Videopad: arrange 2 videos side by side
With the VideoPad Editor you can place 2 videos side by side. You can create this "picture & picture" effect in just a few steps - we will show you how.
- Select the first video in the timeline. Then, in the toolbar, click the arrow next to Effects> More Video Effects> Motion.
- In the "Video Effects" window you can now specify the settings for the exact position of the video. Set the "Position X" to 26.00 and the controller from "Scale" to 0.50. You have now moved the video to the right on the X axis by 26% (relative to the overall size). With the scale control, the size of the video was reduced to 50%. This adjustment is necessary so that both videos fit into the picture.
- Close the window and select the second video clip that you want to display next to the first. Add this again via "More Video Effects"> "Motion".
- Here you have to make the adjustments for the left side. Set the scale control back to 50%. Depending on the video size, you have to set the value of the X axis to approximately -26.00 so that the video moves to the left edge of the screen. Close the window again.
- In the "Sequence Preview" preview you can now see both videos at the same height and side by side. If you experiment with the values of the effect, you can arrange multiple videos in any order in your sequence.
In another practical tip, we will show you how to change the speed of video tracks.