Import an existing video

Start from motion you already have

Use video import when your animation is already a video: a rendered character, an earlier generated clip, or a recording you are entitled to use. This creates an imported-video job for Studio's editing workflow; it does not ask a video model to invent new motion.

Open Studio, select the workspace, switch to import video, then upload a clip or choose a compatible owned video resource. Keep the original file locally until upload and processing are complete.

Upload, then prepare the clip

The picker accepts MP4, WebM, and MOV. A filename extension does not guarantee the actual codec can be decoded. Use a valid video file; renaming a broken or unsupported file to .mp4 does not convert it.

Wait for upload completion, review the preparation quote shown by Studio, and start the import. Watch its job status rather than assuming a successful upload is an editable clip. Large files require upload time, processing time, and available storage.

The service validates declared size, actual bytes, media information, and account quota. Limits depend on the current service configuration; use the displayed error details instead of a remembered size allowance.

Choose quick or fine-grained editing

After the imported video is ready:

1. Preview the entire source and confirm duration and orientation.
2. Use trim and export for a continuous section.
3. Use Advanced Editor when the output needs non-contiguous frames, holds, or a different order.
4. Review output size, frame count/FPS, formats, and the export quote.
5. Download the actual files and inspect them in the target application.

Import avoids another AI video generation; it does not mean every subsequent processing step or advanced format is free. See credits and access.

Transparency needs a separate check

Importing an opaque video does not turn it into an Alpha Key source. Use only the background-removal options actually offered for that source in Studio, and inspect edges on contrasting backgrounds.

An imported MOV or WebM container is not proof that transparency is present or preserved by every decoder. For predictable frame inspection, compare exported PNGs with the preview. See transparent formats.

Boundaries and recovery

Input canvas and AI model parameters do not apply to imported motion. Public API/MCP image-generation requests are not a video-import API.

If upload finished but the job failed, inspect the error and existing resource before uploading again. If space is exhausted, review storage and cleanup. Do not delete a source video still needed by an editor composition or export.