Bring Colorful Videos to Life with Custom Backgrounds

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Video Editor

Shine Brighter with Vibrant, Layered Videos

Simplified's free video editor lets you create custom video backgrounds with adjustable gradients, a multitude of colors, and millions of free images and videos. It's never been easier to stand out online than with layered videos that start with a strong foundation. In just a click, your plain video backgrounds become textured, smooth, gritty, vibrant, sleek, and everything in between.

How to Customize Backgrounds for Videos

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Open a video project and add your brand assets, graphics, videos, stickers, icons, and text.
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Click the 'Paint Bucket' icon on the toolbar above your artboard.
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Choose to change the 'Color', 'Gradient', or 'Image' of your background. Use the 'Search Bar' to look for background photos.
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If using a gradient, customize it by selecting one from the menu that opens on the right.
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Looking for Your Creative Content to Pop?

We make it easy for you to create consistently stunning branded content. Design custom backgrounds to create colorful artworks with stylish graphics and gradients (demin or foliage background anyone?). From YouTube, to TikTok and Instagram, add your own creative flair to videos from our stock library, your Google Drive, or your desktop. Audiences will love it, we promise!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I need a video background?

A video background is a great way to incorporate your brand colors or images, and to create dynamic designs that engage followers and are memorable. Elevate videos by customizing every layer of your project, starting at the base. With Simplified, there is no limit to how many visual elements you can include within your video project. Get started today!

How do I get started using the Video Editor?

Getting started using Simplified's video editor is super easy. You can sign-up for a free forever account or choose from one of our many pricing plans. Once you've signed in, select "Create Videos", and choose from a variety of video formats and templates. Or, if you want to create your video from scratch, simply select the 'custom size' option, start designing using our media assets, or upload your own!

How can I make professional-looking videos if I'm a beginner?

Simplified was made to empower all creators with simple tools to create amazing stuff. Whether you're a beginner or an expert video creator, our platform gives you access to thousands of templates and a library of media assets like royalty-free videos, photos, graphics, gifs, fonts, and more, to help you get started creating at any time and any level. Plus, our intuitive video editing features give creators the ability to trim, splice, or cut videos with ease. No experience required!

Can I use Simplified's video editor on my mobile device?

Yes. You can use Simplified from your phone or tablet through our website Simplified.com. Our mobile app should launch any day now, so stay tuned!

What is your refund policy?

We offer a Free Forever plan where our users can try Simplified's basic functionalities and make an informed decision. We do not offer refunds. If you're unsatisfied with your plan or need to change it, you can downgrade your plan or pause your subscription to avoid future charges. To learn more about our refund policy.

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What 10 million+ users say about Simplified

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Great application for creating video content and instagram reels

I love simplified; I'm using it to create video reels as well as themes for Instagram and facebook , it is fast, and the AI detection and accuracy are amazing

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Simplified A.I is Awesome. It is any content creator's companion

Simplified saves time! The content and various versions are on-point and precise. I am using this with voice-over tools and a video editor. Competitor products are allowing lesser content on articles, blog posts, etc.

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Professional Quality and User-Friendly Interface with Exceptional Customer Support

To provide top-notch video editing and animation tools with a simple user interface and a wide range of functionality. Also, when assistance is required, their customer support service responds quickly and helpfully, which is essential for content creators.

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Terrific Video Maker

The tools are simple to use. The video maker is awesome. Talk about saving time!! This AI program is a must-have for every video maker.

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Simple but effective

The video editor, It would cost me so much more time, I love the social media planner especially because it's so integrated into the entire simplified system. You can you find this anywhere else!

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Very impotent tool for YouTube video creators

As video creator views on video is mater a lot and as we know it depends on title thumbnail and tag so yes here in simplified i am getting number of option so this is great.

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