benefit from this tool, unless you got a virtual program to run macOS on your Windows PC.
Check out the steps to overlay video on video in iMovie on Mac
- Open iMovie application on your mac.
- Drag and drop the 2 videos to iMovie timeline.
- Select the video clip you want to overlay to another, then click on the Video Overlay Settings button, choose Picture in Picture effect.
- Resize the overlay video frame by dragging the corner, adjust the overlay settings with tools on the top of the video preview.
- Go to File>Share>File to finish the video overlay effect.
Overlay 2 Videos in Adobe Premiere on Win & Mac
You might have bought Adobe Premiere to edit video on your machine, no matter how advanced your video editor is, all video editor apps use similar steps to overlay 2 video, and Adobe Premiere is not an exception.
To overlay 2 video in Adobe Premiere, you can:
- Fire up Adobe Premiere on your Windows or Mac machine.
- Add the background video to video track 1.
- Add the foreground video to video track 2.
- Drag and handle of the foreground, move around and resize it to overlay on top of another video.
- Head to File>Save.
Also, there is a video tutorial from a Premiere master on YouTube: