PowerDirector
Best Video Editing Software for Creators [2021]
- Intuitive user interface with advance editing features
- 100's of stunning effects, titles and transitions
- Edit and upload to any platform or device
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Want to combine all of your memories into a single, eye-catching collection? Create a video collage! From commemorating major milestones like birthdays, anniversaries, or graduations to providing your social media followers with engaging content from your latest adventure, a collage is the perfect solution for sharing multiple images and videos in style.
If the technical end seems daunting to you, don’t worry—you don’t need to be a professional video editor to make stunning video collages! Allow our team here at CyberLink to teach you how to make a video collage. The best part? Most of these programs are free to use!
Minimum system requirements: Microsoft Windows 10, 8/8.1, 7 (64-bit OS only)
As the number-one video editing software for Windows, PowerDirector enables you to build collages with multiple videos and photos, music, and text. Beginners and seasoned professionals alike can make the most of their media through this award-winning program.
Just select a layout in the Video Collage Designer, then drag and drop your videos into the slots! Customizing your collage is also a cinch with premium design packs for title templates, transitions, and music libraries. Plus, you can download even more free templates and effects from DirectorZone at any time.
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Minimum system requirements: macOS 10.10 or later
PhotoVideoCollage takes the stress out of making multimedia collages on your Apple. Its intuitive interface with drag-and-drop capabilities enables you to combine photos, videos, and your favorite songs to create a beautiful collage. Even better, with over 70 layouts, you’ll never run out of options for personalizing your display.
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Compatibility: iOS 12.0 or later, Android 5.0 and up
CyberLink’s PowerDirector software is available as a free app for both iPhone and Android, and it’s the best on the market. In fact, the app won a Google Play Editors’ Choice award for video editing!
Among several other functions, PowerDirector lets you create video and picture collages with picture-in-picture (PiP) overlays using hundreds of free collage templates. Then, you can customize them with effects, filters, music, and sounds. Upgrade to PREMIUM for even more content packs!
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In addition to PowerDirector, other apps like PicPlayPost and PicStitch are options for making a video collage on your iPhone.
Compatibility: iOS 10.3 or later
As its name implies, PicPlayPost makes creating video collages on your iPhone as easy as one-two-three. Your collage can include up to six photos, videos, GIFs, and even YouTube videos! You can also add text layers, soundtracks, voiceovers, and transitions.
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Compatibility: iOS 10.0 or later
This free video collage maker for iPhone allows you to edit each image and video as you add it to the template as well as add music from your local library.
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There are plenty of video and picture collage apps for your Android device, such as Video Collage, Photo Grid, and of course, PowerDirector.
Compatibility: Android 5.0 and up
Video Collage enables you to make collages of your favorite videos and photos on your Android phone for free. You can even add music from your local library.
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Compatibility: Android 5.0 and up
PhotoGrid is a simple photo and video collage app with endless opportunities for customization. Combine up to four 30-second videos or 16 photos for a cool collage, and personalize it with stickers, text, borders, your own logo, and more.
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Click on the file folder icon in the top left corner, or right-click anywhere in the media window for a couple of options: import media files (one or multiple videos) or import a media folder. Then select the file(s) or folder of your choice.
Click on the puzzle piece icon or the “Plugins” menu in the top left, and open Video Collage Designer. Then choose a layout from the row of options at the top of the screen. The numbers in each layout’s slot indicate the order of animation.
Drag and drop your videos from the media window into the template slots. You can adjust each video’s position within the frame by dragging it around and using the zoom bar in the bottom left corner.
Edit the length of individual videos by clicking the scissors icon in the top left of the frame. Then drag the beginning and end markers to set the clip’s duration.
Customize the border size and color in the panel on the right.
Scroll down in that same panel to decide if and when you want your frames to move into place. You'll be given the option to start your videos either during the animation or after the frames have settled. Plus, you can indicate what you want the frames to do before and after the videos play.
Click on the “Advanced Settings” button at the bottom of the panel to adjust the playback timing. You can make the videos play all at once, staggered by a delay, or one completely after another. Then set the duration of your entire collage to any one of your videos.
Click “File” in the top left menu and select “Export.” Choose your desired file format, and you’re done!
Click on the file folder icon in the top left corner, or right-click anywhere in the media window for a couple of options: import media files (one or multiple pictures and videos) or import a media folder. Then select the file(s) or folder of your choice.
Click on the puzzle piece icon or the “Plugins” menu in the top left, and open Video Collage Designer. Choose a layout from the row of options at the top of the screen. The numbers in each layout’s slot indicate the order of animation.
Drag and drop your photos and videos from the media window into the template slots. You can adjust each item’s position within the frame by dragging it around and using the zoom bar in the bottom left corner.
Edit the length of individual videos by clicking the scissors icon in the top left of the frame. Then drag the beginning and end markers to set the clip’s duration.
Customize the border size and color in the panel on the right.
Scroll down in that same panel to decide if and when you want your frames to move into place. You'll also have the choice to start any videos either during the animation or after the frames have settled. Plus, you can indicate what you want the frames to do before and after the videos play.
Click on the "Advanced Settings" button at the bottom of the panel to adjust the videos' playback timing. You can make the videos play all at once, staggered by a delay, or one entirely after another. Then set the duration of your entire collage to any one of your videos.
Click “File” in the top left menu and select “Export.” Choose your desired file format, and you’re done!
Follow all the steps listed in the sections above, but don’t export the collage until you’ve added the music.
Mute each video by clicking on the speaker icon located below the scissors icon.
Your PowerDirector subscription includes access to Shutterstock, where you'll find hundreds of thousands of stock media files, including music! To get there, click on the file folder icon in the top left corner of the media window and select "Download Media from Shutterstock." Toggle to the “Music” tab and choose a song to save it to your media library.
You can also add background music if you’d prefer a more subtle sound. Click on “media category” in the media window to access a drop-down list and select "Background Music." Then download a song to save it to your media library.
If you already have the desired music file on your computer, import it just like any other file: Clicking on the file folder icon and then select the file to import.
Simply drag the audio file onto your timeline, or if you prefer, right-click on the file and select "Add to Music Track."
If you want to edit the song’s volume or duration, you can do so by creating and dragging keyframes in the music track. Create a keyframe by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on the point where you want to change the audio level.
While it might seem complicated to combine multiple videos into a well polished collage, with the right software, it’s a breeze! With great collage makers and editing software like PowerDirector and the PowerDirector App for your iPhone or Android, the software does the heavy lifting so you can focus on picking the right clips, the best music, an optimal layout, and every other detail without worrying about the technical parts. We hope this article has helped and inspires you to create something great!
Download PowerDirector and other CyberLink software programs today to start creating amazing video collages!
If you're an aspiring editor looking to create cool videos, head on over to our complete guide on video editing effects. We've also got other great articles in our blog that'll introduce you to all the tools you need to enhance your portfolio.