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How to Create Multi-Screen Videos in Filmora

Whether you're creating comparison videos, before-and-after edits, gaming highlights, or social media content, multi-screen layouts let you display multiple clips in one frame for a more dynamic viewing experience. Filmora provides two easy ways to create them: Split Screen Templates for ready-to-use layouts and the Multi Frame Effect for more flexible, customized compositions. Follow the methods below to get started.

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Method 1: Use Multi Frame Effect

Videos with multiple frames has been a professional setting most video editors failed to provide. Filmora comes with a multi-frame feature which can be added as an effect, allowing users to cover major editing operations in a single-click.

Step 1. Access Effects Tab in Filmora

Open Filmora on Mac and look for the Create Project button to import your video file for adding the effect. With the video added, access the Effects tab on the top panel.

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Step 2. Select Multi-Frame Effect and Manage

Look for the Multi-Frame tab on the left panel and choose the right effect from the list that suits your video. Using the Effects tab on the right panel, make necessary changes to the effect and continue to export the final video with the Export button.

add multi frame and export

Method 2: Use Split Screen Templates

Step 1. Start By Creating a New Project

First, press Create Project to create a new project for a split-screen video.

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Step 2. Pick a Split Screen Template

Next, press Templates and expand the Split Screen class. After that, you need to choose a category and pick a split screen template. To use this template, press +.

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Step 3. Import Video Clips for Split Screen

Now, click the Media tab and press Import to add the videos according to the sections in your selected split screen template.

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Step 4. Drag The Video Clips on the Split Screen Window

After that, pick the videos and place them within the windows of the split screen in the preview panel.

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Step 5. Adjust the Border and Video Size

Next, move to the right side panel, enable the Border if needed, and adjust the size of the border. Similarly, under the Transform section, change the width, height, and position of the split-screen video.

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Step 6. Add Animations to Your Video

Press the Animations tab and pick the animations for the in and out frames of the split-screen video.

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Step 7. Adjust The Light and Color of the Video

Once done, press the Color tab and use the sliders under the Color and Light section to adjust the overall tone. For one-click adjustments, use the pre-made preset.

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Step 8. Edit Clips on Advanced Settings

Click the Advanced button present on the bottom-right of the editing panel to open a new window. There, you can apply detailed edits to a specific video as well before hitting Apply.

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Step 9. Export The Final Split Screen Video

Lastly, click the Export option in the top right corner to save the final video to your Mac.

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