How to Make a Video Collage - The Easy Way

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!

• Video Collage Makers
• Best Apps to Make Video Collages
• Other Apps to Make Video Collage on iPhone
• Apps to Make Video Collage on Android
• How to Make a Video Collage in PowerDirector
• How to Make a Video Collage with Pictures
• How to Make a Video Collage with Music
• Conclusion

Video Collage Makers

Video Collage Maker for PC: PowerDirector Essential

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.

Key features:

• Drag-and-drop video collage designer
• Professional one-click video editing tools for fine-tuning stability, color, and other aspects
• Premium design packs for creative elements
• Royalty-free stock library from Shutterstock
• Streamlined workflow for YouTubers, vloggers, and social media influencers

Video Collage Maker for Mac: PhotoVideoCollage

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.

Key features:

• Create collages from your photos, videos, and music
• Choose which segment of each video to play and when to play them
• Add a customizable frame
• Mix the sounds and songs like a DJ, with individual controls for each
• Add fade-in/out audio effects

Best Apps to Make Video Collages

Best Video Collage App for iPhone and Android: PowerDirector

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!

Key features:

• Make video and picture collages with PiP overlays
• Professional video editing tools such as a stabilizer and speed adjustment
• Drag-and-drop effects and transitions
• Add text or animated titles
• Add music or voiceovers recorded on your mobile device

Other Apps to Make Video Collage on iPhone

In addition to PowerDirector, other apps like PicPlayPost and PicStitch are options for making a video collage on your iPhone.

PicPlayPost

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.

Key features:

• Video collages of up to six media files
• Personalize collages with filters, photo effects, and music
• 48 adjustable frames
• Over 72 background patterns

Pic Stitch

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.

Key features:

• Create collages with pictures and videos
• 300+ layouts, 20+ filter packs, and 10+ border packs
• Add music, photo effects, stickers, and more
• Instantly share to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Apps to Make Video Collage on Android

There are plenty of video and picture collage apps for your Android device, such as Video Collage, Photo Grid, and of course, PowerDirector.

Video Collage

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.

Key features:

• Create collages of up to 10 pictures and videos together
• 45 adjustable collage layouts
• Send the collage through various social media and email platforms

PhotoGrid

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.

Key features:

• 20,000+ collage templates
• 1,000+ fonts and text styles
• 90+ backgrounds
• Powerful photo and video editing tools
• Music and other effects

How to Make a Video Collage in PowerDirector

1. Import footage

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.

• Choose a template

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.

• Add clips

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.

• Trim clips

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.

• Border settings

Customize the border size and color in the panel on the right.

• Animation settings

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.

• Advanced settings

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.

• Export

Click “File” in the top left menu and select “Export.” Choose your desired file format, and you’re done!

How to Make a Video Collage with Pictures

• Import footage

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.

• Choose a template

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.

• Add clips and images

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.

• Trim clips

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.

• Border settings

Customize the border size and color in the panel on the right.

• Animation settings

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.

• Advanced settings

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.

• Export

Click “File” in the top left menu and select “Export.” Choose your desired file format, and you’re done!

How to Make a Video Collage with Music

• Create a video collage

Follow all the steps listed in the sections above, but don’t export the collage until you’ve added the music.

• Remove the sound

Mute each video by clicking on the speaker icon located below the scissors icon.

• Find music

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.

• Import music

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.

• Add music to the collage

Simply drag the audio file onto your timeline, or if you prefer, right-click on the file and select "Add to Music Track." 

• Adjust music audio (optional)

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.

Conclusion

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.