Background & Layout
Learn how to customize your video canvas with beautiful backgrounds, gradients, and wallpapers. Enhance your screen recordings with professional layouts and padding.
Background Options
The background is the canvas behind your screen recording. You can customize it in the Inspector Panel under the Background section.
- Solid Color: Choose a flat color that matches your brand.
- Gradient: Select from preset beautiful gradients for a modern look.
- Image: Select a preset Wallpaper to use as a backdrop.
Layout & Inset
By default, your screen recording might fill the entire frame. Using the Inset feature creates a "padding" around your video, revealing the background behind it.
Adjusting Inset (Padding)
- Increase the Padding slider in the Inspector.
- This shrinks your video slightly, creating a border of background around it.
- Why use it? It makes the video feel less cramped and allows space for captions or stickers outside the main content area.
Styling the Video Frame
When using Inset mode, you can style the screen recording container itself:
- Roundness: Soften the sharp corners of your screen recording.
- Elevation(Shadow): Add a drop shadow to lift the video off the background, adding depth. Control the intensity and spread of the shadow.
💡 Design Tip
For a popular "social media" look:
- Set a colorful Gradient Background.
- Add Padding (Inset) to around 20-40px.
- Increase Roundness to 12-16px.
- Add a strong Shadow.
Cutting & Speed Control
A professional guide to trimming videos and controlling playback speed in Screentell. Create high-impact product demos by perfectly timing your screen recordings.
Face Cam Layer
Personalize your screen recording by adding your webcam feed. Screentell treats the face cam as a flexible layer that you can customize and animate.