Add Animation to Video

Launch Filmora, then go to New Project. Import your video by dragging and dropping it into Filmora's media library. Alternatively, click File>Import Media>Import Media Files; you can also use Ctrl + I. A pop-up window will appear, allowing you to select your video from your computer.

Drag and drop it into the timeline from the media library.

Drag Footage to Timeline

Double click on the video in the timeline to activate the Advanced edit panel, and then click the Animation tab. In the Preset Animations section, you have a range of effects that you can apply to your video, including Fade In, Fade Out, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Vortex In, Vortex Out, and Pause.

Advanced Tab

You can also use photos on these presets.

Use Presets on Photo

The Preset Motions sections also have other animation effects that do not have keyframes. These include Boom, Stretch to Left, and Stretch to Right.

Animation Preset

Keyframes are time spans throughout your timeline where you get to animate a motion. Keyframes include several parameters like Opacity, Position, Rotation, and Scale, which can be altered and customized to make animations utilizing keyframing.

Keyframes

Add Keyframes

You can customize animation by adding keyframes under the Customize tab. Right-click on the video on the timeline and select Animation. Then, click on the Customize option.

Now, take the indicator and move it to the timestamp where you would like to create a keyframe, then click the Add button. You'll see a blue dot that represents the Animation Keyframe in your video clip.

Set the values in the keyframing menu: opacity, position, scale, and rotation.

Move the indicator to either the second or third timestamps and click the Add button to add more keyframes. You can also add its opacity, position, scale, and rotation values as you prefer.