What is Media?
Media refers to any visual or audio asset you add to your video — images, video files, graphics, and audio. Adding media to your scenes makes your videos richer and easier to understand. Media includes elements such as:
Images
Video Files
Graphics
Audio
Add Media to a Scene
There are two ways to add media to a scene: upload your own files, or select from Synthesia's built-in stock libraries.
Open your video.
Select Media at the top of the canvas.
Choose either Upload media to add your own file, or browse the stock libraries to find an image or video.
Once selected, your media appears on the canvas. You can move, resize, and position it to fit your scene layout.
Upload Media
Upload Media
✍️ Accepted upload file types:
Images:
.jpeg,.png,.svg(max 300MB)Videos:
.mp4,.webm(max 250MB)
Browse Stock Libraries
Browse Stock Libraries
📌 Synthesia provides access to stock images and videos via integrated libraries.
Basic plan users may see watermarked previews.
Paid plans have access to Getty stock media in full resolution, without watermarks.
To view creator info for a stock media asset:
Select the asset to see the creator's name, or
Select the 3-dot menu, then select Copy ID and search on the stock provider's site for full details.
Set a Media Background
You can use any image or video as a full-scene background.
Select the scene you want to update.
In the right-side toolbar, toggle on Background media.
Choose a solid color, a stock image or video, or an uploaded media file.
The background updates automatically on your canvas.
Upload Media to your Media Library
📚 Need to use the same image or video across multiple videos? Check out our article, How do I use the Media Library? to learn how to store and reuse assets across multiple videos.
💬 FAQs
Why does my image look blurry?
Why does my image look blurry?
If your image or video appears blurry Check that the Blur setting is set to 0% in the inspector panel.
Why are my images blank or missing?
Why are my images blank or missing?
This is usually a browser caching issue. Try the following steps:
Clear your browser cache.
Restart your browser.
Reload the Synthesia platform.
📚 Need help clearing your cache? See How do I clear my browser's cache? .